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US nonprofit · EIN 462254848 · Walnut Cove, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 462254848) - 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.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. 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

Friends of the Stokes Shelter Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$230k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$217k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$617k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$617k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.1 years on average
Staff
2
54 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
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Friends of the Stokes Shelter Inc's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 6 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aaron SiscoMember2023
3 yrs
Cindy HolbyMember2023
3 yrs
Deborah Cowan DVM (also filed as Debbie Cowan)Member2018
8 yrs
Fran HollisBoard member2020
6 yrs
Kate WatermanBoard member2021
5 yrs
Sherry SmithMember2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jan SpencerCompany secretary2020
Kate WatermanVice-chair2020
Leslie StaplesTreasurersince 2020
Mike BarsnessVice-Chair2024
Tanya GardnerCompany secretary2024
Wendi SprakerChairperson2020

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
Frances HollisBoard Member0.5$0
Debbie CowanBoard Member1.2$0
Lee WinfreyBoard Member2.5$0
Aaron SiscoBoard Member0$0
Sherry SmithBoard Member2.2$0
Cindy HolbyBoard Member1$0
Leslie StaplesChairTreasurer10$0
Mike BarsnessVice Chair9$0
Gardner TanyaSecretary4$0

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

About

Legal name
Friends of the Stokes Shelter Inc
EIN
462254848
Address
1111 Dodgetown Rd, Walnut Cove, NC, 27052-6453
State
North Carolina
Mission
The primary mission is to build and operate a privately run, no-kill shelter in Stokes County, North Carolina. The shelter will provide room for appoximately 20 dogs and 20 cats. It will include a separate quarantine area and a separate room for public interaction with the animals. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D20 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
James D Hudson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDeborah Cowan DVM
≥6years on the filingsFran Hollis
≥5years on the filingsKate Waterman
≥3years on the filingsAaron Sisco

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
$617k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$617k
Contributions and grants received
$159k
Program service revenue
$43k
Employees
2
Volunteers
54

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$203k$183k$20k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.