North Carolina Blueberry Festival Association Inc
Donations deductibleNorth Carolina Blueberry Festival Association Inc's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 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.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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Paluck Jr | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Cody Scruggs | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Debby Watts | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Doug Krynicki | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Paul Sweeney | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ruth Ann Lane (also filed as Ruth Lane) | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Zach White | Vice President | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Batts | Executive Director | 2025 |
| Doug Kernicky | President | since 2019 |
| Peter Cowan | Vice President | since 2019 |
| Shannon Humphry | 2nd Vice President | 2020 |
| Sherry Manley | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Zachary Rivenbark | Company secretary | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Batts | Executive Director | 40 | $44k | ||
| Doug Krynicki | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cody Scruggs | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Lane | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debby Watts | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zach White | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Sweeney | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| BILLY PALUCK Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- North Carolina Blueberry Festival Association Inc
- EIN
- 202289767
- Address
- Po Box 1554, Burgaw, NC, 28425-1554
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- To advance the general education and the promotion of blueberries and tourism. All necessary means of promotion shall be provided.particular attention and emphasis shall be given to the tourism,economic,civic,commercial,cultural,industrial and educational interests of the area. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N52 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsCody Scruggs
≥4years on the filingsDebby Watts
≥4years on the filingsDoug Krynicki
≥4years on the filingsRuth Ann Lane
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $66k
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $63k
- Contributions and grants received
- $214k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 50