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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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 surplus $18.0M a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
260 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 259.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.9M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$111.9M
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$106.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$111.9M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$111.9M
FY2022$73.1M
FY2023$50.7M
FY2024$112.4M
FY2025$88.3M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$91.2M
FY2023$58.0M
FY2024$116.3M
FY2025$75.7M
Net assets
$106.9M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$106.9M
FY2022$89.0M
FY2023$82.7M
FY2024$78.5M
FY2025$90.1M

From the FY2021 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 2022.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $4.2M Management & general 15% · $764K Fundraising 1% · $58K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Director
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Director
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President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Pierce’s $593K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 58 $10–100M public safety & disaster 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Matthew Pierce$592,542$367,102
Courtney Ramey$442,904$320,341
John Liu$435,149$323,201
James Kiser$418,836$316,800
Davida Rivens$404,957$253,212
Lorraine Azzinaro$290,478$199,830
Holly Welch—$273,943
Julie Caldwell$267,560$172,986

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

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

Programs and updates

Administers employee relief funds to distribute grants for disaster recovery, personal hardships, scholarships, and mental health counseling on behalf of compassionate companies.

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1 program · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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E4E relief's sole member is the foundation for the carolinas. From 2014 to december 17, 2021, it was operated as a program of FFTC and its activities were reported on FFTC'S form 990. During 2021, E4E relief elected to be treated as a separate entity for tax purposes and filed for exempt status.

$4.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.9M
Grants paid · 44 grants · $175.2M · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$19,073,347
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,318,972
Scholarship America INCMN · FY2025$4,658,404
Darden Dimes INCFL · FY2025$394,302
United Way WorldwideVA · FY2025$6,129
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,676,786
Scholarship America INCMN · FY2024$1,802,533
Cintas Cares FoundationOH · FY2024$1,675,600
West Texas Food BankTX · FY2024$125,976
America's CharitiesVA · FY2024$44,655
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,096,084
Scholarship America INCMN · FY2023$1,838,560
Charlotte Good Neighbor FundNC · FY2023$219,743
Bridge to TurkiyeNC · FY2023$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$111.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$453K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$764K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$106.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108.5M
Total assetsLn 16$108.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$453K
Total revenueLn 12$111.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$108.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$108.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$106.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 595
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$2K
Total assetsLn 16$0$108.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$0$106.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.8M$1.8M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$977K$977K
Legal feesLn 11b$231K$103K$119K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$16K−$493−$37
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$669K$658K$10K$798
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K$119
Office expensesLn 13$508$227$261$20
Information technologyLn 14$399K$230K$157K$12K
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$2K$125
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$11K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$847K$379K$435K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$51K$23K$26K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$4.2M$764K$58K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $88.3M$75.7M$12.6M$90.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $112.4M$116.3M−$3.9M$78.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $50.7M$58.0M−$7.3M$82.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $73.1M$91.2M−$18.1M$89.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $111.9M$5.0M$106.9M$106.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $111,875,075 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$111,422,005
I-9 Program service revenue$453,070
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$111,875,075
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,768,073
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$2,248,486
I-18 Total expenses$5,016,559
I-19 Revenue less expenses$106,858,516
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $111,875,075 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$108,016,025
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,405,980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,422,005
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $453,070$453,070
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $453,070 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$111,875,075
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,016,559 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,790,890$1,790,890
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $977,183$977,183
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $103,115 · Management $118,597 · Fundraising $9,022$230,734
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $15,842 · Management −$493 · Fundraising −$37$15,312
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $658,129 · Management $10,498 · Fundraising $798$669,425
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,356 · Management $1,560 · Fundraising $119$6,035
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $227 · Management $261 · Fundraising $20$508
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $229,763 · Management $157,342 · Fundraising $11,969$399,074
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,428 · Management $1,643 · Fundraising $125$3,196
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,438 · Management $13,156 · Fundraising $1,001$25,595
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $378,635 · Management $435,484 · Fundraising $33,128$847,247
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,123 · Management $26,241 · Fundraising $1,996$51,360
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,194,129 · Management $764,289 · Fundraising $58,141$5,016,559
Part X · Balance sheet $108,853,338 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$108,535,457
X-4 Accounts receivable$304,459
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,145
X-11 Publicly traded securities$11,277
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$108,853,338
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$763,206
X-18 Grants payable$3,478
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,235,152
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,001,836
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$11,864,385
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$94,987,117
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$106,851,502
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$108,853,338
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $106,851,502 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$111,875,075
XI-2 Total expenses$5,016,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,858,516
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,014
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$106,851,502

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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