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NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill

NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill (North Carolina) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $368,182 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($119,393). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$395k
Funders on record
9
Grants received
$368k
Net assets
$415k
5/9 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill does

Mission

Guided by the experiences of those living with mental health conditions and rooted in equity, NAMI Charlotte provides advocacy, education, support and connections to resources so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build healthier lives

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.

NAMI Charlotte launched the NAMI Navigator, a free mental health navigation program that helps individuals and families connect to behavioral health providers, community resources, support groups, and educational programs. The program combines a searchable online directory of mental health resources with personalized navigation assistance to help individuals identify services that best meet their needs. By reducing barriers to accessing care and connecting people to trusted resources, the Navigator improves access to mental health support throughout the community.

Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).

  1. NAMI Charlotte provides free, evidence-based mental health education programs to individuals, families, and communities. Programs include Family-to-Family,Peer-to-Peer, Family and Friends, FaithNet and Ending the Silence. 2025 Accomplishments: 900 Individuals attended a NAMI Presentation 675 individuals attended a support group 623 individuals received support from our Helpline Volunteers donated 3,400 hours to NAMI Charlotte Trained 59 new NAMI Program Faciliatators Awarded Affilicate of the Year in North Carollina.

    $247,701 spent
    65% of program spending
  2. Public Awareness, Partnership and Outreach - Community Conversations meet people where they are. NAMI seeks to advance the mental wellness of all people living in the greater Chalotte, NC area. During 2024 we expanded our offerings to the community.

    $110,045 spent
    29% of program spending
  3. Public Policy and Advocacy - NAMI aims to work with government and advocacy teams to support laws and policies that will reap benefits for those impacted by mental illnesses.

    $20,784 spent
    5% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $378,530.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20222022 Revenue 100 ($70k) Expenses 100 ($30k) Net assets 100 ($117k)2023 Revenue 111 ($77k) Expenses 177 ($54k) Net assets 120 ($141k)2024 Revenue 567 ($395k) Expenses 396 ($121k) Net assets 354 ($415k)
202220232024
Revenue (567)Expenses (396)Net assets (354)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $141k to $420k (+198%).

$117k
$141k
$420k
202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.

$39k
’22
$23k
’23
$274k
’24
41
months of
reserve
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $22 → $550.

4 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 62% 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 NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill’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

NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill leans on a few funders — its largest provides 32% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

95% 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 NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

32%
largest funder
78%
top three
~4
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“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.

Where its funders are

62% of NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $138k that is directly attributable, 99% of it comes from North Carolina funders.

NY
NC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’23
North Carolina out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $230k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In North Carolina

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

75% of spending goes to programs.

Program 75%Management 16%Fundraising 9%

Governance

14
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NC

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Questions and answers

Who funds NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill?
NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill (North Carolina) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $368,182 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($119,393). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill have?
IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $368,182 in grants to NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill?
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $119,393 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like NAMI - Charlotte PKA Alliance for the Mentally Ill 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 FY2024 (financials across 2022–2024), and the filings of 9 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