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US nonprofit · EIN 462003223 · Charleston, SCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 462003223) - 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 - 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Friends of the Lowline

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$102k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.2m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
7.8y av
Staff
1
11 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Frank Haygood
Left since last filing
3
21% of the board
Exemption reinstated on 15 June 2016. 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.
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Friends of the Lowline's network

14 people6 organisationsi14 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (7) 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

14 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Frank Haygood ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Andrew Gowder (also filed as Andy Gowder)Company secretary2020
6 yrs
Barney BlakneyBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Harry LesesneBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Jason SakranBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Matthew RiversBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Michael Messner (also filed as Mike Messner)Board Member2017
9 yrs
Mimi Van WyckBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Ronald Owens (also filed as Ron Owens)Treasurer2017
9 yrs
Scott ParkerVice Chair2020
6 yrs
Scott WatsonBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Todd WigfieldBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Tom BradfordBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Winslow HastieBoard Member2017
9 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

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
Frank HaygoodChair1$0
Ronald OwensTreasurer1$0
W Andrew Gowder JrSecretary1$0
Barney BlakneyBoard Member1$0
Ben LiebetrauBoard Member1$0
Harry LesesneBoard Member1$0
Megan MillsBoard Member1$0
Michael MessnerBoard Member1$0
Mimi VanWyckBoard Member1$0
Rev Mathew RiversBoard Member1$0
Winslow HastieBoard Member1$0

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

About

Legal name
Friends of the Lowline
EIN
462003223
Address
1629 Meeting Street Rd, Charleston, SC, 29405-9408
State
South Carolina
Mission
To build, program, and promote the lowline as a great public space for all. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S99 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
IRS ruling date
1 October 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2022
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥9years on the filingsHarry Lesesne
≥9years on the filingsMichael Messner
≥9years on the filingsMimi Van Wyck
≥9years on the filingsRonald Owens

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
$1.2m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1.2m
Contributions and grants received
$1.2m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
1
Volunteers
11