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US nonprofit · EIN 460847262 · Greenville, SCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 460847262) - 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 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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

The Heron Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$49.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$47.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$44.7m
$61.5m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $16.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.8 years on average
Staff
336
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Jennifer Hincapie
Left since last filing
2
29% of the board
How am I connected?

The Heron Institute's network

7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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

7 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jennifer Hincapie ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Athena GraynedMember2019
7 yrs
John LovedayMember2023
3 yrs
Robyn VerderyMember2022
4 yrs
Sandra SandiferVice Chairperson2018
8 yrs
Steve FowleTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Wayne BrazzellMember2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
David CrookCEOsince 2022
Michael WhiteCOO2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
David CrookCEO40$188k$57k
Michael WhiteCOO40$156k$42k
Addie AndrewsBoard Member0.5$0
Steve FowleBoard Member0.5$0
Jennifer HincapieChair1.5$0
Shannon KojahBoard Member0.5$0
John LovedayBoard Member0.5$0
Sawnsurae LoweBoard Member0.5$0
Sandra SandiferVice Chair0.5$0

About

Legal name
The Heron Institute
EIN
460847262
Address
33 Villa Rd Ste 100, Greenville, SC, 29615-3037
State
South Carolina
Mission
Provide children within south carolina the opportunity to learn in the ways that are right for them. The school uses online services allowing learning to happen at gome, on the road, or wherever an internet connection is available. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99 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
2012
Principal officer
Michael White (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJennifer Hincapie
≥8years on the filingsSandra Sandifer
≥8years on the filingsSteve Fowle
≥7years on the filingsAthena Grayned

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$44.7m
Total liabilities
$61.5m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $16.8m
Contributions and grants received
$49.9m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$101k
Employees
336

Grants paid

1 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
The Heron FoundationTo fund foundation$101k