Nonprofit · EIN 58-1685536
BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,172,720 | $1,701,194 | $471,526 | $5,999,255 | $46,626 | $5,952,629 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,158,157 | $986,613 | $171,544 | $5,563,499 | $128,276 | $5,435,223 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $749,797 | $832,389 | -$82,592 | $4,950,465 | $21,190 | $4,929,275 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,671,009
- Program service revenue
- $12,791
- Investment income
- $488,920
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $318,778
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,429,133
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $46,472
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $46,472
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $42,950
- Program services (functional)
- $1,551,164
- Management and general (functional)
- $130,461
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,569
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,563,499
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,999,255
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $46,626
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,952,629
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,348,312
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $154,045
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,798,584
- Gross receipts
- $2,172,720
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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 | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Cheek | Executive Director Officer | 29 | $0 | $45,448 |
| Alex Diez | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Jones | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Plemmons | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fairley Patton | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Anderson | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Glenda Bailey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meredith Begley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Dunkle | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shelia Elingburg | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Napolean Spencer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Roberts | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Candie Sellers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Sizemore | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Ferrill | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stanley Wheless | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glenda Weinert | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Cheek | Executive Director Officer | 29 | $0 | $44,520 |
| Alex Diez | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Jones | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Plemmons | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fairley Patton | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Anderson | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Glenda Bailey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meredith Begley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Dunkle | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shelia Elingburg | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Pritchett | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Roberts | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Candie Sellers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Sizemore | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Sullins | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stanley Wheless | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Glenda Weinert | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Cheek | Executive Director Officer | 29 | $0 | $43,260 |
| Alex Diez | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Jones | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Plemmons | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fairley Patton | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Anderson | Past President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Meredith Begley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Howell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Dunkle | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tracey Novak | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Pritchett | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Roberts | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Candie Sellers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Sizemore | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Sullins | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stanley Wheless | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Walls | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 175 BINGHAM RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806-3800
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Alex Diez, 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806
- Signed the 990
- Alex Diez, Board President
- Phone
- (828) 232-4190
- Return prepared by
- CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC
Mission
To establish partnerships with local individuals, businesses, corporations and other foundations for the purpose of providing additional resources to Buncombe County Schools educators, staff, and students.
Program accomplishments
- 1. Program Support-(Educators and System Supports) New Teacher Program - Funds dedicated to supporting our new teachers in BCS. This includes Beginning Teach Support as well. *Teacher of the Year - Provide $2000, courtesy of HomeTrust Bank to the Teacher of the year. *Principal of the Year - Provide $2000, courtesy of First Citizens Bank to the Principal of the Year. *Inchy Book Machines- Donors provided book vending machines along with books to 10 of our schools. This donation was lifechanging for students as they are able to select four books per year and build a personal library collection. All students received birthday books and then set three goals so they could earn three additional books. We look forward to next year as they will donate to 10 additional schools.Expenses $1,551,164 · grants $1,429,133 · revenue $12,791
- *BCS Bookmobile - Provides books and literacy lessons to our students, community preschools, and community events. It is a joy to introduce and extend literacy to young children. The foundation provides $3,500 each year to support operational expenses. *BCS Resource Center - BCSF is the fiscal agent for funds from Buncombe County Government and Dogwood Health Trust, and others to support the BCS Resource Center. The resource center serves homeless students and their families. *Education Celebration - Each year we celebrate out Teachers of the Year, Principal of the Year, BCSF Grant winners, community partner, Learning Society Members BCSF and BCS Boards and staff in May. This event allows us to celebrate our work for the year. *Military Ball - This joint opportunity promotes students in our JROTC and ROTC programs. This gala celebrates the work of our outstanding students and their leadership talents. *Top Scholars Celebration - The foundation provided funds to help celebrate the 2025 BCS Top Scholars. One hundred and nine (109) students were honored for their outstanding academic accomplishments. They celebrated with their families and guests.
- 2. Innovative Grant Support *Innovative Educator Grants - Whether it was a grant related to the Arts, Physical Education, the schools and the central office, our grant writers did an outstanding job articulating how their students would learn and grow. In 2024-25 these funds were directed to Hurricane Helene Relief. *BCSF also works with the six traditional high school on the Paddison Grants. These funds are available each year due to a large donation. Schools receive between $18,000 and $25,000 each year to enhance learning in their schools. 3. Scholarship Support Student Scholarships - BCS is proud to provide a robuse scholarship program. With over 63 named scholarships which are funded through private donors, our BCSF Scholarship program will provide over $500,000 this year to BCS Graduates. BCSF implemented an online platform where we had over 363 applicants. We appreciate our 79 readers who were charged with reading 854 individual scholarship specific applications. This was a tall task, but they did it! For this fiscal school year, we are proud to offer 10-$1,000 scholarships for students who had family working in BCS. We thank all our scholarship donors, school counselors, and readers for their time and support of our scholarships. *** Hurricane Helen Relief In addition to our three priorities, this year brought an extra challenge- Hurricane Helene. Through donations from generous donors (some local, some in NC, and across our nation) we received over $300,000 in funds to help our students, staff and schools. We were proud to present over 500 BCS colleagues $75,000 to assist them in their recovery efforts. Through donations we were able to provide $222,293.74 to BCS schools for students, staff and school recovery. When BCS schools opened, $45,000 in grants were used to pay expenses for counselors who came across the state to be there for our schools.
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
- 58-1685536
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,999,255
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,172,720
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,172,720 | $1,701,194 | $5,999,255 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,158,157 | $986,613 | $5,563,499 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $749,797 | $832,389 | $4,950,465 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,485,817 | $878,026 | $4,741,300 | 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 58-1685536).
Questions about BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED is 58-1685536.
- Is BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED 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 BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED 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 BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED 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 BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Alex Diez.
- Who are the officers and directors of BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,172,720, expenses of $1,701,194 and total assets of $5,999,255 at year end.
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