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US nonprofit · EIN 310915296 · Mount Vernon, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 310915296) - 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 September 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. 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

Independence Industries' 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.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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Annette CastoTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Brent Nimeth MDTrustee2018
8 yrs
Catherine HenthornPresident2018
8 yrs
Fred Carol MDTrustee2019
7 yrs
James ZAKVice President2018
8 yrs
Shar ShinglerCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Catherine HenthornPresident10$0
Annette CastoTreasurer10$0
Shar ShinglerSecretary10$0
Brent Nimeth MDTrustee5$0
James ZakVice President5$0
Fred Carol MDTrustee5$0

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

About

Legal name
Independence Industries
EIN
310915296
Address
1365 Yauger Road, Mount Vernon, OH, 43050-9271
State
Ohio
Mission
Housing for elderly and disabled persons (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
L20Z Housing and shelter
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Housing & Shelter
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1978
Principal officer
Catherine Henthorn (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1978
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

≥8years on the filingsAnnette Casto
≥8years on the filingsBrent Nimeth MD
≥8years on the filingsCatherine Henthorn
≥8years on the filingsJames ZAK

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$731k
Total liabilities
$1.3m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $560k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$640k
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
2023$622k$574k$47k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.