Charlie Mike

Tax-deductible

Liberty, NC501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 87-3968090

The mission of charlie mike is to save the lives of those still carrying the unseen wounds of combat, one veteran at a time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 7 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
Download 990
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
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
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$337K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$228K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$245K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$244K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$228K
FY2025▼ -29%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$588K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$228K
Expenses
$245K
FY2025▼ -33%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$916K
FY2023$715K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$245K
Net assets
$244K
FY2025▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$433K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$244K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2022.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $161K Management & general 34% · $84K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$12,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dustin B Gladwell’s $12K as Executive Di is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Chure Gladwell——$47,169$147,484
Dustin Gladwell——$106,846—
Dustin B Gladwell$12,250$43,750——

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Helps veterans heal unseen combat wounds, saving lives one at a time.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Raised funds for rescuing, training, and rehoming dogs. Providing equestrian therapy,coordinating disaster-relief donations, and support for hurricane VICTIMS.OPERATING a volunteer-run coffee shop in which all "sales" are treated as donations.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$228K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$245K
Ln 25
Programscol B$161K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$244K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$228K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$564K
Total assetsLn 16$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K
Net assetsLn 32$244K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 68
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$29K$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$577K$564K
Total assetsLn 16$606K$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K$337K
Net assetsLn 32$262K$244K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$640$640
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$85K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$46K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$245K$161K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $228K$245K−$18K$244K 990 PDF
FY2024 $322K$366K−$44K$262K 990 PDF
FY2023 $588K$715K−$127K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$916K$433K$433K 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 $227,511 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,509
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2$227,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,178 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $12,250$12,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,250$16,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,324$3,324
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $640$640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,979 · Management $22,326$107,305
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,737$8,737
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $29,947$29,947
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,303$46,303
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,085$6,085
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,193$13,193
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,144$1,144
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $160,725 · Management $84,453 · Fundraising $0$245,178
Part X · Balance sheet $581,464 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,880$17,308
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $577,349$564,156
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $606,229$581,464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $344,412$337,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $261,817$244,150
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $261,817$244,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $606,229$581,464
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $244,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$227,511
XI-2 Total expenses$245,178
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,667
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$261,817
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$244,150

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

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