Burke County Smart Start Inc

MORGANTON, NC EIN: 56-1852721 Website

TO REACH OUT, BRING TOGETHER AND EMPOWER FAMILIES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$134K

+45.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.5M

+17.2% YoY

Grant Count

7

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$646K

+17.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$133,963$92,408$67,373
Revenue$5,035,112$4,379,239$4,093,722
Expenses$4,995,439$4,354,960$4,131,330
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,548$1,507$3,137
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$5M8 grants20207 grants20217 grants20227 grants20237 grants20247 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

BURKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL$1.6MCHILD CARE CONNECTIONS O…$1.5MBLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY ACT…$668KCREATIVE BEGINNINGS LLC$575KGIGGLES & GRINS 3 CHILD …$99KGIGGLES & GRINS CHILDCAR…$86KBURKE COUNTY LITERACY CO…$34K

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K9$50–100K12$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M12$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 2025 IRS filing

KATHY SMITHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$73K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KASEY GARDNERDIRECTOR0.5
BRANDON COLLINSDIRECTOR0.5
REV JASPER HEMPHILLVICE-CHAIR1
JACQUIE GRADYDIRECTOR0.5
REBECCA MCLEODDIRECTOR0.5
TINA MOSLEYDIRECTOR0.5
DAVID L RUST JRBOARD MEMBER0.5
CHARLES M SCHLEINSECRETARY1
STEPHANIE ASHLEYBOARD MEMBER0.5
SALLY SANDYTREASURER1
DENISE HUDSONDIRECTOR0.5
VALERIE SHOOKDIRECTOR0.5
KATHY SMITHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$73,159
JIM WILSONDIRECTOR0.5
KAY MILTONDIRECTOR0.5
MIRANDA SMITHDIRECTOR0.5
JOSET TAYLORBOARD CHAIR1
THADD HODGEDIRECTOR0.5
BRIAN BARRIERDIRECTOR0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Connelly SpringsMorganton

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

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