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US nonprofit · EIN 263072986 · Greenwood, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 263072986) - 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 31 December 2024: 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. 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

The Refuge Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$550k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$483k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$699k
$197k liabilities
Net assets
$502k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
2.4 years on average
Staff
5
150 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

The Refuge Inc's network

9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

9 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carla SlauterBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Chris SheetsBoard Member2024
2 yrs
David MaurerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
James KASBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jennifer McCormickBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Linda GordenCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Mark WallischeckVice Preside2024
2 yrs
Mike McQueenPresident2024
2 yrs
Sherry SullivanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
James WainwrightSecr/Treassince 2020
Kerry CarmichaelExecutive Di2024
Linda GordenTreasurer2023
Mark SlauterPresidentsince 2020
Mark WallischeckVice President2023
Mike McQueenPresident2023
Tammy RichertVice Presidentsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Kerry CarmichaelExecutive Di40$63k
Mike McQueenPresident5$0
Mark WallischeckVice Preside5$0
Linda GordenSecretary5$0
James KasBoard Member2$0
David MaurerBoard Member2$0
Chris SheetsBoard Member2$0
Carla SlauterBoard Member2$0
Jennifer McCormickBoard Member2$0
Sherry SullivanBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
The Refuge Inc
EIN
263072986
Address
1150 Southpark Dr, Greenwood, IN, 46143-9058
State
Indiana
Mission
The refuge has trained and provided basic needs to over 5000 individuals. Clothing, food, academic, and financial training and counseling is provided to families and individuals who seek to break the cycle of poverty. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
K31 Food, agriculture and nutrition
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2008
Principal officer
Kerry Carmichael (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2009
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsCarla Slauter
≥2years on the filingsChris Sheets
≥2years on the filingsDavid Maurer
≥2years on the filingsJames KAS

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$699k
Total liabilities
$197k
Net assets or fund balances
$502k
Contributions and grants received
$549k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$3k
Employees
5
Volunteers
150

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$550k$483k$67k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.