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Mecklenburg Ministries

  • Charlotte, NC
  • Tax-exempt since May 1988
  • EIN: 56-1583407

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$111k (2024)

Expenses
$113k (2024)

Total Assets
$67.3k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$366 (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2020 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$111,416
Expenses
$112,862
Net Income
-$1,446
Net Assets
$66,968
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $59,955
53.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $50,495
45.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $966
0.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $67,334
Total Liabilities $366
Net Assets $66,968
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Rev Le Dayne Mc Leese Polaski (Executive Dir.) $41,000 $0
Kristen Anderson (Director) $0 $0
Rabbi Asher Knight (Vice President) $0 $0
Sonja Lee (Director) $0 $0
Rev Amy Brooks Paradise (President) $0 $0
Stephanie Fielder (Treasurer) $0 $0
Andrea Betaudier (Director) $0 $0
Joshua Scott (Director) $0 $0
Adrian Bird (Director) $0 $0
Erkam Adiguzel (Director) $0 $0
James B Pitts (Director) $0 $0
Jenni Brannan (Director) $0 $0
Mandeep Grewal (Director) $0 $0
Zach Surber (Director) $0 $0
Sarah Simmons (Director) $0 $0
Diego Torres (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 25, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$108,258
Expenses
$109,922
Net Income
-$1,664
Net Assets
$68,414
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $52,618
48.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $55,628
51.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12
0.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $68,940
Total Liabilities $526
Net Assets $68,414
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Rev Le Dayne Mc Leese Polaski (Executive Dir.) $40,000 $0
Kristen Anderson (Director) $0 $0
Rabbi Asher Knight (Vice President) $0 $0
Charlene Mack (Director) $0 $0
Rev Amy Brooks Paradise (President) $0 $0
Stephanie Fielder (Director) $0 $0
Andrea Betaudier (Director) $0 $0
Naim Muhammad (Director) $0 $0
Adrian Bird (Director) $0 $0
Amir Nawabi (Director) $0 $0
James B Pitts (Director) $0 $0
Jennifer Roberts (Treasurer) $0 $0
Mandeep Grewal (Secretary) $0 $0
Zach Surber (Director) $0 $0
Sarah Simmons (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 24, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$95,601
Expenses
$88,495
Net Income
$7,106
Net Assets
$70,078
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $64,440
67.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $30,949
32.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $212
0.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $70,451
Total Liabilities $373
Net Assets $70,078
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Rev Le Dayne Mc Leese Polaski (Executive Dir.) $29,500 $0
Dorene Alama (Director) $0 $0
Rev Amy Brooks (Vice President) $0 $0
Imam John Ederer (President) $0 $0
Stephanie Fielder (Director) $0 $0
Pawanjit Singh (Director) $0 $0
Rabbi Asher Knight (Director) $0 $0
James B Pitts (Director) $0 $0
Jennifer Roberts (Treasurer) $0 $0
Amee Roome (Secretary) $0 $0
Sarah Simmons (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on May 9, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$124,622
Expenses
$94,472
Net Income
$30,150
Net Assets
$62,972
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,984
81.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $23,463
18.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $175
0.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $63,220
Total Liabilities $248
Net Assets $62,972
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dorene Alama (Director) $0 $0
Rev Amy Brooks (Vice President) $0 $0
Shalu Kaur Garcha (Director) $0 $0
Imam John Ederer (President) $0 $0
Stephanie Fielder (Director) $0 $0
Joe George (Treasurer) $0 $0
Mia Mc Clain (Director) $0 $0
Rabbi Asher Knight (Director) $0 $0
Seedy Njie (Director) $0 $0
James B Pitts (Director) $0 $0
Jennifer Roberts (Director) $0 $0
Amee Roome (Director) $0 $0
Pawanjit Singh (Director) $0 $0
Julian Wright (Director) $0 $0
Rev Le Dayne Mc Leese Polaski (Executive Dir.) $0 $0
Sally Herlong (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on March 23, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$75,117
Expenses
$72,264
Net Income
$2,853
Net Assets
$32,822
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $53,238
70.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $21,276
28.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $603
0.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,605
Total Liabilities $783
Net Assets $32,822
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Dorene Alama (Vice President) $0 $0
Rev Amy Brooks (Director) $0 $0
Duane Butler (Director) $0 $0
Imam John Ederer (President) $0 $0
Stephanie Fielder (Director) $0 $0
Joe George (Director) $0 $0
Rev Cassandra Jones (Director) $0 $0
Rabbi Dusty Rose Klass (Secretary) $0 $0
Seedy Njie (Director) $0 $0
James B Pitts (Director) $0 $0
Jennifer Roberts (Director) $0 $0
Amee Roome (Director) $0 $0
Pawanjit Singh (Director) $0 $0
Julian Wright (Treasurer) $0 $0
Rev Le Dayne Mc Leese Polaski (Executive Dir.) $0 $0
Sally Herlong (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Dec. 9, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

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