Weatherspoon Foundation

Charlotte, NC
Tax-exempt since Oct. 1999
EIN: 56-2154056

This organization is not listed in the IRS's most recent list of tax exempt organizations, but we have data associated with this Employer Identification Number.

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) 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.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

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 Dec.
2024

Revenue

$12

Expenses

$101,981

Net Income

-$101,969

Net Assets

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$12	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$99,138	97.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$0
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$0

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura W Shwedo (President)	$0	$0
Martha W Johansson (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 31, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$1,000,151

Expenses

$1,001,375

Net Income

-$1,224

Net Assets

$101,969

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,000,000	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$151	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,001,238	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$101,969
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$101,969

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura W Shwedo (Board Member)	$0	$0
Martha Kay Massey Weatherspoon (Board Member)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$27

Expenses

$7,550

Net Income

-$7,523

Net Assets

$103,193

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$27	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$7,550	100%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$103,193
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$103,193

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura W Shwedo (Board Member)	$0	$0
Martha Kay Massey Weatherspoon (Board Member)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 12, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$11

Expenses

$9,746

Net Income

-$9,735

Net Assets

$110,716

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$11	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,873	50.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$110,716
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$110,716

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura W Shwedo (Board Member)	$0	$0
Martha Kay Massey Weatherspoon (Board Member)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$94

Expenses

$3,793,288

Net Income

-$3,793,194

Net Assets

$120,450

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$94	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$3,751,750	98.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$120,451
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$120,450

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura W Shwedo (Board Member)	$0	$0
Martha Kay Massey Weatherspoon (Board Member)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 14, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$3,753,347

Expenses

$1,930,662

Net Income

$1,822,685

Net Assets

$3,913,644

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,781	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$3,751,566	100.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,926,536	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,913,645
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$3,913,644

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Laura W Shwedo (Board Member)	$0	$0
Martha Kay Massey Weatherspoon (Board Member)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on July 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$3,090

Expenses

$172,086

Net Income

-$168,996

Net Assets

$2,507,135

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$650	21.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,440	79.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$168,912	98.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,507,135
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,507,135

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$876

Expenses

$167,646

Net Income

-$166,770

Net Assets

$594,492

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$876	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$167,600	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$594,492
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$594,492

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$1,716

Expenses

$191,453

Net Income

-$189,737

Net Assets

$761,262

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,673	97.5%
Dividends	$43	2.5%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$191,400	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$761,262
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$761,262

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$13,723

Expenses

$184,309

Net Income

-$170,586

Net Assets

$950,999

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2,171	15.8%
Dividends	$2,109	15.4%
Sales of Assets	$9,255	67.4%
Other Income	$188	1.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$182,200	98.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,850,999
Total Liabilities	$900,000
Net Assets	$950,999

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$3,770

Expenses

$128,475

Net Income

-$124,705

Net Assets

$1,121,585

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$104	2.8%
Dividends	$9,035	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$212	5.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$126,603	98.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,121,585
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,121,585

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

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Weatherspoon Foundation

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Type of Nonprofit

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2010

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