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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-4333454

Sunshine Now Foundation

A private foundation in Asheville, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $606,775 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Terry Van Dyke
PO Box 19870
Asheville, NC 28815
(828) 337-8520
[email protected]
Form and materials
By letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
501(c)(3) organizations only with a focus on organizations located in western north carolina

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $606,775

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $19,634,184

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,090,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $19,289,255

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $19,708,806

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,401,076

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Red CrossAsheville, NC

    Maui relief program

    $100,000
  2. Old Fort StrongOld Fort, NC

    General purposes

    $100,000
  3. Asap-Growing MindsAsheville, NC

    General purposes

    $80,000
  4. Bounty & SoulBlack MTN, NC

    General purposes

    $80,000
  5. Manna Food BankMills River, NC

    General purposes

    $80,000
  6. Arts for LifeAsheville, NC

    General purposes

    $60,000
  7. Schwab Charitable FundLone Tree, CO

    Charity

    $50,775
  8. Industrial CommonsMorganton, NC

    General purposes

    $50,000
  9. Only Hope WNCE Flat Rock, NC

    General purposes

    $6,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $160,00049% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $60,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,77516% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $50,00015% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $6,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina8 grants $556,000
  2. Florida1 grant $50,775

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Terry Van DykePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Austin Brockenbrough IVTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Merrill RobinsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kristin HuffmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0

The return

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