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US nonprofit · EIN 561331429 · Concord, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 561331429) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Speedway Childrens Charities' network

11 people5 organisationsi11 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

11 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Marcus Smith ChairChairman2019
7 yrs
Brandon HutchisonDirector2022
4 yrs
Brian FlynnDirector2023
3 yrs
Chris PowellDirector2019
7 yrs
Claudia ByrdDirector2019
7 yrs
David McGrathDirector2019
7 yrs
Greg WalterDirector2019
7 yrs
Jerry CaldwellDirector2019
7 yrs
Mark FaberDirector2022
4 yrs
Matt GreciDirector2022
4 yrs
Mike TatoianDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Carla WestonTreasurer & Assistant Secretary2019
Charles Swannack JRExecutive Director2019
Corey GlassTreasurer & Assistant Secretarysince 2020
James Greene IIISecretary Until 1/21since 2019
Jessica FickenscherManaging Directorsince 2019
Lisa StarnesExecutive Director (Thru 2/28/24)since 2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Claudia ByrdDirector40$57k$6k
Lisa StarnesExecutive Director (Thru 2/28/24)40$13k$1k
Marcus SmithChairman0.2$0
Jerry CaldwellDirector0.2$0
Mark FaberDirector0.2$0
Matt GreciDirector0.2$0
Brian FlynnDirector0.2$0
Brandon HutchisonDirector0.2$0
David McGrathDirector0.2$0
Chris PowellDirector0.2$0
Mike TatoianDirector0.2$0
Greg WalterDirector0.2$0
Jessica FickenscherManaging Director10$0
Corey GlassTreasurer & Assistant Secretary0.3$0

Colorado roster

15 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263018015). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Brian FlynnDirector
Marcus SmithChairman
Greg WalterDirector
Jessica FickenscherManaging Director
Matt GreciDirector
Claudia ByrdDirector
Brandon HutchisonDirector
Kelly Watts
Mike TatoianDirector
Chris PowellDirector
Mark FaberDirector
Corey GlassTreasurer & Assistant Secretary
David McGrathDirector
Marcus SmithPresident
Jerry CaldwellDirector

About

Legal name
Speedway Childrens Charities
EIN
561331429
Address
5555 Concord Pkwy S Ste 302, Concord, NC, 28027-4622
State
North Carolina
Mission
To raise funds and provide grants to non-profit organizations that meet the direct needs of children with medical, educational, or social challenges. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T120 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1982
Principal officer
Marcus Smith (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1982
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsMarcus Smith
≥7years on the filingsChris Powell
≥7years on the filingsClaudia Byrd
≥7years on the filingsDavid McGrath

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.2m
Total liabilities
$215k
Net assets or fund balances
$986k
Contributions and grants received
$4.6m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$4.1m
Employees
10
Volunteers
1,535

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$5.4m$5.4mDeficit $30k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Present Age Ministries IncProgram support$125k
Wilkes Community Partnership for ChildrenProgram support$115k
Atrium Health FoundationProgram support$100k
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center FoundationProgram support$100k
Safe House Project IncProgram support$100k
Piedmont Residential Development CenterProgram support$75k
Mountain Mission School - Jeff Byrd Grant RecipientProgram support$50k
Power CrossProgram support$50k
Sleep in Heavenly PeaceProgram support$50k
Nc Baptist State Conventionwilkes Ministry of HopeProgram support$46k
Wings of Eagles RanchProgram support$41k
Missionary Athletes InternationalProgram support$33k
Autism CharlotteProgram support$30k
Charity League IncProgram support$30k
Ebenezer Christian Children's Home (Ecch)Program support$30k
Youth Villages IncProgram support$28k
Isaiah 117 HouseProgram support$27k
Unicoi County Family YMCAProgram support$26k
A Better WorldProgram support$25k
Demeo Teen Club Inc Dba Chop's Teen ClubProgram support$25k
Hope for HarvestProgram support$25k
Hospice & Palliative Care - Charlotte RegionProgram support$25k
InreachProgram support$25k
MonarchProgram support$25k
Pat's Place Child Advocacy CenterProgram support$25k