I Care INC

Tax-deductible

Statesville, NC501(c)(3)EIN 56-0860841

To enable and assist low-income individuals and families to attain skills, knowledge, motivation, and opportunities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 242 volunteers and 94 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$216K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$654K
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4.5M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$237K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2025▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.7M
Net assets
$237K
FY2025▼ -55%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$294K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$532K
FY2025$237K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1967.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $4.6M Management & general 2% · $100K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $216K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$145,557Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$70,386Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bryan Duncan$145,557$118,053$111,376$124,625$115,444
Denise Miller——$1,913$78,302$75,654
Reba Bowens$70,386$61,641$63,776$4,183—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps low-income people gain skills, knowledge, motivation, and opportunities for a better life.

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3 program services account for $4.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Head Start and Early Head Start Programs

These programs of the U.S. Department of health and human services provides educational, nutrition, and social services to low-income families with children to help ensure that the children are ready to start school.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

The weatherization assistance program (wap) was designed to help citizens who meet federal low-income guidelines to lower their home energy usage and costs. An energy assessment is conducted to identify the most cost-effective energy improvements for the dwelling.

$478Kprogram expense
03

Community Services Block Grant

Builds opportunites for self sufficiency through intensive case management, guidance and referrals. Low-income adult individuals and families are aided in becoming self-sufficient. Assistance and trainings available include supportive services, financial management, job readiness and training, educational assistance, employment…

$330Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$237K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$892K
LiabilitiesLn 26$654K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$110
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K
Other assetsLn 15$386K
Total assetsLn 16$892K
LiabilitiesLn 26$654K
Net assetsLn 32$237K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 594
VolunteersI 6242
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$261K$234K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$892K
LiabilitiesLn 26$503K$654K
Net assetsLn 32$532K$237K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$242K$242K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$2.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$32K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$363K$363K
Payroll taxesLn 10$175K$175K
Legal feesLn 11b$800$800
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$97K$97K
TravelLn 17$104K$104K$53
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$70K$65K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$238K$144K$94K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.6M$100K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.5M$4.7M−$144K$237K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.6M$4.5M$154K$532K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.1M$131K$378K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.9M−$80K$215K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.0M$4.1M−$132K$294K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,512,948 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,411,872
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,210
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,420,082
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,771$11,771
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $110$110
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $80,985$80,985
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $110$4,512,948
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,657,312 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $241,965$241,965
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,170,478$2,170,478
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,630$31,630
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $363,419$363,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $175,246$175,246
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $800$800
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,063$16,063
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,712$25,712
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,670$96,670
IX-17 TravelPrograms $104,134 · Management $53$104,187
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,553$44,553
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $65,299 · Management $4,516$69,815
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,052,675 · Management $1,084$1,053,759
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $144,102 · Management $93,913$238,015
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,557,746 · Management $99,566 · Fundraising $0$4,657,312
Part X · Balance sheet $891,523 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,100$20,280
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $358,241$214,556
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,760$31,159
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $147,597$5,728
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $261,358$234,049
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $180,088$385,751
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,035,144$891,523
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $259,974$268,488
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $242,866$385,751
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $502,840$654,239
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $532,304$237,284
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $532,304$237,284
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,035,144$891,523
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $237,284 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,512,948
XI-2 Total expenses$4,657,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$144,364
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$532,304
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$150,656
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$237,284

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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