Gaston Community Foundation

GASTONIA, NC EIN: 58-1340834 Website

OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE GENEROSITY, UPLIFT NONPROFITS, AND CONNECT DONORS WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$145.4M

+15.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.3M

+33.7% YoY

Grant Count

168

+8.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$61K

+23.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$145,388,423$126,209,800$120,059,448
Revenue$12,089,275$9,263,491$13,988,192
Expenses$11,491,725$8,944,535$7,152,255
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,225,932$4,176,444$2,383,282
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M137 grants2020161 grants2021168 grants2022155 grants2023168 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GASTON CO FAMILY YMCA$1.7MNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCI…$680KNC PUBLIC TELEVISION FOU…$677KCAROMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION$565KOTHER UNDER 5000$515KFIRST UNITED METHODIST O…$330KCATAWBA LANDS CONSERVANCY$317KFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURC…$249KBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF G…$219KGASTON DAY SCHOOL$187K

Grant Size Distribution

789 grants across all recorded years

637<$50K73$50–100K57$100–250K16$250–500K4$500K–1M2$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
NANCY PASCHALLPAST CHAIR
DAVID ROGERSBOARD CHAIR1
JOHN MCGILLSECRETARY/TR1
NAZRUL CHOWDURYDIRECTOR1
ROBERT CALDWELLDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER DAVISDIRECTOR1
MARK EPSTEINDIRECTOR1
MIKE FAYEDDIRECTOR1
JOHN GRIFFITHDIRECTOR1
DR KELVIN HARRISDIRECTOR1
DAVIDSON HOBSONDIRECTOR1
CHRIS PEEKINVESTMENT C1
ANTHONY POWELLGRANTS CHAIR1
AMY SPENCERDEVELOPMENT1
ROBERT SPENCERVICE CHAIR1
JENNIE STULTZDIRECTOR1
PAM WARLICKDIRECTOR1
DAVID WOFFORDDIRECTOR1
JOHN LOWERYDIRECTOR1
JANE PEARSONDIRECTOR1
STEVEN WILSONDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

25states
+17 more states

Cities

Albert LeaAlexisAndersonAustinBarium SpringsBelmontBessemer CityBlack MountainBlack MountatinBoilig SpringsBoiling SpringsBooneBostonBoulderBristolCalifonCameronCentralChapel HillCharleston

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

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