TESS OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
EIN 26-1598518
What they do
IN 2024 TESS OFFERED (1) EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT SCHOLARSHIPS to YOUTH. EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (ESA) SCHOLARSHIPS ARE IN THE AMOUNT of $1000 or MORE to AT-RISK STUDENTS THAT ARE ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL (A or AB HONOR ROLL WITH A or B IN EACH SUBJECT) DESPITE EXTRA-ORDINARY ECONOMIC, EMOTIONAL, PERSONAL, or PHYSICAL CHALLENGES. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE HELD IN TRUST BY TESS UNTIL GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL. ONCE THE STUDENT ENTERS AN INSTITUTION of HIGHER EDUCATION, THE SCHOLARSHIP and INTERST MAY BE APPLIED to TUITION or EDUCATION RELATED EXPENSES. (2) BEHAVIOR COUNSELING. TESS STUDENTS THAT EXPERIENCE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AT HOME or SCHOOL MAY BE REQUIRED to ATTEND BEHAVIOR COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, MR. CALHOUN or MS. FLEMING. AS TESS GROWS, OTHER SERVICES WILL INCLUDE ACADEMIC COUNSELING, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS and BUSINESS SKILL DEVELOPMENT/ ENTERPREMEURSHIP.
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MARILYN K BRIMMAGEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HOWARD CALHOUNPRESIDENT
PAULA FLEMINGVICE PRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2008
- Location
- 770 VAIL RD, PIKEVILLE, NC 27863-9446
- County
- Wayne
- In care of
- HOWARD CALHOUN
- Primary officer
- HOWARD CALHOUN, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- H AND R BLOCK