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US nonprofit · EIN 237338790 · Wilkesboro, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237338790) - 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 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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 SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc's network

25 people18 organisationsi25 people and 18 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (25). Violet dotted lines (24) 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

25 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 25 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Arnold LakeyPresident2018
8 yrs
Ben GarrettDirector2018
8 yrs
Bill WardenDirector2018
8 yrs
CAM FinleyDirector2018
8 yrs
Carolyn Brookshire PardueCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Cathy HuieDirector2018
8 yrs
Christy PerryDirector2018
8 yrs
Claude FAWDirector2018
8 yrs
Connie McNeillDirector2018
8 yrs
Danny HolmanDirector2018
8 yrs
David BauguessDirector2018
8 yrs
David DealDirector2018
8 yrs
Evelyn BumgarnerDirector2018
8 yrs
Gary JohnsonDirector2018
8 yrs
Jackie MalloryDirector2018
8 yrs
Jay VannoyDirector2018
8 yrs
Jim SmoakVice President2018
8 yrs
Lee BentleyDirector2021
5 yrs
Lee HerringDirector2018
8 yrs
Linda AbsherDirector2018
8 yrs
Luther ParksDirector2018
8 yrs
Mike RodgersDirector2024
2 yrs
Phil StevensDirector2018
8 yrs
Tammy WhitworthDirector2018
8 yrs
William WattsTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 25 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Allison PhillipsExec. Directsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
Allison PhillipsExec Director40$118k
Connie McNeillPresident1$0
Jim SmoakVice President1$0
William WattsTreasurer1$0
Carolyn Brookshire PardueSecretary1$0
Evelyn BumgarnerDirector0$0
David BauguessDirector0$0
David DealDirector0$0
Claude FawDirector0$0
Cam FinleyDirector0$0
Ben GarrettDirector0$0
Lee HerringDirector0$0
Danny HolmanDirector0$0
Cathy HuieDirector0$0
Gary JohnsonDirector0$0
Jackie MalloryDirector0$0
Arnold LakeyDirector0$0
Luther ParksDirector0$0
Christy PerryDirector0$0
Phil StevensDirector0$0
Bill WardenDirector0$0
Tammy WhitworthDirector0$0
Lee BentleyDirector0$0
Jay VannoyDirector0$0
Mike RodgersDirector0$0

About

Legal name
Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc
EIN
237338790
Address
Po Box 120, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697-0120
State
North Carolina
Mission
Helping the students of wilkes community college (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
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1971
Principal officer
Connie McNeill (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1973
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsArnold Lakey
≥8years on the filingsBen Garrett
≥8years on the filingsBill Warden
≥8years on the filingsCAM Finley

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$17m
Total liabilities
$126k
Net assets or fund balances
$16.8m
Contributions and grants received
$3.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$3.3m
Employees
223
Volunteers
3,321

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$3.9m$3.7m$191k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.