Nonprofit · EIN 01-0659217
DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA
Tax-exempt · WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $290,799 | $319,489 | -$28,690 | $186,630 | $119,602 | $67,028 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $324,314 | $365,763 | -$41,449 | $195,834 | $100,116 | $95,718 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $352,076 | $382,944 | -$30,868 | $225,157 | $87,990 | $137,167 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $289,163
- of which government grants
- $183,084
- Membership dues
- $2,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$1,167
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,167
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,042
- Other revenue
- $2,803
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $98,792
- Other salaries and wages
- $80,507
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $203,549
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $37,615
- Occupancy
- $4,229
- Travel
- $8,530
- Depreciation
- $3,923
- Program services (functional)
- $184,982
- Management and general (functional)
- $101,832
- Fundraising (functional)
- $32,675
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $195,834
- Total assets, end of year
- $186,630
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $119,602
- Net assets, end of year
- $67,028
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,065
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $63,128
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,900
- Gross unrelated business income
- $761
- Gross receipts
- $301,950
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Kerrigan | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $81,343 | $14,333 |
| Matthew Kersten | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Simpkins | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauren Fieldman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lora Smitherman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate McCullough | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Vogt | Chair Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Aliyah Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristen Martin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Meeky Powell | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cynthia Stone | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlotte Boyd-Malette | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Kerrigan | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $80,141 | $12,688 |
| Matthew Kersten | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Simpkins | Chair Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauren Fieldman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lora Smitherman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate McCullough | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Vogt | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Aliyah Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristen Martin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Meeky Powell | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cynthia Stone | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlotte Boyd-Malette | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Kerrigan | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $79,169 | $10,505 |
| Matthew Kersten | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Simpkins | Chair Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauren Fieldman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lora Smitherman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate McCullough | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fred Jordan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Andrews | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Heald | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cindy Stone | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Daniels | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlotte Boyd-Malette | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3900 WESTPOINT BLVD STE F, WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103-6798
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Carrie Simpkins, 4750 Commercial Park Ct, Clemmons, NC 27012
- Signed the 990
- Allison Brouillette, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (910) 621-5142
- Website
- http://www.donatelifenc.org/
- Return prepared by
- MIG MURPHY SISTROM CPA PC
Mission
The mission of Donate Life NC is to actively inspire others to give the gift of life through organ, eye, and tissue donation. This is accomplished through outreach, education, advertising, participating in community health fairs and other events.
Program accomplishments
- DMV Outreach: Donate Life North Carolina provides in-depth training for all new DMV Examiners in the state of North Carolina. In FY25, 28 of these special trainings took place.Additionally, continuing education to DMV staff about organ, tissue and eye donation was delivered to each of the 115 DMV offices in North Carolina. Awards were presented to the DMV offices with the highest donor designation rates.Over 40 Donate Life North Carolina Volunteers supported our DMV outreach ensuring reach to every DMV in North Carolina.Expenses $68,300
- Teen Outreach: Teen engagement remains a priority at Donate Life North Carolina. We distributed curriculum materials aimed at high school students across the state. In FY25, Donate Life North Carolina participated in 3 conferences to reach health educators and driving instructors, offering materials and support for the classroom. Workingin collaboration with HOSA (Health Occupations Student Association) chapters across the state, Donate Life North Carolina supported in-person classroom presentations and chapter activities. Donate Life North Carolina also attended the Statewide HOSA conference in 2025. Additionally, Donate Life North Carolina, supported the 5SODA (Student Organ Donation Advocates) chapters in the state, including the 3 chapters at colleges including Duke, Wake Forest and Meredith College.Expenses $40,472
- Website & Registry Management: Donate Life North Carolina maintains the state organ, eye and tissue donor registry, including making updates, adjustments and repairs as needed. More than 3,000 people joined the registry through the online registry option on the Donate Life North Carolina website during this period.In FY25, Donate Life North Carolina embarked on a significant upgrade to our website and registry. Work will be completed in late 2025 and will include new two-factor authentication, new reporting capability, and other security upgrades for all users.Expenses $23,517
- Public Outreach: In addition to outreach at large public events, conferences and speaking engagements, Donate Life North Carolina focused on broad public outreach and advocacy in the state of North Carolina.Our social media, email marketing and media engagements drew wide attention to the need for more registered donors. During FY25, monthly newsletters reached over 5,000 recipients and our social media audiences on Facebook and Instagram continued to grow.Expenses $22,909
- Living Donor Program: Donate Life North Carolina continues to highlight the unique opportunity for living donation across the state. Volunteers, personally touched by living donation, spoke atmeetings and outreach events about living donation. Living donor awareness was highlighted at 8 in-person events in FY25.Living donation was also a focus of Donate Life North Carolina's 2 signature events (Hero Runs) in FY25.Expenses $19,705
- Multicultural Outreach: Donate Life North Carolina participated in 14 large public events across North Carolina targeting multicultural, rural and underserved communities in FY25. These events ranged from health fairs to community events, concerts and conferences.Each event offered a unique opportunity to reach a specific audience with information about donation and transplant.Over 200 new donors were registered "live" through these events and outreach. Thousands were educated about the myths and misconceptions of donationExpenses $10,079
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0659217
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $186,630
- Income (IRS master file)
- $301,950
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $290,799 | $319,489 | $186,630 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $324,314 | $365,763 | $195,834 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $352,076 | $382,944 | $225,157 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $342,433 | $342,026 | $230,164 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0659217).
Questions about DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA
- What is the EIN of DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA is 01-0659217.
- Is DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Carrie Simpkins.
- Who are the officers and directors of DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,343 (Deanna Kerrigan, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does DONATE LIFE NORTH CAROLINA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $290,799, expenses of $319,489 and total assets of $186,630 at year end.
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