DO Greater Foundation INC

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $1,000 a year, plus $10 a year for the ID check.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

We build creative confidence in youth through training in design, entrepreneurship and digital media so they can turn their opportunities into future opportunities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-3722201) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $468K a year · 50% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
62% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.8 mo
of spending, in cash
5.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $464K
9 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.1% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
9 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.4M
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +65%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$654K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +86%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$61K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +28%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$803K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $628K Management & general 34% · $341K Fundraising 5% · $46K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$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
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William R McNeely JR’s $60K as CEO is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
William R McNeely JR$60,000$60,000$60,000$25,000

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.

See DO Greater Foundation INC executive salaries →

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

Empowers youth with design, entrepreneurship, and digital media skills to build creative confidence and future opportunities.

Questions for DO Greater Foundation INC

Tap to ask. DO Greater Foundation INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. DO Greater Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $628K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Do Greater Charlotte is committed to empowering youth and young adults by providing immersive training in innovation, entrepreneurship, and creative trades. In 2022, we launched the Do Greater Charlotte Creative Lab, an 8,000 square foot innovation and training hub located in Charlotte?s historic West Side.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-3722201) · Dispute this line
$628Kprogram expense

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
See all 9 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$628K
Managementcol C$341K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$493K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$493K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$493K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$533
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K$493K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$60K$18K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$307K$226K$81K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$626$179$447
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$18K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$49K$95$49K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$725
Office expensesLn 13$46K$8K$38K$182
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$51K$221$50K
TravelLn 17$7K$5K$2K$475
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$183K$137K$27K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$244K$212K$6K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$4K$9K$74
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$628K$341K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 25, 2025 $1.4M$1.0M$429K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $876K$546K$330K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 8, 2023 $654K$260K$394K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2022 $781K$61K$720K$803K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 16, 2021 $82K$83K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $1,444,483 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $785,527$1,199,340
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,253$243,143
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$2,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $875,780$1,444,483
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $297,523$395,746
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,421$619,990
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $545,944$1,015,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $329,836$428,747
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,444,483 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,199,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,199,340
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $243,143$243,143
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $245,143$1,444,483
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,015,736 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $18,000 · Management $42,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,868 · Management $81,447$307,315
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $179 · Management $447$626
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,934 · Management $9,871$27,805
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $95 · Management $49,085$49,180
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,935$7,935
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,783 · Fundraising $725$6,508
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,244 · Management $37,744 · Fundraising $182$46,170
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $221 · Management $50,476$50,697
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,722 · Management $1,508 · Fundraising $475$6,705
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $137,473 · Management $27,494 · Fundraising $18,330$183,297
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,597$12,597
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $211,571 · Management $6,411 · Fundraising $26,473$244,455
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,819 · Management $8,553 · Fundraising $74$12,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $628,126 · Management $341,351 · Fundraising $46,259$1,015,736
Part X · Balance sheet $1,958,254 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,104$492,982
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$533
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,250,409$1,462,085
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,732$2,654
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,527,245$1,958,254
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $57$2,319
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57$2,319
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,527,188$1,955,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,527,188$1,955,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,527,245$1,958,254
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,955,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,444,483
XI-2 Total expenses$1,015,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$428,747
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,527,188
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,955,935

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

The names, titles, and financial information shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records. More

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown. A filing can only be corrected by the organization filing an amended return with the IRS; the corrected information appears here at our next update.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing, and less than the filing contains. Our pages do not display home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, contact the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures come from public IRS Form 990 filings. Comparisons are computed from the filing against similar orgs. They are not a rating.