Buncombe County Partnership for Children INC EIN 56-1942178

Buncombe County Partnership for Children INC

EIN  56-1942178 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Asheville, NC Founded 1995
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Verified accurate 8/18/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers educators, families, and communities to build strong foundations for children's learning and development from birth.
Leadership
Amy Barry · Executive Di · $99K
Money in and out
$9.9M revenue, $9.0M expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Empowers educators, families, and communities to build strong foundations for children's learning and development from birth. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $9.9M in revenue, $9.0M in expenses, and $2.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$9.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $896K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +42% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×15 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.9M
FY2024▲ +49%
Expenses
$9.0M
FY2024▲ +34%
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +87%
Total liabilities
$91K
FY2024▲ +241%
Total revenue
$9.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$896K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $8.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Buncombe partnership for children focuses on children from birth through age five, their families, and the early educators who care for and teach them. In collaboration with community partners, we offer fourteen programs that improve the quality of early care and education, increase access to affordable high-quality care, expand early…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBuncombe County Partnership for Children INC
EINHdr · item D56-1942178
Principal addressHdr · item CAsheville, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jbuncombepfc.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1995
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B012)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$98,752Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$85,549Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Barry’s $99K as Executive Di is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Barry$98,752$97,794$93,553$93,571$86,790$85,290
Carey Price$85,549$84,721$83,937$79,249$75,416$63,792

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$9.8M
Program service revenue$10K
Investment income$5K
Other revenue$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$6.6M
Total revenueLn 12$9.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.01
Program services94%$8.5M
Management & general5%$426K
Fundraising1%$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$91K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.0M · Operating expenses/yr $9.0M
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $8.5M · Total expenses $9.0M
94%
Management & General
Management & general $426K · Total expenses $9.0M
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $72K · Total expenses $9.0M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $78K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.3M
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9.8M · Total revenue $9.9M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $6.6M · Total revenue $9.9M
67%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $10K · Total revenue $9.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $9.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $10K · Total expenses $9.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.9M · Prior year $6.6M
+49%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $4.6M · FY2024 $9.9M
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.9M · Expenses $9.0M
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.0M · Total assets $2.1M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amy Barry · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $99K · Total expenses $9.0M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.7M · Total expenses $9.0M
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 49%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 179 grants · $5.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$192,403
Montessori Learning Center of AshevFY2024$134,657
Eliada Homes INCNC · FY2024$128,701
Child Development Schools INCFY2024$116,650
Emmanuel Lutheran ChurchNC · FY2024$112,977
Creative Village Child CareFY2024$109,823
The Goddard School of AshevilleFY2024$102,590
Hominy Baptist ChurchFY2024$88,123
Building Blocks Child Care CenterFY2024$84,727
VernerNC · FY2024$73,649
Donald's Collins Early Education LeNC · FY2024$70,455
Kathy's Kiddiland Daycare CenterFY2024$69,672
Sprouts Early Learning AcademyFY2024$68,696
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$6.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$6.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$4.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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