North Carolina · Nonprofit
StriveCLT
StriveCLT (North Carolina) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $55,005 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC ($45,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $154k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $55k
- Net assets
- $195k
What StriveCLT does
Mission
StriveCLT helps families who aspire to increase their social capital. We provide reading, digital, financial and civic literacy education as well as family mentoring and networking opportunities to help them reach their full potential
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Afterschool Program/Reading Literacy.In 2025, StriveCLT provided high-quality afterschool programming and reading literacy support for children living in Charlotte's Southside Homes community. The program served approximately 30 kindergarten through fifth grade students from Marie G. Davis IB World School and nearby schools serving the Southside Homes community. The afterschool program operated Monday through Friday from school dismissal until approximately 6:00 p.m. It provided a safe, structured, and academically supportive environment for students while helping parents and guardians maintain stable employment. Students received evidence-based literacy instruction, vocabulary reinforcement, guided reading activities, individualized academic support, tutoring, and homework assistance. StriveCLT also distributed approximately 600 books to participating students, averaging 20 books per student, to build home libraries and encourage reading outside the classroom. StriveCLT supported students' social-emotional development by incorporating the Inner Explorer mindfulness curriculum and group discussions into daily programming. Students participated in mindfulness and emotional…
$112,471 spent57% of program spendingAdult Digital Literacy and Technology Access In 2025, StriveCLT continued its adult digital literacy program to help close the digital divide for residents of Southside Homes. The program was originally launched in response to residents' need for stronger access to online housing, communication, and service platforms. Training focused primarily on older adults, residents with limited technology experience, and participants seeking foundational computer skills for daily living and communication. Small-group classes were designed to provide supportive, low-pressure learning environments for participants with little or no prior computer experience. Instruction included keyboard and mouse familiarity, email setup and use, internet navigation, online safety, document access, and practical digital skills needed to access housing, healthcare, and community service information. Classes were facilitated by an instructor experienced in adult learning and senior engagement. During 2025, StriveCLT conducted five weeks of training for 11 senior adult residents. Participants who completed the course series received certificates of completion. Through partnerships with community organizations…
$58,503 spent30% of program spendingSummer Learning and Enrichment Programs In 2025, StriveCLT expanded educational enrichment opportunities and helped address summer learning loss for children living in Southside Homes. In collaboration with community partners and donors, StriveCLT provided financial assistance and scholarships for 20 students who also participated in the organization's afterschool program during the academic year. The summer camp scholarships helped families access safe, high-quality programming beyond the students' immediate neighborhood. One camp provided academic reinforcement for children in kindergarten through second grade. Another camp served older students and emphasized outdoor experiences, physical activity, and mental well-being. StriveCLT also offered a four-day spring break camp during the Easter school closure to provide all-day care for approximately 20 children whose parents and guardians still needed to work. The camp included a full daily curriculum with at least 60 minutes of reading literacy each day, as well as breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. Guest visits from a librarian and an art instructor enhanced the learning experience. To ensure consistent attendance and…
$17,823 spent9% of program spendingFinancial Literacy, Civic Engagement, and Organizational Capacity Building In 2025, StriveCLT provided financial literacy education and civic engagement programming for residents of Southside Homes and surrounding communities. Through volunteer-led workshops, community partnerships, and a pilot educational series, the organization delivered practical financial education focused on budgeting, savings, credit awareness, debt management, financial goal setting, and long-term financial stability. In partnership with Inlivian, StriveCLT implemented a virtual financial literacy pilot for Southside Homes residents. The organization purchased 25 THRIVE in 2025 Financial Empowerment Planners for individual use to help residents plan monthly budgets and track income and expenses. A StriveCLT board member who is also a bank vice president led a four-week discussion series. StriveCLT continued evaluating in-person, virtual, and hybrid delivery models to improve accessibility and participation. Residents who participated in the financial literacy pilot reported satisfaction with the learning experience and discussions. StriveCLT identified opportunities to strengthen the model through targeted…
$8,184 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $196,981.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
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 $88k to $307k (+250%).
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: 2024 32% · 2025 19%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of StriveCLT’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 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.
Board chair
Sam Smith
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $10k → $5.
2 of 3 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 StriveCLT’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
StriveCLT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 82% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 StriveCLT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 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
100% of StriveCLT's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Against its field
StriveCLT is better cushioned than half of the 1,934 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,934 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like StriveCLT
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
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for StriveCLT: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds StriveCLT?
- StriveCLT (North Carolina) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $55,005 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC ($45,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does StriveCLT have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $55,005 in grants to StriveCLT, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of StriveCLT?
- UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC is the largest funder on record, with $45,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like StriveCLT 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 FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 3 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