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US nonprofit · EIN 237227728 · Morganton, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237227728) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2026: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, 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. 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

Western Piedmont Foundation Inc's network

15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

15 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 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Amanda KrauseBoard Member2025
1 yr
Bobbie McCombsPresident Elect2021
5 yrs
Debbie SigmonPast President2021
5 yrs
Dr Joel D WelchBoard Member2021
5 yrs
J Dalton WaltersPresident2022
4 yrs
Jane SohovichBoard Member2025
1 yr
Jean PattonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jenny MerrillBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jessica EpleyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Malone McNeelyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
MEG TaylorBoard Member2025
1 yr
Mike WattsBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Rexanna LowmanBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Scott BrooksBoard Member2025
1 yr
Shaun ClineBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2026iFrom 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
Scott BrooksBoard Member0$0
Bobbie McCombsPresident0$0
Malone McNeelyBoard Member0$0
Debbie SigmonBoard Member0$0
Meg TaylorBoard Member0$0
Amanda KrauseBoard Member0$0
J Dalton WaltersPast President0$0
Rexanna LowmanBoard Member0$0
Jane SohovichBoard Member0$0
Dr Joel D WelchBoard Member0$0
Shaun ClineBoard Member0$0
Jessica EpleyBoard Member0$0
Jenny MerrillBoard Member0$0
Jean PattonBoard Member0$0
Mike WattsBoard Member0$0
Ben BrittainBoard Member0$0
Carlos FosterBoard Member0$0
Laney GreeneBoard Member0$0
Kary GreerBoard Member0$0
Alan GriffinBoard Member0$0
Beth HeileBoard Member0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Western Piedmont Foundation Inc
EIN
237227728
Address
1001 Burkemont Ave, Morganton, NC, 28655-4504
State
North Carolina
Mission
Western piedmont foundation, incorporated, a non-profit organization was founded to encourage and develop public and private support for western piedmont community college beyond that provided by county, state and federal funds. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B41I Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1968
Principal officer
Mackenzie Bostian Adams (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1986
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsShaun Cline
≥5years on the filingsBobbie McCombs
≥5years on the filingsDebbie Sigmon
≥5years on the filingsDr Joel D Welch

Latest return

year to 30 June 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2026. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$7.3m
Total liabilities
$5k
Net assets or fund balances
$7.3m
Contributions and grants received
$2.3m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.3m
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$950k$316k$634k

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
Western Piedmont Community CollegeAssitance to the college with programs and facilities$1m