Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$9.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$7.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$70.7m
$77k liabilities
Net assets
$70.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.9y av
Staff
7
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
David Anderson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). 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
9 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Anderson Chair | Board Member-Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| April Ross | Board Member-Rnschool Nurse | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Catcuce Tiger | Board Member-Chief Apointed | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Debora Forest | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Janell Rattler | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Louise Goings | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Melissa Smith | Board Member-Chief Appointed | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Richie Sneed | Ebci Principal Chief | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| TY Boyd | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bobbie Raines | Executive Director | since 2017 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie Raines | Executive Director | 50 | $296k | $30k | |
| Ty Boyd | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debora Forest | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janell Rattler | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richie Sneed | Ebci Principal Chief | 1 | $0 | ||
| Catcuce Tiger | Board Member-Chief Apointed | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Smith | Board Member-Chief Appointed | 1 | $0 | ||
| April Ross | Board Member-Rnschool Nurse | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Anderson | Board Member-Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Louise Goings | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard French | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 562272253
- Address
- Po Box 504, Cherokee, NC, 28719-0504
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- To protect and preserve our native culture. Enhance the quality of life and the overall well-being of the lives of the eastern band of cherokee indians (ebci) and our neighbors in western north carolina. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T30 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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Bobbie Raines (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥9years on the filingsRichie Sneed
≥7years on the filingsDavid Anderson
≥7years on the filingsCatcuce Tiger
≥7years on the filingsMelissa Smith
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $70.7m
- Total liabilities
- $77k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $70.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $5.6m
- Employees
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8.8m | $6.8m | $2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ebci Division of Commerce | Economic development | $1.1m |
| Cherokee Boys Club | Enviromental preservation | $975k |
| Cherokee Historical Association | Economic development | $698k |
| The Sequoyah Fund Inc | Economic development | $533k |
| Museum of the Cherokee | Economic development | $500k |
| Cherokee Boys Club | Cultural preservation | $337k |
| Wcu Cherokee Studies | Cultural preservation | $223k |
| Western Region Edu SRV Alliance | Economic development | $207k |
| Cherokee Boys Club | Cultural preservation | $199k |
| Cherokee Boys Club | Cultrual preservation | $133k |
| Snowbird Cherokee Traditions Corp | Cultural presrvation | $115k |
| The Center of Native Health | Enviromental preservation | $114k |
| Community Foundation of WNC | Economic development | $88k |
| Qualla Arts & Crafts | Economic development | $58k |
| Conserving Carolina | Enviromental preservation | $50k |
| Museum of the Cherokee People | Cultural preservation | $40k |
| Uwena Inc | Economic development | $30k |
| Riverlink Inc | Enviromental preservation | $20k |
| Cherokee Boys Club | Cultural preservation | $20k |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Economic development | $15k |
| Watershed Assoc Tuckasegee River | Enviromentalpreservation | $14k |
| Mountain Discovery Charter School | Cultural preservation | $8k |