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US nonprofit · EIN 300054968 · Elyria, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 300054968) - 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 PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Black River Career Prep High School's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Garrett LongacreVice President2018
8 yrs
Matthew EhmerDirector2018
8 yrs
Phil HammondsTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Richard EllisCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Stephen ZachariasDirector2018
8 yrs
William Visalden JRPresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jeffrey A Foster CPAFiscal Officersince 2018
Stephanie AtayaFiscal Officersince 2022

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
William Visalden JrPresident0.5$625
Garrett LongacreVice President0.3$625
Phil HammondsTreasurer0.3$500
Stephen ZachariasDirector0.3$375
Stephanie AtayaFiscal Officer1$0
Richard EllisSecretary0.3$0

About

Legal name
Black River Career Prep High School
EIN
300054968
Address
2015 W River Rd N, Elyria, OH, 44035-2309
State
Ohio
Mission
To provide an alternative high school opportunity for at-risk and drop-out youth between the ages of 16 and 22. The school provides students a comprehensive education, life skills, work training and employment. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B29 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Stephanie Ataya (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2009
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsGarrett Longacre
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Ehmer
≥8years on the filingsPhil Hammonds
≥8years on the filingsRichard Ellis

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
$615k
Total liabilities
$983k
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $368k
Contributions and grants received
$3m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
2

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$3.2m$3.1m$88k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.