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US nonprofit · EIN 371318004 · Chatham, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 371318004) - 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 - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 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

Rural Partners

Donations deductible
Revenue
$10k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$12k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$53k
$5k liabilities
Net assets
$48k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
6.7 years on average
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Brian Moody
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
S20
Community improvement and capacity building
How am I connected?

Rural Partners' network

19 people11 organisationsi19 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (11) 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

19 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian Moody ChairChair2022
4 yrs
Anne Heinze SilvisCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Blanche ShoupDirector2020
6 yrs
Callie JO McFarlandDirector2023
3 yrs
Carol JO FrittsDirector2020
6 yrs
Charlie WhiteDirector2019
7 yrs
Chris MerrettDirector2018
8 yrs
Dan FisherDirector2020
6 yrs
Dick BreckenridgeDirector2019
7 yrs
Jerry TownsendDirector2018
8 yrs
Kari JonesDirector2021
5 yrs
Kim WatsonDirector2018
8 yrs
Mark RothertDirector2021
5 yrs
Matt JohnsonTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Molly HammondDirector2018
8 yrs
Norman WalzerDirector2018
8 yrs
Robert BarenDirector2020
6 yrs
Ryan TateDirector2022
4 yrs
Susan BenceDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 19 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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
Robert BarenDirector2$0
Susan BenceDirector2$0
Dick BreckenridgeDirector2$0
Dan FisherDirector2$0
Carol Jo FrittsDirector2$0
Molly HammondDirector2$0
Liz HunterAsst Secreta2$0
Matt JohnsonTreasurer2$0
Kari JonesDirector2$0
Callie Jo McFarlandDirector2$0
Laura Hepp KesselPast Chair2$0
Chris MerrettDirector2$0
Brian MoodyChair2$0
Mark RothertDirector2$0
Blanche ShoupDirector2$0
Anne Heinze SilvisSecretary2$0
Ryan TateDirector2$0
Jerry TownsendDirector2$0
Norman WalzerDirector2$0
Kim WatsonDirector2$0
Charlie WhiteDirector2$0

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

About

Legal name
Rural Partners
EIN
371318004
Address
106 Lilac Ln, Chatham, IL, 62629-8045
State
Illinois
Activity (NTEE)
S20 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
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsChris Merrett
≥8years on the filingsJerry Townsend
≥8years on the filingsKim Watson
≥8years on the filingsMatt Johnson

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$53k
Total liabilities
$5k
Net assets or fund balances
$48k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$11k$12kDeficit $970

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.