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US nonprofit · EIN 452104341 · Spartanburg, SCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 452104341) - 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, grants paid (Schedule I).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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2011.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Spartanburg Academic Movement

Donations deductible
Revenue
$14.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$21.2m
$1.6m liabilities
Net assets
$19.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
6.2 years on average
Staff
35
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Phil Feisal
Left since last filing
3
17% of the board
How am I connected?

Spartanburg Academic Movement's network

18 people22 organisationsi18 people and 22 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (27) 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

18 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 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Phil Feisal ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Allen SmithDirector2018
8 yrs
Araceli Hernandez-LarocheDirector2020
6 yrs
B Cole AlversonTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Catherine Bass BlackDirector2023
3 yrs
Dr Bennie HarrisDirector2022
4 yrs
Dr Ingo AngermeierDirector2022
4 yrs
Dr John StockwellDirector2022
4 yrs
Dr Kira ReavesCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Dr Michael MikotaDirector2022
4 yrs
Dr Randall GaryDirector2022
4 yrs
Molly Talbot-MetzDirector2018
8 yrs
Mr William Barnet IIIDirector2020
6 yrs
Paige StephensonVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Shaunte' EvansDirector2019
7 yrs
Susu JohnsonEmeritus2020
6 yrs
Todd StephensDirector2018
8 yrs
Troy HannaDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

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
Dr John StockwellExecutive Disince 2018
Dr Russell BookerExecutive Disince 2020

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
Dr Russell BookerChief Exec O40$167k$10k
Dr Ingo AngermeierDirector$0
Mr William Barnet IIIDirector$0
Troy HannaDirector$0
Todd StephensDirector$0
Paige StephensonVice Chair$0
Molly Talbot-MetzDirector$0
Shaunte' EvansDirector$0
Phil FeisalChair$0
B Cole AlversonTreasurer$0
Dr Randall GaryDirector$0
Araceli Hernandez-LarocheDirector$0
Dr Kira ReavesSecretary$0
Dr Michael MikotaDirector$0
Allen SmithDirector$0
Dr John StockwellDirector$0
Dr Bennie HarrisDirector$0
Susu JohnsonEmeritus$0
Catherine Bass BlackDirector$0

About

Legal name
Spartanburg Academic Movement
EIN
452104341
Address
349 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC, 29302-1985
State
South Carolina
Mission
Spartanburg academic movement is an "all-in" partnership of schools and colleges, businesses, governments, foundations, faith communities and individuals across spartanburg county in pursuit of high levels of educational achievement. The collective mission is we ensure spartanburg county's children and youth reach academic and life success by convening partners, aligning resources and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B90 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Dr Russell Booker (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2011
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 filingsAllen Smith
≥8years on the filingsMolly Talbot-Metz
≥8years on the filingsPaige Stephenson
≥8years on the filingsTodd Stephens

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
$21.2m
Total liabilities
$1.6m
Net assets or fund balances
$19.6m
Contributions and grants received
$13.9m
Program service revenue
$65k
Grants and similar paid out
$569k
Employees
35

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$14.4m$5.2m$9.2m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

17 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Spartanburg County FoundationCore strength projec$100k
Institute for Child SuccessPritzker childrens$93k
Union County School DistrictUnion uplifted grant$88k
Union Community FoundationBlackrock subgrant$75k
United Way of the PiedmontGrant award for uwp$60k
Spartanburg School District 1District grant$25k
The Sound of LearningSummer/after school$11k
Northside Development$10k
Benjamin E Mays Family Resource Ctr$10k
Upstate Family Resource Center$10k
Middle Tyger Community Center$10k
The Bethlehem Center$10k
Come Closer$10k
Brothers Restoring Urban HopeSummer shakedown$7k
Spartanburg Regional FoundationReimbursement$7k
Uplift Outreach CenterSummer shakedown$7k
Bloom UpstateOst summer camp scho$6k