Wilkes Community Partnership for Children
Donations deductibleWilkes Community Partnership for Children's network
22 people11 organisationsi22 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (11) 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
22 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 21 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Woodard Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amber Combs | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Arden Jolly | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brenda Barber | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Callie Grubb | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Casey Johnson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Crystal Blankenship | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Emily Yale | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Greta Ferguson | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeffery Johnson | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jessica Bryant | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jody Call | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Johanna Anderson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| June Hege | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Keith Huffman | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kylie Booth | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michelle Shepherd | Executive Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Misty Case | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Natalie Williams | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Patsy Reavis | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Phyllis Myers | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sharis McNeill | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Cogdill | Executive Director | since 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Shepherd | Executive Director | 40 | $69k | $7k | |
| Brenda Barber | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Callie Grubb | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arden Jolly | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| June Hege | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amber Combs | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debbie Woodard | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Misty Case | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kylie Booth | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Bryant | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greta Ferguson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Casey Johnson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phyllis Myers | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharis McNeill | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patsy Reavis | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Crystal Blankenship | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffery Johnson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Natalie Williams | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Johanna Anderson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Huffman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jody Call | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emily Yale | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Wilkes Community Partnership for Children
- EIN
- 561875083
- Address
- 1915 W Park Dr Ste 107, N Wilkesboro, NC, 28659-3777
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Ensure children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B012 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1994
- Principal officer
- Michelle Shepherd (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDebbie Woodard
≥7years on the filingsGreta Ferguson
≥7years on the filingsPatsy Reavis
≥6years on the filingsPhyllis Myers
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
- $852k
- Total liabilities
- $70k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $782k
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.1m
- Program service revenue
- $3k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 50
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1m | $2m | $152k |
| 2023 | $1.3m | $975k | $316k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
13 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Play Works | Child care expansion; quality stars;dual subsidy;childcare scholarships | $611k |
| Wilkes County Schools | $100k | |
| Wilks Development Day School | Quality stars; dual subsidy; child care scholarship; ccr&r | $44k |
| Kinder Care | Quality stars; dual subsidy; childcare scholarships | $41k |
| Way Makers Preschool Inc | Quality stars; dual subsidy; cac food program; childcare scholarships | $38k |
| A Child's Life | Quality stars;dual subsidy;childcare scholarships | $38k |
| Gramsy's Place | Quality stars; dual subsidy; childcare scholarships | $31k |
| Blue Ridge Partnership for Children | Disaster relief funds | $30k |
| Millers Creek Childcare | Quality stars; dual subsidy | $21k |
| Children's Council of Watauga County | Disaster relief funds | $20k |
| Madison County Partnership | Disaster relief | $20k |
| Partnership of Ashe County | Disaster relief | $20k |
| Smart Start Partnership for Children - Hendersonville | Disaster relief | $10k |