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US nonprofit · EIN 205541568 · Charlotte, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 205541568) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Carolina Family Connections' network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Derek J Hodgson ChairChairman2024
2 yrs
Zeke Nolan ChairVide Chair2018
8 yrs
Johnny JenningsDirector2018
8 yrs
Patrick JonesDirector2024
2 yrs
Tenieka FunderburkDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Laine ClontzPresidentsince 2018
Ritchie MelchorVice-Presidentsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Derek J HodgsonChairman2$0
Zeke NolanVide Chair0$0
Johnny JenningsDirector0$0
Tenieka FunderburkDirector0$0
Patrick JonesDirector0$0
Laine ClontzPresident40$0
Ritchie MelchorVice President40$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Carolina Family Connections
EIN
205541568
Address
3141 Amity Ct Ste 200, Charlotte, NC, 28215-5745
State
North Carolina
Mission
Recruit and train and license foster parents to receive foster children from county government agencies. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P32 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2006
IRS ruling date
1 February 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsZeke Nolan
≥8years on the filingsJohnny Jennings
≥8years on the filingsTenieka Funderburk
≥2years on the filingsDerek J Hodgson

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$140k
Total liabilities
$4k
Net assets or fund balances
$136k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$767k
Employees
9