Shaping the Future Together:

2025 Foundation Donor Recognition

Thank you to everyone who generously contributed to the NC CPA Foundation in 2025! The Foundation received a record-breaking 231 completed applications and awarded $177,000 in scholarships to 90 students from 35 North Carolina colleges and universities, spanning 2-year, 4-year, and graduate programs.

Your tax-deductible donations are making a lasting impact by helping outstanding students achieve their educational goals and shaping the future of the accounting profession. Please consider supporting the Foundation today!

Below, we proudly recognize those who contributed $1,000 or more in 2025.

James L. McCoy, CPA, Scholarship Campaign

Mary McCoy

All Other Contributors

Rick Bonen-Clark	Lester F. Hill	Kenneth Plato Martin	Michelle Leigh Tracz*
Heidi Marie Brundage	Alison Levinson	Jessica Robinson	Plinio and Alice Velandia
Benjamin Eugene Geer	Lisa A. McLaughlin	Leslie Michael Russell	Richard W. Wood

NC CPA Foundation Campaign

$10,000 - $24,999

Jack & Audrey Harris

Deloitte

$5,000 - $9,999

Randy Bragg

$2,000 - $4,999

Samuel A. Boyce

Rachel Annelise Chaney*

Ozro Douglas Covington

Kelli Roberts*

$1,000 - $1,999

Derek K. Atwell	Jeanette Meixner Franzel*	National Gypsum	Charles Dean Smith, Jr.
James Alan Barbee	Thomas E. Gatewood	Lisa Owens-Jackson*	Mark Paul Soticheck II
Harold Dean Brashear	Philip Scott Hummel	DMJPS CPAs + Advisors (In Honor of Art Winstead)	John Leslie Tilley (In Honor of parents Rex and Mildred Tilley)
P. Calvin Coble	Jared B. Korver	Coleman DeVane Ross	Dennis Walsh
Malissa Davis*	Jen Leary*	Roby B. Sawyers*	Jessica Nicole Zirnheld
Lauren Williams Darr	Antonette Lockett*	David Scott Showalter

* denotes NC CPA Foundation or NCACPA board member

A Record Year of Impact: 2025 by the Numbers

Awarded $177,000 in scholarships to 90 students from 35 schools across NC.

Raised $187,500, surpassing the 2024 total of $174,500.

Expanded its partnership with the State Board of CPA Examiners, awarding 50+ Exam vouchers over the last 6 years.

Piloted a new support package, funded by Deloitte, providing a Surgent CPA Exam Review Course and CPA Exam voucher to 10 students with financial need.

Achieved 100% contribution participation from both the NC CPA Foundation and NCACPA Boards of Directors for the 8th consecutive year.

The need for support is more critical than ever.

The Foundation received a record-setting 231 scholarship applications in 2025—a 26% increase over the previous year.

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