FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $86K · expenses $74K · assets $31K
- EIN
- 47-5470710
- Address
- 301 E JOHN ST, MATTHEWS, NC 28105-4837
- Website
- www.screenstrong.org
- NTEE code
- B99
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2016
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Families Managing Media aka ScreenStrong empowers parents to confidently develop a balanced digital media lifestyle. Focusing on the connection between brain development and media use we provide solutions to reclaim kids and reconnect families in todays digital world.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Hempe | President | 2017-2025 | $0 | $114,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Ardizzone | Board Member | 2022-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bob Stouffer | Board Chairman | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Josh Carlton | Board Member | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jonathan Daniell (former) | Board Chairman | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Anneka Daniell (former) | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wendy Schmidly (former) | Board Member | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Salamone (former) | Board Member | 2019-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Candace Salamone (former) | Board Member | 2019-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Mullins (former) | Board Member | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lindsay Boner (former) | Board Member | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jonathan Daniel (former) | Board Chairman | 2020-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Larry Hubatka (former) | Board Member | 2019-2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ronald L Brown MD (former) | Board Member | 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tom Kakadelis (former) | Board Member | 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lisa Sherrill (former) | Board Member | 2017-2018 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sandy Weathersbee (former) | Board Member | 2017 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stouffer | Board Chairman | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Josh Carlton | Board Member | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Ardizzone | Board Member | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Daniell | Board Chairman | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anneka Daniell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Ardizzone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Daniell | Board Chairman | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anneka Daniell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Ardizzone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Daniell | Board Chairman | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anneka Daniell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Ardizzone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $25,000 | - | $0 | $25,000 | 1 |
| Wendy Schmidly | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Salamone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Candace Salamone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Mullins | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anneka Daniell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lindsay Boner | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Daniel | Board Chairman | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $28K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $28,000 | - | $0 | $28,000 | 1 |
| Wendy Schmidly | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Salamone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Candace Salamone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Mullins | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Hubatka | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anneka Daniell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lindsay Boner | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Daniel | Board Chairman | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $12,000 | - | - | $12,000 | 1 |
| Michael Salamone | Board Chairman | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Candace Salamone | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald L Brown MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Kakadelis | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Hubatka | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Hempe | President | 50 | $35,000 | - | $0 | $35,000 | 1 |
| Tom Kakadelis | Board Chairman | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald L Brown MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Sherrill | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Hempe RN | President | 50 | $14,000 | - | $0 | $14,000 | 1 |
| Tom Kakadelis | Board Chairman | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald L Brown MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Sherrill | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sandy Weathersbee | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $85,919 | $74,129 | $31,415 | $27,870 | $35,841 | $50,078 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $126,546 | $141,389 | $18,471 | $16,080 | $35,284 | $90,388 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $138,538 | $144,930 | $34,971 | $30,923 | $14,655 | $120,435 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $57,914 | $60,874 | $39,851 | $37,315 | $31,631 | $26,283 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,389 | $92,502 | $63,320 | $56,849 | $52,909 | $33,480 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,389 | $92,502 | $63,320 | $56,849 | $52,909 | $33,480 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $126,768 | $107,841 | $65,702 | $62,962 | $111,772 | $14,996 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $113,805 | $84,252 | $44,899 | $44,035 | $78,304 | $32,438 | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $78,734 | $103,102 | $15,573 | $14,482 | $59,786 | $17,710 | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $104,093 | $77,708 | $40,401 | $38,850 | $20,563 | $7,856 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $161,303 in all, tax years 2017 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017-2018, 2020-2024 | 7 | $145,971 | 2024 | $12,471 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017, 2020 | 2 | $11,300 | 2020 | $5,500 | show |
| ALBEMARLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” | 2021-2022 | 2 | $3,150 | 2022 | $650 | show |
| MYLES D AND J FAYE SAMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” | 2025 | 1 | $500 | 2025 | $500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $282 | 2023 | $57 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” | 2018 | 1 | $100 | 2018 | $100 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $74,129 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $58,379 | 78.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,682 | 21.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $68 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $74,129 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $141,389 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $106,789 | 75.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $31,929 | 22.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,671 | 1.9% | |
| Total | $141,389 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $144,930 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $121,952 | 84.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $21,337 | 14.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,641 | 1.1% | |
| Total | $144,930 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $60,874 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $41,955 | 68.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $17,394 | 28.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,525 | 2.5% | |
| Total | $60,874 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $92,502 spent · pay $63,451 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $63,451 | 68.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $14,828 | 16.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $12,848 | 13.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,375 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $92,502 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $107,841 spent · pay $54,305 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $54,305 | 50.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $33,493 | 31.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $19,599 | 18.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $444 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $107,841 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $84,252 spent · pay $22,772 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $36,589 | 43.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $23,535 | 27.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $22,772 | 27.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,356 | 1.6% | |
| Total | $84,252 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $103,102 spent · pay $56,860 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $56,860 | 55.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $32,200 | 31.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $9,351 | 9.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $4,691 | 4.5% | |
| Total | $103,102 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $77,708 spent · pay $23,635 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $33,689 | 43.4% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $23,635 | 30.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $10,844 | 14.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $9,540 | 12.3% | |
| Total | $77,708 | 100% |