The Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.5m
$20k liabilities
Net assets
$3.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
6.0y av
Staff
33
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Crawford Tatum
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama Inc's network
12 people5 organisationsi12 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
12 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.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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Tatum Chair | Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ashley Benson | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Beth Jones | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bill Scott | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Braden Rogers | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christin Bancroft | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Reaves | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Drew Young | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kim Hudson | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Larry Thorne | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michelle Otwell | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ouida Lawrence | Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Benson | President | since 2018 |
| Dana Cleveland | Executive Director Programming | since 2022 |
| Dana Stewart | Executive Director of Programs | since 2019 |
| John Lawrence | Treasurer | 2018 |
| Kate Simmons | Vice President | 2019 |
| Mary Speakman | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Melinda McClendon | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Reilly Williamson | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Samantha Bradshaw | Director of Development | 2019 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Speakman | Executive Director | 40 | $68k | ||
| Dana Cleveland | Director Programming | 40 | $61k | ||
| Christin Bancroft | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Benson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Hudson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Jones | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ouida Lawrence | Founder | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Otwell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Reaves | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Scott | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Crawford Tatum | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Thorne | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Drew Young | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Braden Rogers | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama Inc
- EIN
- 455344209
- Address
- 300 N Dean Rd Ste 5 PMB 177, Auburn, AL, 36830-5045
- State
- Alabama
- Mission
- The purpose of the exceptional foundation of east alabama is to provide a program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that will meet regularly and experience a broad range of social and recreational activities designed to promote healthy living, support social relationships, explore the arts, improve functional skills, and foster community involvement. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P80 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2016
- Principal officer
- Mary Speakman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2013
- 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 filingsBeth Jones
≥8years on the filingsBill Scott
≥8years on the filingsKim Hudson
≥8years on the filingsOuida Lawrence
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
- $3.5m
- Total liabilities
- $20k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $317k
- Employees
- 33
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3m | $1m | $279k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.