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US nonprofit · EIN 272113883 · Decatur, ALiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 272113883) - 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.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

Decatur-Morgan County Entrepreneurial Center Inc's network

20 people19 organisationsi20 people and 19 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (19) 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

20 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 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Betty SimsDirector2020
6 yrs
Brooks CollinsDirector2020
6 yrs
Dr Claudette OwensDirector2023
3 yrs
Dr Jeanne PaynePresident El2020
6 yrs
Dr Yvette RiceDirector2020
6 yrs
Ellen DidierCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Jacob WoodsDirector2020
6 yrs
Jerry BakerDirector2020
6 yrs
Jim OdomDirector2020
6 yrs
John YoungbloodDirector2020
6 yrs
Karockas WatkinsPast Preside2020
6 yrs
Kent LawrencePresident2020
6 yrs
Larkin MartinDirector2020
6 yrs
Larry WayeMember Emeri2020
6 yrs
Lynn ReevesTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Melissa CraigDirector2020
6 yrs
Michele TerryDirector2020
6 yrs
Ronnie HoffDirector2020
6 yrs
Saswati BiswasDirector2020
6 yrs
TIM LovelaceDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 20 →

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
John Joseph IVExecutive Di40$153k
Ronnie HoffDirector$0
John YoungbloodDirector$0
Ellen DidierSecretary$0
Lynn ReevesTreasurer$0
Michele TerryDirector$0
Karockas WatkinsPast Preside$0
Jerry BakerDirector$0
Saswati BiswasDirector$0
Kent LawrencePresident$0
Brooks CollinsDirector$0
Melissa CraigDirector$0
Larkin MartinDirector$0
Jim OdomDirector$0
Dr Jeanne PaynePresident El$0
Dr Yvette RiceDirector$0
Betty SimsDirector$0
Jacob WoodsDirector$0
Larry WayeMember Emeri$0
Dr Claudette OwensDirector$0
Tim LovelaceDirector$0

About

Legal name
Decatur-Morgan County Entrepreneurial Center Inc
EIN
272113883
Address
1629 4th Ave Se, Decatur, AL, 35601-4900
State
Alabama
Mission
The primary purpose of the e-center is to encourage, enthuse and empower new and small businesses as tenants and non-tenants of the e-center facility and to ensure successful start-up and continued growth of their businesses. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S30 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Kent Lawrence (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBetty Sims
≥6years on the filingsBrooks Collins
≥6years on the filingsDr Jeanne Payne
≥6years on the filingsDr Yvette Rice

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
$2.6m
Total liabilities
$9k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.6m
Contributions and grants received
$1.7m
Program service revenue
$144k
Employees
4
Volunteers
10