North Carolina · Nonprofit
CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC
CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,465,165 to it, the largest being MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA ($656,029). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $0
What Chatham County Council on Aging Inc does
Mission
To promote independent living and physical and mental wellness among chatham county's older population through a wide range of services that includes home-delivered (meals on wheels), frozen/shelf-stable, and congregate meals; in-home personal care; general and medical
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2022 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Effective june 30, 2023 chatham county council on aging, inc. Transferred its personnel, operating and capital expenses, revenue and capital assets to chatham county, and public body politic and corporate of the state of north carolina.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
The council on aging's multifaceted nutrition program is vital to the health and well-being of chatham county's older adults. The council assists individuals at risk of malnutrition and social isolation by providing nutritious meals through meals on wheels (mow), congregate nutrition, and frozen and shelf-stable meals. Community volunteers and partners deliver meals on wheels on 12 routes throughout chatham county to homebound older adults, many of whom live alone. In addition to providing a daily meal, volunteers also provided a wellness check to ensure the client's safety and well-being. The council's two senior centers of excellence also serve as congregate nutrition sites and offer a noon-time meal and activities for older adults who are not homebound or do not qualify for meals on wheels. For individuals who are not on a meals on wheels route and cannot or do not wish to attend a congregate nutrition site, the agency offers frozen meals. In fiscal year 2022-2023, 21,308 hot meals, 620 frozen meals, and 140 shelf stable meals were served through the meals on wheels program. During that same period, 11,608 hot meals were served to the congregate nutrition clients. Additionally,…
$225,755 spent$7,928 earned by the program17% of program spendingThe council offers an in-home aide (iha) program for older adults needing assistance with their personal care needs, as well as respite care services for family caregivers who need assistance providing care to their loved one. The council maintains contracts with state-licensed home care agencies for these services. In-home aides provide assistance with personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping, and other tasks that older adults with limited mobility cannot do for themselves. Additionally, respite services provided to family caregivers allows the caregiver to take a much-needed break, tend to other tasks, or handle some of their own needs or medical appointments all while knowing their loved one is being cared for. Care plans are customized to each client's specific needs. In fiscal year 2022-2023, a total of 8,228 hours of in-home assistance was provided through the iha program. Additionally, 370 hours of respite care was provided for family caregivers.
$438,782 spent34% of program spendingThrough a partnership with chatham transit network, the local coordinated transportation system, the council on aging provided general and medical transportation services to older adults. The council arranged transportation for participants to the agency's two senior centers/congregate nutrition sites in pittsboro and siler city 5 days per week through chatham transit so that participants could enjoy activities, socialization, and a nutritious lunch. Chatham transit operated 7 routes (4 in pittsboro and 3 in siler city) for council on aging participants during fiscal year 2022-2023. In addition to providing transportation to and from the centers, weekly stops were also made to the pharmacy and grocery store so that participants could obtain needed items. The council on aging also works with chatham transit to provide transportation to and from routine medical appointments. During fiscal year 2022-2023, 1,565 medical transportation rides were provided to 208 individual clients and 3,322 rides were provided to the senior centers/congregate nutrition sites for 90 individual clients.
$282,089 spent22% of program spendingThe council offers many other programs and services for chatham's growing older population. Its responsiveness to the community has been recognized and honored in various ways. In 2014, the council was named the "small business of the year" by the chatham county chamber of commerce and in 2016, the council was selected by the western chatham naacp for its humanitarian award. In 2017, the chatham county public health department honored the council as its "partner of the year", and the nc association of county commissioners gave the council the "excellence in innovation" award for its work in developing a collaborative database on home repair. The unc gilling's school of global public health chose the council for a capstone project to develop a comprehensive plan for aging in chatham county; in 2018, another unc capstone team chose to support the council in implementing the plan. Also in 2018, glaxo smith kline selected the council for its "impact" award, and the nc division of aging and adult services chose chatham county and the council for its annual "ernest b messer service excellence award". In 2019, still another unc capstone team chose the council for its graduation practicum…
$355,504 spentof which $110,163 as grants$5,781 earned by the program27% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,302,130.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $4.5M to $0 (−100%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 89% · 2018 91% · 2019 82% · 2020 81% · 2021 80% · 2022 80% · 2023 87%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ashlyn Martin
Executive director
As listed on its FY2023 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 6 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $102k → $110k.
6 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 38% · 2018 31% · 2019 42% · 2020 50% · 2021 44% · 2022 47% · 2023 77% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
36% of CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC draws 58% of its grant income from funders outside North Carolina, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $266k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC?
- CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,465,165 to it, the largest being MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA ($656,029). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $1,465,165 in grants to CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC?
- MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA is the largest funder on record, with $656,029 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHATHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing