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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Melanie Hempe President2017-2025 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Barbara Ardizzone Board Member2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Bob Stouffer Board Chairman2025 5 $0 reported 1
Josh Carlton Board Member2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Daniell (former) Board Chairman2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Anneka Daniell (former) Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Wendy Schmidly (former) Board Member2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Salamone (former) Board Member2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Candace Salamone (former) Board Member2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
John Mullins (former) Board Member2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Lindsay Boner (former) Board Member2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Daniel (former) Board Chairman2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Larry Hubatka (former) Board Member2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Ronald L Brown MD (former) Board Member2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Tom Kakadelis (former) Board Member2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Sherrill (former) Board Member2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Sandy Weathersbee (former) Board Member2017 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bob Stouffer Board Chairman5 $0-$0 $01
Josh Carlton Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Ardizzone Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Melanie Hempe President50 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jonathan Daniell Board Chairman1 $0-$0 $01
Anneka Daniell Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Ardizzone Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Melanie Hempe President50 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jonathan Daniell Board Chairman1 $0-$0 $01
Anneka Daniell Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Ardizzone Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Melanie Hempe President50 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jonathan Daniell Board Chairman1 $0-$0 $01
Anneka Daniell Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Ardizzone Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Melanie Hempe President50 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melanie Hempe President50 $25,000-$0 $25,0001
Wendy Schmidly Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Michael Salamone Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Candace Salamone Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
John Mullins Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Anneka Daniell Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Lindsay Boner Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Jonathan Daniel Board Chairman5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melanie Hempe President50 $28,000-$0 $28,0001
Wendy Schmidly Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Michael Salamone Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Candace Salamone Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
John Mullins Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Larry Hubatka Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Anneka Daniell Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Lindsay Boner Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Jonathan Daniel Board Chairman5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melanie Hempe President50 $12,000-- $12,0001
Michael Salamone Board Chairman1 $0-- $01
Candace Salamone Board Member1 $0-- $01
Ronald L Brown MD Board Member1 $0-- $01
Tom Kakadelis Board Member1 $0-- $01
Larry Hubatka Board Member1 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melanie Hempe President50 $35,000-$0 $35,0001
Tom Kakadelis Board Chairman1 $0-$0 $01
Ronald L Brown MD Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Sherrill Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melanie Hempe RN President50 $14,000-$0 $14,0001
Tom Kakadelis Board Chairman1 $0-$0 $01
Ronald L Brown MD Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Sherrill Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Sandy Weathersbee Board Member1 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,919$74,129 $31,415$27,870 $35,841$50,078 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,546$141,389 $18,471$16,080 $35,284$90,388 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,538$144,930 $34,971$30,923 $14,655$120,435 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,914$60,874 $39,851$37,315 $31,631$26,283 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,389$92,502 $63,320$56,849 $52,909$33,480 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,389$92,502 $63,320$56,849 $52,909$33,480 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,768$107,841 $65,702$62,962 $111,772$14,996 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,805$84,252 $44,899$44,035 $78,304$32,438 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,734$103,102 $15,573$14,482 $59,786$17,710 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2018, 2020-2024 7$145,971 2024$12,471
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2020 2$11,300 2020$5,500
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ALBEMARLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” 2021-2022 2$3,150 2022$650
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MYLES D AND J FAYE SAMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” 2025 1$500 2025$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” 2020-2023 4$282 2023$57
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FAMILIES MANAGING MEDIA INC” 2018 1$100 2018$100
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Who funds organizations like this

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W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$600,0002 12022–2023 THE EXPECTATIONS PROJECT INC
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$480,0003 22020–2023 97 PERCENT ORG INC; THE EXPECTATIONS PROJECT INC
SELANDER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$247,0005 12014–2024 SERVANTEK INC
THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$200,0001 12022–2022 THE EXPECTATIONS PROJECT INC
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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
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$74,129100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $141,389 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$141,389100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $144,930 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$144,930100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $60,874 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$60,874100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $92,502 spent · pay $63,451 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$92,502100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $107,841 spent · pay $54,305 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$107,841100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $84,252 spent · pay $22,772 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$84,252100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $103,102 spent · pay $56,860 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$103,102100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $77,708 spent · pay $23,635 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$77,708100%

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