Mission
TO PROVIDE FOOD AND ESSENTIAL NON-FOOD ITEMS, TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCE COUNSELING TO NEEDY PEOPLE IN PICKENS COUNTY.
Public Charity
CARES INC
CARES INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in JASPER, GA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $1.2M, expenses of $1.2M, total assets of $909K. Imperigo tracks 25 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $433K.
EIN: 201056579
JASPER, GA
Family Services
NTEE: P40
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$909K
Grant Records25
Funding Total$433K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Cares Inc
How Cares Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$63
Programs
the work itself
$36
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $63 for programs
$57
Cares Inc has provided a basic good quanity of quality food to over 200 pickens county families per week to all who have come to us with a…
$6
Cares Inc provides emergency and temporary financial assistance to those who apply to us and whom we find have a need to under gird the family and protect…
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 Received
Provide food and ess non-food items
$31,000
Provide food and ess non-food items
$38,000
UNRESTRICTED
$12,085
Provide food and ess non-food items incl temp financial assistance
$60,000
UNRESTRICTED
$21,196
Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
FMR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Andrew Craddox
DIRECTOR
Andy Edwards
PAST CHAIR
Angie Jones
DIRECTOR
Brandy Vansant
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Brian Ergle
BOARD CHAIR
Christine Vanderwalt
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $909K |
| 2024 | $397K | $352K | $829K |
| 2023 | $406K | $377K | $767K |
| 2022 | $389K | $286K | $739K |
| 2021 | $379K | $242K | $634K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $379K to $1.2M (+227%), with total assets most recently reported at $909K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.