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US nonprofit · EIN 460758331 · Alexandria, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 460758331) - 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 - 990EZ 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Fuel Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$131k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$201k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$174k
$4k liabilities
Net assets
$170k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.8y av
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Stephen Hightower II
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Fuel Foundation's network

8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

8 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Stephen Hightower II ChairChair2019
7 yrs
April PortsVice-Chair2024
2 yrs
Brad PuryearBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Eddie MartinBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Fred SloanSecretary/Treasurer2024
2 yrs
Lynn WallisBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Michael Ports (also filed as Mike Ports, Mike Ports)Board Member2024
2 yrs
Paul D Reid (also filed as Paul Reid, Paul Reid)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Mark FranzCOOsince 2024
Ryan McNuttPart-Year CEOsince 2022
Scott BerhangCEOsince 2024

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
Stephen Hightower IIChair2$0
April PortsVice-Chair2$0
Jason McAuliffePast Chair2$0
Fred SloanSecretary/Treasurer2$0
Brad PuryearBoard Member1$0
Eddie MartinBoard Member1$0
Lynn WallisBoard Member1$0
Mike PortsBoard Member1$0
Paul ReidBoard Member1$0
Scott BerhangCEO5$0
Mark FranzCOO5$0

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

About

Legal name
Fuel Foundation
EIN
460758331
Address
1330 Braddock Pl Ste 501, Alexandria, VA, 22314-1650
State
Virginia
Activity (NTEE)
S114 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
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
SO (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsPaul D Reid
≥7years on the filingsStephen Hightower II
≥2years on the filingsApril Ports
≥2years on the filingsBrad Puryear

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
$174k
Total liabilities
$4k
Net assets or fund balances
$170k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$91k$163kDeficit $72k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Fuel Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Status
Not stated
Formed
Not stated
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.