Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE AREA'S APPLE INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LOCAL APPLE GROWERS AND ORGANIZING AN ANNUAL APPLE FESTIVAL ON THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
Public Charity
NORTH CAROLINA APPLE FESTIVAL INC
Based in HENDERSONVILLE, NC, NORTH CAROLINA APPLE FESTIVAL INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $363K in revenue, $307K in expenses, $428K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 2 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $28K.
EIN: 237361399
HENDERSONVILLE, NC
Fairs
NTEE: N52
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$363K
Total Expenses$307K
Total Assets$428K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$28K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at North Carolina Apple Festival Inc
How North Carolina Apple Festival Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$17
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 $83 for programs
$42
The organization (the "ncaf") estimates that its annual apple festival draws in excess of 230,000 visitors from all over the us and that the festival's street fair injects…
$41
The organization (the "ncaf") estimates that its annual festival draws in excess of 230,000 visitors from all over the us and that the festival's street faire injects more…
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$18,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 2 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CO-TREASURER
Colby Buchanan
SECRETARY
Geraldine Lamb
OFFICER
John Connet
OFFICER
John Shepherd
PRESIDENT
Josh English
OFFICER
Mark Shepherd
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $363K | $307K | $428K |
| 2024 | $235K | $221K | $367K |
| 2023 | $275K | $201K | $347K |
| 2022 | $210K | $198K | $271K |
| 2020 | $16K | $117K | $245K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $16K to $363K (+2229%), with total assets most recently reported at $428K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.