Penland School of Craft
Donations deductiblePenland School of Craft's network
32 people4 organisationsi32 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (32). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
32 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 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Sanders Chair | Past-Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lillian Giornelli Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Abraham Thomas | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Althea Murphy-Price | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brenda Wheeler | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Cathy Abbott | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cathy Adelman | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| CHE Rhodes (also filed as Che Rhodes) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Corey Pemberton | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dail Dixon | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Diane Charnov | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Doug Quackenbush | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| E Vincent Martinez | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Edward Bresler | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ilasahai Prouty | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jackie Jones | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Hackney | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Julia Wilson | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Katharine Deshaw | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lois Russell | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Matthew Price | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mercedes Jelinek | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Merrily Orsini | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nancy Burleson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Onay Cruz Gutierrez | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Philip Payne | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Russell Sizemore (also filed as Russ Sizemore, Russ Sizemore) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sara McDonnell | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Vince Watchorn | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Virginia Kraus | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| WEI SUN | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Wendy Maruyama | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Shupe | Director of Finance | since 2024 |
| Leslie Noell | Creative Director | 2025 |
| Maria Hall | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Matthew Moore | Director of Facilities and Grounds | 2025 |
| Susan McDaniel | Prev. Dir of Finance | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 April 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Hall | Executive Director | 60 | $200k | $23k | |
| Beth Shupe | Director of Finance | 40 | $124k | ||
| Leslie Noell | Creative Director | 40 | $121k | ||
| Matthew Moore | Director of Facilities and Grounds | 40 | $102k | ||
| Fred Sanders | Past-Chair | 15 | $0 | ||
| Lillian Giornelli | Chair | 15 | $0 | ||
| Merrily Orsini | Treasurer | 15 | $0 | ||
| Vince Watchorn | Vice Chair | 15 | $0 | ||
| Virginia Kraus | Secretary | 15 | $0 | ||
| Abraham Thomas | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Althea Murphy-Price | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Wheeler | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Abbott | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Adelman | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Che Rhodes | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Corey Pemberton | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dail Dixon | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Diane Charnov | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Doug Quackenbush | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| E Vincent Martinez | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Edward Bresler | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ilasahai Prouty | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jackie Jones | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Hackney | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Julia Wilson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Katharine Deshaw | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lois Russell | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Price | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mercedes Jelinek | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Burleson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Onay Cruz Gutierrez | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Philip Payne | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Russell Sizemore | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sara McDonnell | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Wei Sun | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Maruyama | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
Colorado roster
37 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263005923). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Diane Charnov | Trustee |
| Corey Pemberton | Trustee |
| Dail Dixon | Trustee |
| Matthew Price | Trustee |
| Abraham Thomas | Trustee |
| Wei Sun | Board Member |
| Maria Hall | Executive Director |
| Althea Murphy-Price | Board Member |
| Philip Payne | Board Member |
| Wendy Maruyama | Trustee |
| Beth Shupe | |
| Virginia Kraus | Secretary |
| Cathy Adelman | Trustee |
| Beth Shupe | Director of Finance |
| Nancy Burleson | Trustee |
| Onay Gutierrez | Trustee |
| Jackie Jones | Board Member |
| James Hackney | Trustee |
| Lois Russell | Trustee |
| Katharine Deshaw | Trustee |
| Che Rhodes | Trustee |
| Ilasahai Prouty | Trustee |
| Russ Sizemore | Trustee |
| Edward Bresler | Trustee |
| Doug Quackenbush | Board Member |
| Fred Sanders | President |
| Lillian Giornelli | Chair |
| Julia Wilson | Trustee |
| Sara McDonnell | Trustee |
| Laura Laughridge | Chief Advancement Officer |
| Cathy Abbott | Board Member |
| Merrily Orsini | Trustee |
| Vincent Martinez | Trustee |
| Brenda Wheeler | Trustee |
| Vince Watchorn | Trustee |
| Lillian Giornelli | Trustee |
| Mercedes Jelinek | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Penland School of Craft
- EIN
- 560623948
- Address
- Po Box 37, Penland, NC, 28765-0037
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Penland school of craft is an international center for craft education. Penland offers one-week to eight-week workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking, textiles, wood and letterpress studios. The school also sponsors artists' residencies, educational outreach programs, and a craft gallery. In a typical year, we serve approximately 1,400... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A250 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1929
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1940
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsFred Sanders
≥6years on the filingsLillian Giornelli
≥6years on the filingsAbraham Thomas
≥6years on the filingsCathy Adelman
Latest return
year to 30 April 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 April 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $81.6m
- Total liabilities
- $3.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $78m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.9m
- Program service revenue
- $3.1m
- Employees
- 143
- Volunteers
- 220
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8.7m | $9.8m | Deficit $1.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.