North Carolina · Nonprofit
Whirlidogs Training Center Inc
Whirlidogs Training Center Inc (North Carolina) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,922 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($15,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $227k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $54k
- Net assets
- $235k
What Whirlidogs Training Center Inc does
Mission
To establish a downtown business or businesses that would support the training and subsequent employment of differently abled adults being inclusive of all levels of ability.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
WhirliDogs Cafe and Training Operations | WhirliDogs Cafe operates as a fully functioning restaurant and training center providing meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The cafe creates an inclusive environment where employees develop workplace skills gain independence and contribute to the local community through meaningful work. In 2025 the cafe employed and trained 25 young adults with disabilities in roles such as food preparation customer service cleaning and point-of-sale transactions. Staff receive structured coaching individualized support and ongoing skill development to help them succeed in both their current roles and future employment. Beyond technical skills the program emphasizes confidence-building teamwork and problem solving-equipping participants with transferable skills for long-term independence. WhirliDogs tracks program outcomes to measure effectiveness. We monitor the number of individuals trained ServSafe certifications earned job placements in the broader workforce and retention of those placements. Early results have been highly encouraging seven employees have successfully transitioned into…
$185,213 spent78% of program spendingServSafe Academy: WhirliDogs Cafe operates the ServSafe Academy a specialized training program that equips individuals with the knowledge and skills required for safe food handling and preparation. This program uses the nationally recognized ServSafe curriculum which we have adapted to include hands-on instruction in our commercial kitchen to reinforce and build confidence in practical application. Since launching the program we have trained more than 40 individuals many of whom are young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking their first job in the food service industry. In 2025 we have trained an additional 12 individuals. The Academy provides structured classroom learning combined with supervised kitchen practice ensuring participants not only understand the content but can also apply food safety principles in real-world situations. At the conclusion of the program participants take the ServSafe certification exam. Our program has achieved a 95% passing rate significantly higher than national averages demonstrating the effectiveness of our adapted teaching methods and the commitment of our students. Certification provides participants with a valuable…
$32,000 spent14% of program spendingPrep Academy: The WhirliDogs Prep Academy is designed to prepare individuals for success in food service by teaching both the practical skills and specialized language used in a commercial kitchen. Many participants face challenges with technical terminology which can create barriers to earning industry certifications such as ServSafe. The Prep Academy addresses this gap through experiential learning that blends cooking cleaning and vocabulary development in a supportive hands-on environment. The course consists of four two-hour sessions held in our commercial kitchen. Under the guidance of an instructor participants prepare full entrees-such as chicken pot pies lasagna enchiladas and parmesan meatballs-that they can take home to share with their families. This structure not only builds culinary skills but also reinforces the pride of creating something meaningful for others. In addition to food preparation participants are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing the kitchen at the conclusion of each session. This step reinforces food safety practices while familiarizing participants with essential equipment and procedures such as proper use of prep sinks three-compartment sinks…
$19,006 spent8% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $236,219.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2020 to 2021, from $93k to $235k (+153%).
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.
40% of Whirlidogs Training Center Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 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
Wesley Trump
Executive Director
Board chair
Coalter Paxton
Chair Board of Directors
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $10k → $12k.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 43% 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 Whirlidogs Training Center 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
Whirlidogs Training Center Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 28% of grant income and the top three 69%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
43% 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 Whirlidogs Training Center Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 67% · 2022 70% · 2023 65% — diversifying over time.
“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
68% of Whirlidogs Training Center Inc's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $23k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
Whirlidogs Training Center Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,883 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,883 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Whirlidogs Training Center Inc
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
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
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 Whirlidogs Training Center Inc: 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 Whirlidogs Training Center Inc?
- Whirlidogs Training Center Inc (North Carolina) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,922 to it, the largest being NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($15,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Whirlidogs Training Center Inc have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $53,922 in grants to Whirlidogs Training Center Inc, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Whirlidogs Training Center Inc?
- NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $15,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Whirlidogs Training Center 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 FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 7 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