Public Charity

OPERATION POCKET CHANGE OF MEC INC

OPERATION POCKET CHANGE OF MEC INC is a Public Charity headquartered in Mountain City, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $127K revenue, $100K expenses, $116K total assets. IRS filings disclose 14 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $120K.

EIN: 020606169 Mountain City, TN Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$127K
Total Expenses$100K
Total Assets$116K
Grants Given14
Grant Total$120K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To provide scholarships to eligible students who meet the criteria set by the organization, give assistance to community organizations, youth groups, fire and emergency organizations, individuals in need due to medical or financial hardships and those who have had house fires.

Where $100 goes at Operation Pocket Change of Mec Inc

How Operation Pocket Change of Mec Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$40
Fire and emergency agencies, community agencies and youth programs apply for funding for special projects and programs to benefit the communities in which they are located
40% of program spending
$39
Scholarships were awarded to high school graduates who submitted applications and met the criteria set by the organization
39% of program spending
$21
Applications are submitted by individuals with medical and/or financial hardship such as medical bills and transport, handicap accessibility home improvements, hearing aids, groceries, and victims of house fires
21% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

Hometown service Coalition
Mountain City, TN · 2022
$10,000
Feeding Avery Families
Newland, NC · 2022
$10,000
Johnson County EMS
Mountain City, TN · 2022
$10,000
Butler VFD
Butler, TN · 2022
$8,861
Neva VFD
Neva, TN · 2022
$6,000

Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Ex Officio 990 preparer Amber Bumgardner
Trustee Bill Wiley
Trustee Dr Sandra Fortune
Trustee Eddie Mcallister
Trustee Gilbert Honeycutt
Treasurer Nancy Wills

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$17,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$103,314 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $127K $100K $116K
2024 $133K $113K $89K
2023 $135K $128K $69K
2022 $143K $121K $62K
2021 $131K $172K $40K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $131K to $127K (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $116K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NC, TN.

NCTN

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