National Institute for Hometown Security Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$860k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$35k liabilities
Net assets
$1.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
4.0 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
National Institute for Hometown Security Inc's network
8 people7 organisationsi8 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hutchinson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Brett Traver | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mitzi Wyrick | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rich Prewitt | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Kolasky | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Walker | Vice Preside | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sam Varnado | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sebastian Bryson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda White | Program Manager | since 2021 |
| Ewell H Balltrip | President/CEO/Secretary of | 2019 |
| John D Taylor | CEO | since 2023 |
| Wayne Harris | VP, Finance & Compliance | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D Taylor | CEO | 40 | $216k | $16k | |
| Mitzi Wyrick | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Walker | Vice Preside | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brett Traver | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sebastian Bryson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Kolasky | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Hutchinson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sam Varnado | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rich Prewitt | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- National Institute for Hometown Security Inc
- EIN
- 201869365
- Address
- 2292 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY, 42501-2905
- State
- Kentucky
- Mission
- The mission of the national institute for hometown security is: 1) provide national leadership in descovering and developing community-based critical infrastructure protection, 2) facilitate the commercialization of these solutions, and 3) encourage the deployment of the solutions. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- M99 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Ben Colgrove (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsBob Hutchinson
≥5years on the filingsBrett Traver
≥5years on the filingsMitzi Wyrick
≥5years on the filingsSam Varnado
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.6m
- Total liabilities
- $35k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $786k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 3
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $174k | $819k | Deficit $645k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.