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US nonprofit · EIN 464299583 · Knoxville, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 464299583) - 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 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

National Christian Charitable Foundation 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 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
April ShafferDirector2020
6 yrs
Billie W BrianDirector & Vice-President2018
8 yrs
Kelly ShepardDirector2018
8 yrs
Kristen M LewisDirector2022
4 yrs
Marye E LordDirector2020
6 yrs
Sidney G BrianDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Henry J Mills IISecretary & Treasurer Thrusince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Sidney G BrianDirector1$0
Billie W BrianDirector & Vice-President1$0
Marye E LordDirector1$0$146k$19k
April ShafferDirector1$0$126k$30k
Kristen M LewisDirector1$0$196k$21k
Kelly ShepardDirector1$0$85k$27k
Henry J Mills IISecretary & Treasurer1$0

About

Legal name
National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc
EIN
464299583
Address
8707 Joe Daniels Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37931-1312
State
Tennessee
Mission
The refuge foundation is a grant making organization that supports non-denominational christian retreat centers committed to the practice of silence, solitude and simplicity in a natural setting of god's creation where the participant commits themselves to practice these spiritual disciples during their stay, in order to experience the presence of christ, hear his voice and realign and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T31 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Sidney G Brian (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2001
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBillie W Brian
≥8years on the filingsKelly Shepard
≥8years on the filingsSidney G Brian
≥6years on the filingsApril Shaffer

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$14.2m
Total liabilities
$20k
Net assets or fund balances
$14.2m
Contributions and grants received
$12.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$159k
Employees
0

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$12.4m$216k$12.2m
2023$65k$142kDeficit $77k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

3 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
12 Key MinistryTo support 12 key ministry$112k
Brec FoundationTo support brec foundation$30k
National Christian Charitable Foundation IncTo support national christian charitable foundation, inc$10k