2025-05-02T12:35:46-07:00 2024-06-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2023-07-01 581685536 Buncombe County Schools Foundation Inc BUNC 8282324190 175 Bingham Road Asheville NC 28806 Alex Diez Board President 8282324190 2025-05-02 true true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2025-05-02 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alex Diez 175 Bingham Road Asheville NC 28806 1168541 false X https://foundation.buncombeschools.org/o/foundation X 1987 NC To establish partnerships with local individuals, businesses, corporations and other foundations for the purpose of supporting education in the Buncombe County School System. 17 17 0 40 0 0 643999 943630 15514 16871 90284 188880 8776 749797 1158157 332734 510536 0 0 0 40034 499655 476077 832389 986613 -82592 171544 4950465 5563499 21190 128276 4929275 5435223 To establish partnerships with local individuals, businesses, corporations and other foundations for the purpose of providing additional resources to Buncombe County Schools educators, staff, and students. false false 819657 510536 16871 1. Program Support-(Educators and System Supports) New Teacher Program - Funds dedicated to supporting our new teachers in BCS. This includes Beginning Teach Support as well. Teacher of the Year - Provide $200, courtesy of HomeTrust Bank to the Teacher of the year. Principal of the Year - Provide $200, courtesy of First Citizens Bank to the Principal of the Year. BCS Heroes Campaign - Three hundred BCS employees names are randomly drawn each semester and provided $10 gift cards. This is just a small way to say thank you for their hard work. BCSTEACH Program - A program designed to Grow our Own educators. Thanks to a grant from Dogwood Health and Asheville Chamber of Commerce we were able to support future teacher clubs at high schools and middle schools. These funds help launch schools to be able to launch Teacher Cadet courses in the high school beginning in 2024-2025. In addition, we were able to award funds for teacher assistants to continue their pathway to becoming a teacher and assist a teacher who is clearing their teaching license. We want to thank Bank of America for supporting this program for the 2024-25 school year. BCS Bookmobile - Provides books and literacy lessons to our students, community preschools, and community events. It is a joy to introduce and extend literacy to young children. The foundation provides $3,500 each year to support operational expenses. BCS Resource Center - BCSF is the fiscal agent for funds from Buncombe County Government and Dogwood Health Trust, and others to support the BCS Resource Center. The resource center serves homeless students and their families. Education Celebration - Each year we celebrate out Teachers of the Year, Principal of the Year, BCSF Grant winners, community partners, and donors at the Governors Western Residence in May. This event allows us to celebrate our work for the year. Military Ball - This joint opportunity promotes students in our JROTC and ROTC programs. This gala celebrates the work of our outstanding students and their leadership talents. Top Scholars Celebration - The foundation provided funds to help celebrate the 2024 BCS Top Scholars. One hundred and nine (109) students were honored for their outstanding academic accomplishments. They celebrated with their families and guests. 2. Innovative Grant Support Innovative Educator Grants - Whether it was a grant related to the Arts, Physical Education, the schools and the central office, our grant writers did an outstanding job articulating how their students would learn and grow. In 2023-24 we awarded over $50,000 in grants to our educators. BCSF also works with the six traditional high school on the Paddison Grants. These funds are available each year due to a large donation by Ms. Ruth Paddison. Schools receive between $18,000 and $25,000 each year to enhance learning in their schools. 3. Scholarship Support Student Scholarships - BCS is proud to provide a robuse scholarship program. With over 63 named scholarships which are funded through private donors, our BCSF Scholarship program will provide over $500,000 this year to BCS Graduates. BCSF implemented an online platform where we had over 300 applicants. We appreciate our 109 readers who were charged with reading 941 individual scholarship specific applications. This was a tall task, but they did it! In the 2023-24 school year, we are proud to offer 10-$1,000 scholarships for students who had family working in BCS. This is great benefits to BCS employees. Whitnet became the named sponsor of our SMART Scholarships for students working in skilled trades. Scholarships are a way to advance a students learning at the next level. We thank all of our scholarship donors, school counselors, and readers for their time and support of our scholarships. 819657 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false true false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true false false X Christy Cheek 8282324190 175 Bingham Road Asheville NC 28806 Christy Cheek Executive Director 29.00 X 0 44520 0 Alex Diez President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Dana Jones Vice-President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim Plemmons Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Fairley Patton Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Dan Anderson Board Member 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Glenda Bailey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Begley Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Debbie Bryant Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Victoria Dunkle Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Shelia Elingburg Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Edward Pritchett Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Roberts Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Candie Sellers Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Sizemore Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Sullins Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stanley Wheless Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Glenda Weinert Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 44520 0 false false false 18446 28750 896434 41535 943630 Fund Administration Fees 561000 16871 0 0 16871 149910 0 149910 38970 38970 38970 0 0 38970 17350 18446 9785 7565 0 7565 1810 599 1211 1211 1158157 16871 0 197656 125036 125036 385500 385500 49273 0 49273 0 20574 0 20574 0 1534 691 690 153 17918 0 0 17918 7940 1961 4020 1959 10253 3419 3417 3417 1201 0 1201 0 Support to Schools and Programs 239265 239265 0 0 Shared Personnel Costs 91195 41037 41038 9120 In-kind Contributions Utilized 22613 22613 0 0 Fundraising Expenses 7332 0 0 7332 6979 135 6709 135 986613 819657 126922 40034 128937 37762 1095555 1576932 14750 0 3711223 3948805 4950465 5563499 21190 125776 2500 21190 128276 X 171540 118092 4757735 5317131 4929275 5435223 4950465 5563499 171544 334404 X false true X true false X 0 358453 673865 733700 643999 943630 3353647 0 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 45000 367453 682865 742700 652999 952630 3398647 288777 3109870 59027 319104 108505 119774 149910 756320 0 0 4154967 102036 0.74850 0.52020 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 514284 60676 10000 9840 10502 544618 489474 24810 514284 612016 -92195 30347 489474 518866 132669 39519 612016 522144 23332 26610 518866 0.00000 0.74000 0.26000 false false X 1491371 334404 9000 10384 353788 1137583 20574 20574 1158157 985423 9000 10384 19384 966039 20574 20574 986613 Pt X, Line 2 The Foundation is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Exempt organizations, however, may be subject to income tax on unrelated business income. The Foundation had no income from unrelated business activities in 2023-24 and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The Foundation believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Pt XI, Line 2d Fundraising Expenses Pt XII, Line 2d Fundraising Expenses Golf Tournament 35796 18446 17350 3500 1200 5085 35796 18446 17350 3500 1200 5085 9785 7565 true Buncombe County School 175 Bingham Road Asheville NC 28806 566000994 125036 Classroom Grants 1 Student Scholarships 202 385500 Pt I Line 2 Students complete applications through AwardSpring. Readers will review the applications and the scholarships will be presented during each schools awards programs. X 7243 FMV X 3 14387 FMV X Tickets 9 1138 FMV X Gift Cards 8 1275 FMV X Hygiene Products 1 6000 FMV X Miscellaneous Goods 29 11492 FMV false true false Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Board for review, proposed revisions and final approval. Pt VI, Line 12c The organization realizes the value of having written policies in this area and is actively working on developing a written policy for conflict of interest. Pt VI, Line 15a The Executive Committee and the Board of Directors sets the Executive Director salary after a performance review and a check of comparable salary information for nonprofit organizations with similar budgets. Pt VI, Line 18 Form 1023 and 990 available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 The organization provides paper copies of documents, policies and financial statements to the public upon request. 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