Advance North Carolina Inc
Advance North Carolina Inc's network
7 people9 organisationsi7 people and 9 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 (9) 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Crowder Chair | Board Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Conen Morgan | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erin Byrd | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kara Hollingsworth | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Moses Mathews | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sonia Barnes | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Viola Harris | Board Member | 2018 | 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.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Bass | Executive Director | since 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Bass | Executive Director | 40 | $85k | $19k | |
| Dionne Lester | CFO | 40 | $67k | $19k | |
| Courtney Crowder | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kara Hollingsworth | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sonia Barnes | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Viola Harris | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Moses Mathews | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erin Dale McClellan | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Advance North Carolina Inc
- EIN
- 472740671
- Address
- Po Box 27421, Raleigh, NC, 27611-7421
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- To build political and economic power in black communities and institutions in north carolina. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S30 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Marcus Bass (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCourtney Crowder
≥8years on the filingsConen Morgan
≥8years on the filingsMoses Mathews
≥8years on the filingsSonia Barnes
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
- $4.2m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $225k
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 6
Grants paid
8 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| George C Smikins Memorial Political Action Committee | Maximize voter participation of the black community in guilford county | $50k |
| Columbus County Forum | To expand voter access to the polls in 2024 primary election, aid in providing get out the vote efforts in bladen and columbus counties | $45k |
| Raleigh Wake Citizens Association | Support initiatives to increase voter turnout during early voting and election day covering 15 out of 22 early voting sites in raleigh and w | $30k |
| Bladen County Improvement Association | To empower and mobilize voters across columbus and bladen couties to ensure significant voter turnout in the 2024 election | $30k |
| 1000 Women Strong Education Fund | To support the initiative to build constituents in the community, keep those in authority accountable to the people, and promote policies th | $20k |
| Forsyth Black Caucus Pac | To galvanize elected officials, community organizations, church and philanthropic communities to launch forsyth county's strategic plan for | $20k |
| Let's Make It Happen Together Inc | To provide general voter turnout training in hoke and scotland county to increae voter participation during early voting and on election day | $15k |
| The Entity Enterprise | To aid in canvassing in the washington, hyde, and bertie counties to emphasize and educate on the need to vote for food pantry clients ages | $12k |