2026-04-09T11:00:02-04:00 2025-06-30 383828234 CARTER P C 301 COLLEGE ST STE 320 ASHEVILLE NC 288012449 990 2024-07-01 566047373 CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING LEAGUE F/K/A CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE CHIL 8282318727 PO BOX 15425 ASHEVILLE NC 28813 KRISTI GOODRUM TREASURER 2026-04-07 true true ALAN TOLER P01522061 8282599900 2026-04-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHANNON CHRISTY PO BOX 15425 ASHEVILLE NC 28813 353226 false X WWW.CWL-ASHEVILLE.ORG X 3848 NC THE CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING LEAGUE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE) HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 100 YEARS. SINCE ITS FORMATION TO THE PRESENT, THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN TO IMPROVE AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN IN ASHEVILLE CITY AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY. FOR OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS CWL'S FOCUS HAS BEEN ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 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THEY ALSO USE IT FOR SCHOOL FEES, FIELD TRIPS AND, SOMETIMES, TO JUST BE ABLE TO JOIN THEIR FRIENDS IN TYPICAL TEEN ACTIVITIES LIKE A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES. THERE ARE WAITING LISTS AT EVERY SCHOOL FOR THIS PROGRAM. SOS - SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS BOTH STIPEND STUDENTS AND NON-STIPEND STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO A "NORMAL" HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. CWL IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO HELP THEM. THROUGH OUR SOS (SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS) FUND, THE ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO ASSIST AT THE REQUESTS OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. REQUESTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS COLLEGE HOUSING DEPOSITS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, BAND TRIP FEES, AND UNIFORMS FOR CULINARY AND CNA PROGRAMS. IN TIMES OF EXTREME NEED, CWL HAS ALSO HELPED WITH SHORT TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OVER 32,000 IN REQUESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. OTHER PROGRAMS WHILE THE STIPEND PROGRAM AND SOS ARE THE MAIN FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT CWL OFFERS TO THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PURCHASES BACKPACKS AND MATTRESSES FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS, SNACKS FOR ALL SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS TO HAVE ON HAND, AND GAS CARDS FOR THE SCHOOLS TO GIVE OUT AT THEIR DISCRETION. 327187 true true false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false NC X KRISTI GOODRUM 8282318727 PO BOX 15425 ASHEVILLE NC 28813 X LAURA LIVINGSTAIN PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON CHRISTY PRESIDENT-EL 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTI GOODRUM TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACY DEW STUDENT ACTI 2.00 X X 0 0 0 COLLEEN DIETERLY MEMBER-AT-LA 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GLENN HADEN MEMBER-AT-LA 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE DREHER-WELLS PARLIAMENTAR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GLENDA WEINERT ASSOCIATE RE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY GRIFFIN-WINEINGER RECORDING SE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 11512 156517 91399 259428 9570 9570 66200 156517 90019 -23819 -23819 LUNCH REIMBURSEMENT 900099 14079 14079 SALES TAX REFUNDS 900099 3949 3949 18028 263207 3779 279170 279170 25850 25850 2300 2300 807 807 3485 1571 1914 11833 11833 3763 3763 EMERGING NEEDS 5000 5000 332208 327187 5021 0 4757 3389 401798 361345 82313 92821 488868 457555 0 0 X 488868 457555 488868 457555 488868 457555 X -69001 37688 X true false false X 216779 226153 301749 349906 259428 1354015 216779 226153 301749 349906 259428 1354015 21599 1332416 879 613 768 7655 9570 19485 12795 15725 18028 46548 1420048 0.93830 0.94570 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 46,548 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 82313 2717 8560 768 92821 77134 5863 684 82313 69001 4000 4808 676 77134 78548 -8814 733 69001 64422 14768 642 78548 1.00000 true false ENDOWMENT - CFWNC 92821 F 92821 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 FUNDS ARE HELD WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION. SPRING GALA 222717 156517 66200 8000 60200 495 21324 222717 156517 66200 8000 60200 495 21324 90019 -23819 true AC REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL 1 ROCKET DR ASHEVILLE NC 28803 GOV 32850 4721 STIPENDS ASHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 419 MCDOWELL ST ASHEVILLE NC 28803 GOV 38690 3965 STIPENDS BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY SCHOOL EAST 234 OLD US HWY 70 SWANNANOA NC 28778 GOV 14600 3000 STIPENDS BUNCOMBE EARLYMIDDLE COLLEGE 340 VICTORIA RD ASHEVILLE NC 28801 GOV 13140 STIPENDS CHARLES D OWEN HIGH SCHOOL 99 LAKE EDEN RD BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711 GOV 20440 STIPENDS CLYDE A ERWIN HIGH SCHOOL 60 LEES CREEK RD ASHEVILLE NC 28806 GOV 28470 5751 STIPENDS ENKA HIGH SCHOOL 475 ENKA LAKE RD CANDLER NC 28715 GOV 26280 4800 STIPENDS NESBITT DISCOVERY ACADEMY 175 BINGHAM RD ASHEVILLE NC 28806 GOV 9490 STIPENDS NORTH BUNCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL 890 CLARKS CHAPEL RD WEAVERVILLE NC 28787 GOV 14600 2090 STIPENDS TC ROBERSON HIGH SCHOOL 250 OVERLOOK RD ASHEVILLE NC 28803 GOV 35040 1500 STIPENDS 10 FOOD & GAS CARDS 400 14250 FOOD & GAS CARD SCHOOL BACKPACKS 200 11600 SCHOOL SUPPLIES SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 AMOUNTS REPORTED AS PAYMENTS TO SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS ARE STIPENDS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS AS SELECTED BY THE SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNCELORS. THEY ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF FINANCIAL NEED AND THEIR DESIRE TO ACHIEVE SCHOLASTICALLY. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING LEAGUE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE) HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 100 YEARS. SINCE ITS FORMATION TO THE PRESENT, THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN TO IMPROVE AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN IN ASHEVILLE CITY AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY. FOR OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS CWL'S FOCUS HAS BEEN ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DONATED OVER 1 MILLION TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEED THROUGH THEIR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO PAID STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CWL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS STIPEND PROGRAM THE CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING LEAGUE WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FROM ALL 10 BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND ASHEVILLE CITY HIGH SCHOOLS. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS RECOMMEND STUDENTS TO CWL'S STIPEND PROGRAM BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. CWL CURRENTLY SERVES 320 STUDENTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. EACH STUDENT RECEIVES A MONTHLY STIPEND OF 70 FOR NINE MONTHS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 100 FOR THE HOLIDAYS. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 75, WITH EACH SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVING A GRADUATION GIFT OF 250 FOR A SPECIAL GRADUATE. TYPICALLY, STIPEND STUDENTS USE THE MONEY TO SUPPLEMENT NECESSITIES LIKE RENT, GROCERIES AND PERSONAL SUPPLIES. THEY ALSO USE IT FOR SCHOOL FEES, FIELD TRIPS AND, SOMETIMES, TO JUST BE ABLE TO JOIN THEIR FRIENDS IN TYPICAL TEEN ACTIVITIES LIKE A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES. THERE ARE WAITING LISTS AT EVERY SCHOOL FOR THIS PROGRAM. SOS - SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS BOTH STIPEND STUDENTS AND NON-STIPEND STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO A "NORMAL" HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. CWL IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO HELP THEM. THROUGH OUR SOS (SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS) FUND, THE ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO ASSIST AT THE REQUESTS OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. REQUESTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS COLLEGE HOUSING DEPOSITS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, BAND TRIP FEES, AND UNIFORMS FOR CULINARY AND CNA PROGRAMS. IN TIMES OF EXTREME NEED, CWL HAS ALSO HELPED WITH SHORT TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OVER 32,000 IN REQUESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. OTHER PROGRAMS WHILE THE STIPEND PROGRAM AND SOS ARE THE MAIN FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT CWL OFFERS TO THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PURCHASES BACKPACKS AND MATTRESSES FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS, SNACKS FOR ALL SOCIAL WORKERS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS TO HAVE ON HAND, AND GAS CARDS FOR THE SCHOOLS TO GIVE OUT AT THEIR DISCRETION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY THE TREASURER. UPON COMPLETION AND REVIEW, THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AS OF THE END OF THE FILING YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BASED ON THE IRS MODEL AND CONSIDERS IT PRIOR TO ALL SIGNIFICANT BOARD DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PBC OTHER GRANTS 27,180 TO CORRECT CFWNC ENDING BAL 10,508 TOTAL 37,688