THE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC

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Plain text THE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2014–2025. https://furp.org/org/the-firefighters-burned-children-fund-inc-561649992. Retrieved 2026-11-15.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). THE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2014–2025]. Retrieved November 15, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/the-firefighters-burned-children-fund-inc-561649992

MLA “THE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC.” furp.org, tax years 2014–2025, https://furp.org/org/the-firefighters-burned-children-fund-inc-561649992. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-15; covers tax years 2014–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $166K · expenses $58K · assets $828K

EIN
56-1649992
Address
300 FIREHOUSE DR, KANNAPOLIS, NC 28083-1722
NTEE code
E38 Health Care (Health Care) published (IRS Business Master File, as E38I)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 1992 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

SUPPORT FOR BURNED CHILDREN

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David Nance PRESIDENT2014-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Shane Pethel TREASURER2014-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Justin Sellers VICE PRESIDENT2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Angela Sowell SECRETARY2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Terry Malone (former) SECRETARY2014 2 $0 reported 1
Tony Jenkins (former) VICE PRESIDENT2014 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NANCE PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
SHANE PETHEL TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN SELLERS VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA SOWELL SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NANCE PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
SHANE PETHEL TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN SELLERS VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA SOWELL SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NANCE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
SHANE PETHEL TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN SELLERS VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA SOWELL SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NANCE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
SHANE PETHEL TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN SELLERS VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA SOWELL SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NANCE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
SHANE PETHEL TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN SELLERS VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA SOWELL SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NANCE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
SHANE PETHEL TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN SELLERS VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA SOWELL SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NANCE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
SHANE PETHEL TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY MALONE SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
TONY JENKINS VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,101$58,022 $827,676$827,676 $135,356$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$242,816$160,649 $719,597$719,597 $212,903$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$206,249$77,539 $637,430$637,430 $171,336$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,073$71,126 $508,720$508,720 $117,697$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,471$100,428 $307,592$307,592 $112,656$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,813$81,970 $282,912$282,912 $82,986$0 -0-
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,674$138,892 $162,594$162,594 $75,013$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $100,357 in all, tax years 2012 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE $83,0876 $13,1312017 2012-2017 Public charity Exact
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PELLA ROLSCREEN FOUNDATION $5,0001 $5,0002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC”
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MARIAM AND ROBERT HAYES CHARITABLE TR $5,0001 $5,0002023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FIREFIGHTERS' BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC”
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AMERICA'S FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS INC $5,0001 $5,0002014 2014 Public charity Exact
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BEAVER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $2,0002 $1,0002015 2013, 2015 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FIREFIGHTERS BURN CHILDREN FUND INC”
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THE DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION $1413 $102022 2020-2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1293 $242022 2020-2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FIREFIGHTERS BURNED CHILDREN FUND INC”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

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BURN FOUNDATIONPAE38 $150,527$182,855 administrator$36,000 Same NTEE code E38, revenue within 2x
BURN PREVENTION NETWORKPAE38 $489,505$450,189 EXECUTIVE DI$112,180 Same NTEE code E38, revenue within 5x
ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION A CHARITABLE CORPORATIONCAE38 $1,018,085$1,128,230 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$117,675 Same NTEE code E38, revenue within 10x
CFFU BURN FOUNDATION INCILE38 $2,263$11,255 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code E38, revenue differs more than 10x
MSCFF COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONMOE38 $10,105$3,600 DISTRICT VP$0 Same NTEE code E38, revenue differs more than 10x
LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCNCE24 $169,832$44,659 TREASURER$2,933,092 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
GARRETT THOMAS FOUNDATION INCNCE86 $168,960$56,475 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONNCE11 $173,009$63,717 MEMBER$410,224 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
MEDICAL LOAN CLOSET OF HENDERSON COUNTY INCNCE60 $172,846$129,172 EXECUTIVE DI$30,500 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
JOHN P MURRAY COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC INCNCE30 $159,378$70,414 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$163,856 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
ROCKINGHAM PREGNANCY CARE CENTER INCNCE40 $163,837$176,680 EXECUTIVE DI$53,075 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
CREATIVE LIVING CENTER INCNCE91 $173,551$169,031 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
North Carolina Healthy Start FoundationNCE70 $173,597$307,846 Executive Dir.$108,444 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES AND THENCE60 $157,650$0 TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT$7,634,720 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
CPESN-NC INCNCE01 $172,448$104,053 President$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
HATTERAS VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTER INCNCE21 $161,914$178,653 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
A C NEEDLES TRUST FUND FOR HOSPITALNCE22 $168,860$75,751 TRUSTEE$9,977 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
CLINICAL SCHOLARS ALUMNI NETWORK INCNCE03 $173,289$112,091 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
CARE BEYOND DIAGNOSISNCE99 $162,125$386,688 CO-CEO$115,000 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
LUMIERE MEDICAL MINISTRIES INCNCE99 $169,428$288,299 CEO$40,000 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
ROANOKE VALLEY RESCUE SQUAD INCNCE60 $163,579$160,092 Chairman$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
DOBSON RESCUE SQUAD INCNCE62 $164,927$89,175 Secretary-Treasurer$1,775 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTERNCE05 $165,954$61,903 Director$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state
CABARRUS PUBLIC HEALTH INTERESTNCE70 $160,468$160,626 CFO$0 Same NTEE group E, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI $713,48310 1DAF sponsor2010–2025 FRIENDS OF THE FREE CLINIC
SIMPSON CHARITABLE TR FBO BURN FOUNDATION $585,7979 1Private foundation2017–2025 BURN FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $549,64626 9DAF sponsor2017–2024 THE BICOL CLINIC FOUNDATION INC; CLINICAL SCHOLARS ALUMNI NETWORK INC; CAMP HOPE INC; LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC and 5 more
THE DERFNER FOUNDATION $535,00014 1Private foundation2010–2024 THE BICOL CLINIC FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $496,00036 13DAF sponsor2014–2024 FRIENDS OF THE FREE CLINIC; MORRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION; KATHLEEN SUTTON INSPIRATIONAL FUND; MIDWEST COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES and 9 more
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $303,31313 4DAF sponsor2016–2024 FRIENDS OF THE FREE CLINIC; LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC; GREAT GRAND NACHAS AND MORE INC; ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION A CHARITABLE CORPORATION
PERMIAN BASIN AREA FOUNDATION $300,0005 1DAF sponsor2021–2025 MARATHON PRIMARY CARE SERVICE INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $286,9017 2DAF sponsor2010–2024 SCRUBS ADDRESSING THE FIREARM EPIDEMIC INC; ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION A CHARITABLE CORPORATION
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES INC $245,6586 1DAF sponsor2018–2024 HENRIETTA FIRE COMPANY NO 1 INC
FORGOOD INC $234,28721 7DAF sponsor2010–2024 ALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION A CHARITABLE CORPORATION; FRIENDS OF THE FREE CLINIC; CONGENITAL HAND CAMP; C H U M THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC and 3 more
THE DRESHER FOUNDATION INC $230,0008 1Private foundation2011–2021 MARYLAND FOUNDATION OF DENTISTRY FOR THE HANDICAPPED INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $200,0006 2DAF sponsor2020–2024 NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL INC; SHERWIN B NULAND FOUNDATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE INC
BEACH ROAD FOUNDATION INC $200,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 MAHANA MAGIC FOUNDATION INC
FLEMING FOUNDATION $185,0006 1Private foundation2020–2025 BURN PREVENTION NETWORK
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION $166,1838 1DAF sponsor2011–2021 BURGER KING CANCER CARING CENTER

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $58,022 spent · pay $0 · grants $27,079 · events $56,972
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $23,963$23,963-- 41.3%
Office expenses $23,160--$23,160 39.9%
Fees: other services $6,733-$6,733- 11.6%
Grants to US individuals $3,116$3,116-- 5.4%
Fees: accounting $1,050--$1,050 1.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $87,394$56,972reported apart
Total$58,022100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $160,649 spent · pay $0 · grants $77,299 · events $62,071
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $82,375--$81,918 51.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $64,467$64,467-- 40.1%
Grants to US individuals $12,832$12,832-- 8.0%
Fees: accounting $975--$975 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $91,617$62,071reported apart
Total$160,649100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $77,539 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,955 · events $61,916
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $35,684--$35,684 46.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $29,273$29,273-- 37.8%
Grants to US individuals $11,682$11,682-- 15.1%
Fees: accounting $900--$900 1.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $96,804$61,916reported apart
Total$77,539100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $71,126 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,743 · events $18,140
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $40,982--$40,982 57.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $22,084$22,084-- 31.0%
Grants to US individuals $4,659$4,659-- 6.6%
Fees: other services $2,021--$2,021 2.8%
Fees: accounting $875--$875 1.2%
Travel $505--$505 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $44,438$18,140reported apart
Total$71,126100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $100,428 spent · pay $0 · grants $38,076 · events $30,541
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $55,533--$55,533 55.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $34,522$34,522-- 34.4%
Fees: other services $5,944--$5,944 5.9%
Grants to US individuals $3,554$3,554-- 3.5%
Fees: accounting $875--$875 0.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $56,156$30,541reported apart
Total$100,428100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $81,970 spent · pay $0 · grants $28,246 · events $16,489
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $47,764--$47,764 58.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $24,670$24,670-- 30.1%
Fees: other services $5,130--$5,130 6.3%
Grants to US individuals $3,576$3,576-- 4.4%
Fees: accounting $830--$830 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $37,808$16,489reported apart
Total$81,970100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $138,892 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $7,773
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $93,614$50,552$43,062- 67.4%
Office expenses $15,233-$15,233- 11.0%
Other (as described)DUES $9,500-$9,500- 6.8%
Other (as described)TRAILER $8,435-$8,435- 6.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,000$5,000-- 3.6%
Grants to US individuals $5,000$5,000-- 3.6%
Other (as described)MISC $1,736-$1,736- 1.2%
Travel $262-$262- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $112-$112- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $77,346$7,773reported apart
Total$138,892100%

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In the news

19 news articles name this organization (March 2016 to November 2023); the latest 10:

News article metadata and links: The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/). Matched by: Exact name match: "firefighters burned children fund". A shared name is not proof of the same organization; how the matching works. Most in the news.

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NTEE code E38, NC first:

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Interests: E38 · Health

The area Census

Cabarrus CountyKannapolis cityCensus Tract 406

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 406, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, place (city or town) Kannapolis, NC, county Cabarrus County, NC, state North Carolina; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • Revenue of $166,101 is $3 per resident of Kannapolis, NC (population 57,890).
  • That revenue equals 0.01% of all household income in Kannapolis, NC (22,509 households at the median $73,836, about $1,661,974,524).
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 406, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Place (city or town)
Kannapolis, NC
County
Cabarrus County, NC
State
North Carolina
Population B010036,26157,890236,13310,730,404
Population, 2020 census P16,23853,114225,80410,439,388
Median age B0100249.536.937.739.1
Under 18 B0100115.4%22.3%25.2%21.8%
65 and over B0100121.8%14.5%13.6%17.2%
Households B110012,47422,50984,2464,282,345
Foreign born B050020.7%9.6%10.8%9.1%
Median household income B19013$92,577$73,836$89,005$72,388
Median family income B19113$110,972$88,421$106,314$90,290
Per capita income B19301$45,002$37,838$42,636$41,385
Poverty rate B170012.9%12.6%9.3%13.0%
Unemployment rate B230250.5%4.1%4.6%4.7%
Civilian labor force B230253,33031,180125,2855,336,863
Mean commute (minutes) B0801330.226.227.325.1
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500328.8%29.7%37.9%35.7%
Housing units B250012,81425,39593,6914,895,668
Owner-occupied B2500382.5%65.6%71.2%66.6%
Renters B2500317.5%34.4%28.8%33.4%
Median home value B25077$247,100$276,400$354,800$288,900
Median gross rent B25064$1,207$1,319$1,414$1,228
White, not Hispanic B0300288.1%55.5%57.3%60.0%
Black B030024.9%21.9%18.7%20.0%
Hispanic or Latino B030022.3%13.4%12.7%11.3%
Asian B030020.4%3.2%6.2%3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.0%0.1%0.1%0.8%

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 406, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

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