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US nonprofit · EIN 560816296 · Boone, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 560816296)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 30 June 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

W A M Y Community Action Inc's network

18 people5 organisationsi18 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

18 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 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Tom Hughes ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Angie VanceDirector2021
5 yrs
Arlene WeinerDirector2020
6 yrs
Beth GacekDirector2019
7 yrs
Cameron WishonDirector2024
2 yrs
Cathy Buresch2ND Vice Chair, Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Charlie WallinDirector2019
7 yrs
Cynthia DillonDirector2023
3 yrs
Darlene MarshDirector2019
7 yrs
Deanna GougeDirector2023
3 yrs
Dr Marvin Walker4th Vice Chair2022
4 yrs
Jonathan SheppardDirector2024
2 yrs
Maxine McGlaughlinDirector2023
3 yrs
Morgan SuddrethDirector2023
3 yrs
Natalie Bovino3rd Vice Chair2021
5 yrs
Ruthie StylesDirector2022
4 yrs
Samantha KnightDirector2021
5 yrs
Vanessa Letterman1ST Vice Chair, Secretary2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brittany POE LuxtonIncoming Executive Directorsince 2021
Melissa SotoOutgoing Executive Directorsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
Brittany Poe LuxtonExecutive Director40$79k$9k
Sarah FreerAssistant Director40$53k$8k
Corey BabayFinanace Director40$21k$6k
Tom HughesChair2$0
Vanessa Letterman1st Vice Chair, Secretary2$0
Cathy Buresch2nd Vice Chair, Treasurer2$0
Natalie Bovino3rd Vice Chair1$0
Dr Marvin Walker4th Vice Chair1$0
Cathi AyersDirector1$0
Cynthia DillonDirector1$0
Beth GacekDirector1$0
Deanna GougeDirector1$0
Tim HodgesDirector1$0
Samantha KnightDirector1$0
Darlene MarshDirector1$0
Maxine McGlaughlinDirector1$0
Jonathan SheppardDirector1$0
Ruthie StylesDirector1$0
Morgan SuddrethDirector1$0
Angie VanceDirector1$0
Charlie WallinDirector1$0
Arlene WeinerDirector1$0
Cameron WishonDirector1$0

About

Legal name
W A M Y Community Action Inc
EIN
560816296
Address
225 Birch St Ste 2, Boone, NC, 28607-5536
State
North Carolina
Mission
Partnering with families and communities to provide the disadvantaged the support and tools they need to become self-sufficient. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1964
Principal officer
Brittany Poe Luxton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1965
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBeth Gacek
≥7years on the filingsCharlie Wallin
≥7years on the filingsDarlene Marsh
≥7years on the filingsVanessa Letterman

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$697k
Net assets or fund balances
$939k
Contributions and grants received
$2.3m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
14
Volunteers
191

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.1m$2.3mDeficit $147k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.