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US nonprofit · EIN 461628141 · Gulf Shores, ALiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461628141) - 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 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 December 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2015 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Instituto El REY Inc's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 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.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
Bo SmithBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Junior A GlassCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Timothy RohrbachBoard Member2021
5 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
Cynthia A SharplessCFOsince 2018
Cythnia A SharplessCFOsince 2021
James D SharplessCEOsince 2018

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
James D SharplessPresident5$0
Cynthia A SharplessCFO5$0
Junior A GlassBoard member3$0
Bo SmithBoard member1$0
Timothy RohrbachBoard member0$0

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

About

Legal name
Instituto El Rey Inc
EIN
461628141
Address
Po Box 1390, Gulf Shores, AL, 36547-1390
State
Alabama
Mission
Our mission is to provide education and life skills for impoverished youth living in countries of Central and South America (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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2024
Principal officer
James D Sharpless (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 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 filingsJunior A Glass
≥7years on the filingsBo Smith
≥5years on the filingsTimothy Rohrbach

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
$135k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$135k
Contributions and grants received
$232k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
1
Volunteers
10