Public Charity

CMS FOUNDATION

CMS FOUNDATION, of CHARLOTTE, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.4M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, $4.7M in total assets. 49 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 200258541 CHARLOTTE, NC Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$4.7M
Grant Records49
Funding Total$3.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE CMS FOUNDATION INVESTS IN INNOVATION TO HELP CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS (CMS) ADDRESS BIG CHALLENGES AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. AS THE NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING PARTNER FOR CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS, WE HARNESS THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY TO SEED INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND ACCELERATE SYSTEM-WIDE TRANSFORMATION.

Where $100 goes at Cms Foundation

How Cms Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Distributed grants to and on behalf of Charlotte mecklenburg schools in support of teachers and educational programs
All 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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Carrie Cook
DIRECTOR Charlitta Hatch
CHAIR David Webb
DIRECTOR Deidra Parrish Williams
DIRECTOR Douglas W Benson
SUPERINTENDENT Dr Crystal Hill

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,061,506 36 grants
Education
$638,785 10 grants
Health & Medicine
$5,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.4M $2.2M $4.7M
2024 $2.6M $1.7M $3.4M
2023 $1.3M $1.7M $2.3M
2022 $1.4M $1.6M $2.4M
2021 $3.8M $3.3M $2.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.8M to $3.4M (-12%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.

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