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GREAT SCHOOLS NC

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Plain text GREAT SCHOOLS NC. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2024–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/921089656. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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MLA “GREAT SCHOOLS NC.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2024–2025, https://strategystudio.org/org/921089656. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-18; covers tax years 2024–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $3.1M · expenses $3.9M · assets $665K

EIN
92-1089656
Address
1515 MOCKINGBIRD LN STE 400, CHARLOTTE, NC 28209-3298
Website
WWW.GREATSCHOOLSNC.ORG
NTEE code
B12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2023
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Mission

GREAT SCHOOLS NORTH CAROLINA (GSNC) SUPPORTS LEADERS WITH STRATEGIC FUNDING AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION OPTIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

8 people 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
Madeline Hannigan EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2024-2025 $238,173$443,971 1
Reid Phillips MANAGING DIRECTOR,SCHOOL FINANCE & REAL ESTATE2024-2025 $238,173$387,062 1
Shauna Bell MANAGING DIRECTOR2024-2025 $221,040$377,868 1
Hunter Schimpff DIRECTOR, FINANCE2024-2025 $180,000$343,285 1
Shea Reeder MANAGING DIRECTOR, SCHOOLS & PARTNERSHIPS2025 $238,173$238,173 1
Allison Becker CHIEF OF STAFF2025 $212,423$212,423 1
Allie Becker (former) CHIEF OF STAFF2024 $159,160$159,160 1
Marvin Espinoza-Leiva (former) DIRECTOR OF DATA STRATEGY2024 $128,625$128,625 1
Unpaid officers and directors · 4 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Scott Benson BOARD CHAIR2024-2025 1
Beth Anderson BOARD MEMBER2025 1
Kameelah Shaheed BOARD MEMBER2025 1
Lane Faison (former) TREASURER2024 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · 6 paid, $1.3M · 7 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MADELINE HANNIGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $230,223$0$7,950 $238,1731
SHEA REEDER MANAGING DIRECTOR, SCHOOLS & PARTNERSHIPS40 $230,223$0$7,950 $238,1731
REID PHILLIPS MANAGING DIRECTOR,SCHOOL FINANCE & REAL ESTATE40 $230,223$0$7,950 $238,1731
SHAUNA BELL MANAGING DIRECTOR40 $213,090$0$7,950 $221,0401
ALLISON BECKER CHIEF OF STAFF40 $205,223$0$7,200 $212,4231
HUNTER SCHIMPFF DIRECTOR, FINANCE40 $180,000$0$0 $180,0001
SCOTT BENSON BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
BETH ANDERSON BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
KAMEELAH SHAHEED BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · 6 paid, $963K · 7 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MADELINE HANNIGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $180,000$0$25,798 $205,7981
HUNTER SCHIMPFF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40 $144,150$0$19,135 $163,2851
ALLIE BECKER CHIEF OF STAFF40 $140,025$0$19,135 $159,1601
SHAUNA BELL MANAGING DIRECTOR40 $150,983$0$5,845 $156,8281
REID PHILLIPS MANAGING DIRECTOR40 $131,825$0$17,064 $148,8891
MARVIN ESPINOZA-LEIVA DIRECTOR OF DATA STRATEGY40 $128,625$0$0 $128,6251
SCOTT BENSON BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
LANE FAISON TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2025 · 2 contractors · $348K
NameLocationServicePaid
HATTAWAY COMMUNICATIONSWASHINGTON, DC$225,000
SMJ COMMUNICATIONS LLCCHARLOTTE, NC$123,000

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 7 grants to organizations · $975K
2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $150K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,107,192$3,909,337 $664,977$643,758 $3,025,000$0 $238,17373
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,353,335$1,917,432 $1,611,383$1,445,903 $3,300,000$0 $205,79870

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $3,310,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. 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
SKEEBO FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GREAT SCHOOLS NC” 2023-2024 2$3,010,000 2024$3,000,000
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CITY FUND Public charity Exact 2024 1$300,000 2024$300,000
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ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONNMB12 $3,398,944$2,698,838 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$153,339 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x
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WALTHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONNEB12 $5,411,315$5,409,589 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x
PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLSPAB12 $4,406,878$4,720,389 CEO$105,228 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$34,146,28924 52010–2024 GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW; BATTELLE FOR KIDS; FOUNDATION FOR TACOMA STUDENTS; KNOX EDUCATION FOUNDATION and 1 more
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$30,880,95043 122017–2024 GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW; MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION; FOUNDATION FOR TACOMA STUDENTS; PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION and 8 more
BROAD FOUNDATION Private foundation$30,450,00011 22016–2024 GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW; MANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$24,284,728216 492016–2024 THE MATCH FOUNDATION INC; ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME INC; SAGES EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION; HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION and 45 more
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$15,376,264156 402014–2024 GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW; PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION; HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; BEACON EDUCATION INC and 36 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$14,418,28197 312019–2024 PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION; HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; SARATOGA MUSIC BOOSTERS; ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATION and 27 more
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$11,286,30564 52009–2024 EDVESTORS INC; THE MATCH FOUNDATION INC; NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION; NURTURING MINDS INC and 1 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$8,938,32861 172010–2024 GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW; PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION; FOUNDATION FOR TULSA SCHOOLS; UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC FOUNDATION and 13 more
NORMAN R RALES AND RUTH RALES FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,000,0004 12021–2024 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$7,122,77516 32012–2024 FOUNDATION FOR TULSA SCHOOLS; NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION; OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$4,763,89410 12013–2024 COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$4,350,0007 12020–2023 GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$3,056,06951 212020–2024 ELEVATE 215; NURTURING MINDS INC; HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; GOSUMEC FOUNDATION USA and 17 more
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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 990 · $3,909,337 spent · pay $1,745,817 · grants $975,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,209,973$785,269$358,654$66,050 31.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $975,000$975,000-- 24.9%
Fees: other services $934,247$843,535$90,712- 23.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $238,173$154,573$70,598$13,002 6.1%
Other employee benefits $190,548$123,665$56,481$10,402 4.9%
Payroll taxes $107,123$69,523$31,753$5,847 2.7%
Fees: lobbying $61,747$61,747-- 1.6%
Travel $51,013$32,483$18,530- 1.3%
Office expenses $45,472$23,582$21,890- 1.2%
Information technology $36,944$17,262$19,682- 0.9%
Occupancy $22,810$10,275$12,535- 0.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBCRIPTIONS $11,121$11,121-- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $9,467$8,548$919- 0.2%
Fees: legal $9,124$8,238$886- 0.2%
Insurance $5,675-$5,675- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $900$900-- 0.0%
Total$3,909,337100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $1,917,432 spent · pay $1,514,382 · grants $150,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,070,000$784,200$285,800- 55.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $205,798$150,829$54,969- 10.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $150,000$150,000-- 7.8%
Pension plan contributions $140,376$102,881$37,495- 7.3%
Fees: other services $123,238$46,361$76,877- 6.4%
Payroll taxes $98,208$71,976$26,232- 5.1%
Information technology $50,066$25,721$24,345- 2.6%
Office expenses $26,975$6,970$20,005- 1.4%
Travel $24,067$17,062$7,005- 1.3%
Occupancy $9,678-$9,678- 0.5%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBCRIPTIONS $8,425$8,425-- 0.4%
Insurance $5,566-$5,566- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $2,175$2,175-- 0.1%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $1,990-$1,990- 0.1%
Fees: legal $870$327$543- 0.0%
Total$1,917,432100%

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