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Hickory Public Schools Education Foundation

EIN 46-3972758 • 501(c)3 • Hickory, NC

Profile

To manage charitable gifts received to benefit the Hickory Public Schools. Solicits funds to invest over an extended period of time with net earnings to benefit the Hickory Public School activities.

PO Box 213Hickory, NC 28603

www.hickoryeducationfoundation.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

8th percentile

-127%

Higher net margin than 8% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

39th percentile

-9.4%

Faster asset growth than 39% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

14th percentile

-59%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Down

$76,360

Down $7,887 (-9.4%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$76,360

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$6,200

Down $8,829 (-59%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$14,087

Up $10,833 (+333%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$7,887

Down $19,662 (-167%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $1Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $7,936Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $7,9362014Assets 2015: $24,701Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $24,7012015Assets 2016: $10,391Net Assets 2016: $10,3912016Assets 2017: $34,362Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $29,575Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $29,5752018Assets 2019: $127,082Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $127,0822019Assets 2020: $112,651Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $112,6512020Assets 2021: $111,157Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $111,1572021Assets 2022: $83,542Net Assets 2022: $83,5422022Assets 2023: $72,472Net Assets 2023: $72,4722023Assets 2024: $84,247Liabilities 2024: $02024Assets 2025: $76,360Net Assets 2025: $76,3602025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$76,360
Liabilities-
Net Assets$76,360

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $0Expenses 2013: $0Net Income 2013: $02013Revenue 2014: $9,503Expenses 2014: $1,567Net Income 2014: $7,9362014Revenue 2015: $40,249Expenses 2015: $23,484Net Income 2015: $16,7652015Revenue 2016: $26,890Expenses 2016: $41,200Net Income 2016: -$14,3102016Revenue 2017: $25,361Expenses 2017: $1,390Net Income 2017: $23,9712017Revenue 2018: $47,696Expenses 2018: $52,483Net Income 2018: -$4,7872018Revenue 2019: $156,233Expenses 2019: $58,726Net Income 2019: $97,5072019Revenue 2020: $38,342Expenses 2020: $52,773Net Income 2020: -$14,4312020Revenue 2021: $48,444Expenses 2021: $49,938Net Income 2021: -$1,4942021Revenue 2022: $32,711Expenses 2022: $60,326Net Income 2022: -$27,6152022Revenue 2023: $12,814Expenses 2023: $23,884Net Income 2023: -$11,0702023Revenue 2024: $15,029Expenses 2024: $3,254Net Income 2024: $11,7752024Revenue 2025: $6,200Expenses 2025: $14,087Net Income 2025: -$7,8872025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$6,200
Expenses$14,087
Net Income-$7,887

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.76$0.76$0.06$0.14$0.08
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.84$0.00$0.15$0.03$0.12
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.72$0.72$0.13$0.24$0.11
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.84$0.84$0.33$0.60$0.28
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.11$0.00$1.11$0.48$0.50$0.01
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.13$0.00$1.13$0.38$0.53$0.14
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.27$0.00$1.27$1.56$0.59$0.98
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.00$0.30$0.48$0.52$0.05
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.34$0.00$0.25$0.01$0.24
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.10$0.10$0.27$0.41$0.14
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.40$0.23$0.17
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.00$0.08$0.10$0.02$0.08
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Nov 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$6,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To manage charitable gifts received to benefit the hickory public schools. Solicits funds to invest over an extended period of time with net earnings to benefit the hickory public schools activities.

To manage charitable gifts received to benefit the hickory public schools. Solicits funds to invest over an extended period of time with net earnings to benefit the hickory public school activities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROJECT POTENTIAL IS A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE HIGHER ACADEMIC POTENTIAL BUT ARE PERFORMING BELOW THEIR ABILITY, DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.-$6,172
SUPPORT HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. AWARDS WERE GIVEN TO RECOGNIZE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE.-$4,850
SUPPORT HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. LUNCH ACTIVITY HELPS OFFSET DEFICITS IN STUDENT LUNCH ACCOUNTS AS WELL AS TREAT THE FACULTY TO APPRECIATION LUNCHES.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
HARRIETT JEFFORDSPresident-$0--
STUART MULLTreasurer-$0--
DARRELL JOHNSONTrustee-$0--
SUE TARLTONTrustee-$0--
JAY PASCHALLTrustee-$0--
CALVIN REYESTrustee-$0--
NANCY MEEKTrustee-$0--
ALAN JACKSONTrustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Hickory Public Schools
EIN
46-3972758
Phone
8283229300
Address
PO BOX 213, HICKORY, NC 28603

Signing Officer

Name
Stuart Mull
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2025-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Honeycomb State Tax Strategies
Address
201 Government Ave SW Suite 300D, Hickory, NC 28602
Preparer
Sabrina Parris
Phone
8283241661
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1012

Insurance $1392

Other Expenses.1

Project potential expenses $6172

Other Expenses.2

AWARDS AND PLAQUES $4850

Other Assets.1

PROJECT POTENTIAL FUNDS - Beginning $69181 PROJECT POTENTIAL FUNDS - Ending $63008

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