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US nonprofit · EIN 205162135 · Hattiesburg, MSiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 205162135) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Partnership Foundation Inc's network

8 people12 organisationsi8 people and 12 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 (15) 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Hoppy Cole ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Chad NewellCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Grant WalkerVice-Chair2020
6 yrs
Jeff BowmanTreasurer2021
5 yrs
John GriffithBoard Member2024
2 yrs
John JohnsonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kevin BrewerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Shea McNeaseBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Chad NewellSecretary1$0$348k$21k
Grant WalkerVice-Chair0$0
Jeff BowmanTreasurer0$0
Shea McNeaseBoard Member0$0
Hoppy ColeChair0$0
John GriffithBoard Member0$0
Kevin BrewerBoard Member0$0
John JohnsonBoard Member0$0

About

Legal name
Partnership Foundation Inc
EIN
205162135
Address
1 Convention Center PLZ, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401-3055
State
Mississippi
Mission
To promote and support economic wellness and quality of life for greater hattiesburg area (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S300 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2006
Principal officer
Chad Newell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsHoppy Cole
≥8years on the filingsChad Newell
≥8years on the filingsShea McNease
≥6years on the filingsGrant Walker

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
$5m
Total liabilities
$624
Net assets or fund balances
$5m
Contributions and grants received
$4.7m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$745k
Employees
0
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$56k$776kDeficit $720k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Area Development PartnershipTo promote and support economic wellness and quality of life for greater hattiesburg area$745k