Cornerstone Counseling Center

Tax-deductible

Hickory, NC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 56-1935926

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To provide christian Counseling, training, & educational services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 34 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $171K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jan 1996.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.6M Management & general 15% · $282K Fundraising 1% · $13K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judy Stewart’s $90K as Treasurer/Co is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judy Stewart$89,567$73,567$59,067$57,477
Shirley Huffman$89,264$71,848$60,764$61,932
Michael Stewart$88,952$73,250$58,750$53,182

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers Christian counseling, training, and educational services.

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1 program service account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provided counseling and educational services to individuals and groups to address spiritual, psychological and educational needs. We also offered educational services for students with learning issues.

$1.6Mprogram 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 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$282K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$383K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$1.6M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$253K$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$400K$383K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$285K$257K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$142K
Payroll taxesLn 10$115K$101K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$49K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$57K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$42K$18K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$21K$303
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$282K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.9M$142K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.9M$278K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.7M$234K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.7M$136K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.6M$193K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.6M$45K$1.5M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,042,548 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$216,116
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$216,116
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,763,319$1,763,319
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,793$52,793
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,320$10,320
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,773,639 · Excluded from tax $52,793$2,042,548
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,900,527 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $256,943 · Management $28,549$285,492
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,061,917 · Management $142,070$1,203,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $101,197 · Management $13,539$114,736
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,764$24,764
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,386$2,386
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,597$48,597
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,480$10,480
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $56,830$56,830
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,579$3,579
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,615$5,615
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $17,404$17,404
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,029$28,029
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,500 · Management $18,022 · Fundraising $12,654$72,176
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,149 · Management $303$21,452
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,606,156 · Management $281,717 · Fundraising $12,654$1,900,527
Part X · Balance sheet $2,588,781 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,214$76,075
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,484,119$1,657,884
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,554$66,538
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $400,292$382,890
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $253,121$405,394
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,294,300$2,588,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,294,300$2,588,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,294,300$2,588,781
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,588,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,042,548
XI-2 Total expenses$1,900,527
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,021
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,294,300
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$152,460
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,588,781

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