Deerfield Charitable Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.5m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$19.5m
$2.2m liabilities
Net assets
$17.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.9 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Chris Dismukes
Left since last filing
2
25% of the board
Deerfield Charitable Foundation's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). 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
8 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dismukes Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andy Strauss | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gene Carr | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Glen Mayes | Secretary/Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joanne Brannon | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen Wallace-Meigs | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Roba Whiteley | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Timothy Kurtz | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bush | CEO (Beginning Aug. '22) | since 2022 |
| Matthew Sharpe | COO | since 2022 |
| Michelle Wooley | Director of Philanthropy | since 2022 |
| Mr Robert Chandler | CFO | since 2020 |
| Mr Robert F Wernet JR | President/CEO | since 2020 |
| Ms Michelle Wooley | Director of Philanthropy | since 2020 |
| Robert Chandler | CFO | since 2022 |
| Robert Wernet | CEO (Through Sept. '22) | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dismukes | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gene Carr | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Glenn Mayes | Secretary/Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rev Todd Donatelli | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andy Strauss | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joanne Brannon | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Karen Wallace-Meigs | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tim Kurtz | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Libby Bush | CEO | 2 | $0 | $459k | $51k |
| Michelle Wooley | Executive Director, DCF | 40 | $0 | $110k | $21k |
| Robert Chandler | CFO | 2 | $0 | $318k | $31k |
About
- Legal name
- Deerfield Charitable Foundation
- EIN
- 833913679
- Address
- 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC, 28803-4129
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- We exist to nurture deerfield's spirit of generosity, enriching the lives of residents and sharing our resources with people across western north carolina. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- L11 Housing and shelter
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Housing & Shelter
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Robert Chandler (Form 990-N, tax year 2018)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsChris Dismukes
≥4years on the filingsAndy Strauss
≥4years on the filingsJoanne Brannon
≥4years on the filingsRoba Whiteley
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
- $19.5m
- Total liabilities
- $2.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $17.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $418k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.3m
- Employees
- 0
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 | $1.2m | $1.3m | Deficit $152k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity | Operational support | $210k |
| Mountaincare Inc | Operational support | $190k |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Operational support | $133k |
| Meals on Wheels | Operational support | $110k |
| Leadingage Nc | Operational support | $105k |
| Carolina Mountain Club | Operational support | $50k |
| Council on Aging of Buncombe County | Operational support | $50k |
| Memory Care | Operational support | $40k |
| Episcopal Diocese of WNC | Operational support | $34k |
| Calvary Episcopal Church Food Pantry | Operational support | $30k |
| Rotary Club of Asheville-Biltmore | Operational support | $25k |
| United Way of Asheville & Buncombe Co | Operational support | $19k |
| Alzheimer's Association | Operational support | $15k |
| Martin Luther King Jr Association of Asheville & Buncombe Co | Operational support | $10k |
| Church of the Advocate | Operational support | $5k |
| Shiloh Community Association | Operational support | $5k |