Private foundation
SPINDALE, NCEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2026 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 990-PF | $1,765,032 | $1,139,259 | $923,008 | $8,519,096 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 21% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTHERFORD CO HISTORICAL SOCIETYRUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITY | $15,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R Cowan | PRESIDENT/TR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Jason Harrill | VICE PRESIDE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Myra H Cowan | SECRETARY | 0.00 | $0 |
| Dr Dillard Morrow | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $8,513,851 |
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $916,674 | $968,621 | $753,625 | $8,228,777 | $8,224,168 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,078,647 | $999,582 | $775,886 | $8,515,621 | $8,509,302 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $460,472 | $957,120 | $773,173 | $8,483,391 | $8,478,332 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,644,042 | $700,008 | $711,313 | $9,064,036 | $9,060,068 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,009,717 | $699,236 | $625,993 | $8,285,342 | $8,285,342 |
| COMMUNITY |
| $10,000 |
| 2021 |
| SYMPHONY OF RUTHERFORD COUNTYRUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ICC FOUNDATIONSPINDALE, NC | EDUCATION | $10,000 | 2022 |
| LAKE LURE FLOWERING BRIDGELAKE LURE, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2026 |
| LAKE LURE FLOWERING BRIDGELAKE LURE, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2025 |
| RUTHERFORD COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANRUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2021 |
| RUTHERFORD TOWN RISINGRUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2021 |
| RUTHERFORD HOUSING PARTNERSHIPRUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2021 |
| LAKE LURE FLOWERING BRIDGELAKE LURE, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2024 |
| GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITYBOILING SPRINGS, NC | EDUCATION | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BLUE RIDGE HOPERUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITTY | $10,000 | 2022 |
| SPINDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHSPINDALE, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ICCSPINDALE, NC | EDUCATION | $10,000 | 2023 |
| MARS HILL UNIVERSITYMARS HILL, NC | EDUCATION | $10,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN LEGION POST 74RUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2024 |
| PISGAH LEGAL SERVICESASHEVILLE, NC | COMMUNITY | $10,000 | 2024 |
| ICC FOUNDATIONSPINDALE, NC | EDUCATION | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ICC FOUNDATIONSPINDALE, NC | EDUCATION | $10,000 | 2024 |
| EARL SCRUGGS MUSIC FESTIVAL INCSHELBY, NC | EDUCATION | $8,000 | 2026 |
| RUTHERFORD COUNTY ARTS COUNCILFOREST CITY, NC | COMMUNITY | $7,500 | 2021 |
| SYMPHONY OF RUTHERFORD COUNTYFOREST CITY, NC | COMMUNITY | $7,140 | 2026 |
| RUTHERFORD CO COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONSPINDALE, NC | COMMUNITY | $7,000 | 2024 |
| RUTHERFORD HOUSING PARTNERSHIPRUTHERFORDTON, NC | COMMUNITY | $6,532 | 2021 |
| SPENCER BAPTIST CHURCHSPINDALE, NC | RELIGIOUS | $6,500 | 2025 |
| 0.00 |
| $0 |
| Maria Hunnicutt | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Carolyn Keever | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Tiffany Lathan | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| George Hughes | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| Terri C Barringer | EXECUTIVE DI | 0.00 | $105,722 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2025 · period ending Mar 31, 2025IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202542259349100204
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Mar 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202422339349100317
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Mar 31, 2023
Filing id 202341779349100664
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Mar 31, 2022
Filing id 202231789349100213
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Mar 31, 2021
Filing id 202101489349100515
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.