Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Foundation

ASHEVILLE, NC EIN: 56-1762978

DEVELOP AND ACCELERATE GROWTH & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.9M

-13.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$749K

+85.6% YoY

Grant Count

15

+1400.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

-87.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$5M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,855,987$2,151,279$2,704,997
Revenue$1,110,442$3,782,364$6,607,474
Expenses$1,260,699$4,013,723$6,589,290
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$34,250$21,707$1,942
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$187K$375K$562K$749K1 grants20203 grants20213 grants20221 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Asheville Area Chamber o…$614KOpenDoors Asheville$10KAsheville Museum of Scie…$10KBlack Wall Street AVL$10KAll Souls Counseling$10KBuncombe County Schools …$10KAsheville Greenworks$10KMy Daddy Taught Me That$10KWestern Carolina Rescue …$10KEblen Charities Inc$10K

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Ben HamrickTreasurer1
John F A V CecilChair1
Suzanne DeferieVice-Chair1
Austin WalkerBoard Member1
Carolyn CowardBoard Member1
Dana StonestreetBoard Member1
Himanshu KarvirBoard Member1
Janice BrumitBoard Member1
Kevin HefnerBoard Member1
Laura WebbBoard Member1
Robert RobertsBoard Member1
Terri KingBoard Member1
Tracy BuchananBoard Member1
W Louis BissetteBoard Member1
William A V CecilBoard Member1
Kathryn CramerSecretary1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Asheville

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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