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US nonprofit · EIN 560856544 · Asheville, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 560856544) - 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 tenure.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 (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

ARC of Buncombe County Inc's network

13 people6 organisationsi13 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

13 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dorinda BennettTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Diane ManceCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Greta ByrdMember2024
2 yrs
Jeffrey Eugene Baker (also filed as Jeffrey Baker, Jeffrey E Baker)Member2018
8 yrs
Jacqueline Smith (also filed as Jackie Smith)Member2023
3 yrs
Jason GastMember2025
1 yr
Jill WatsonMember2024
2 yrs
John WatsonMember2024
2 yrs
Kelli TinsleyMember2023
3 yrs
Marlene SternbergMember2025
1 yr
Melissa GunterVice President2023
3 yrs
Oscar WongPresident2018
8 yrs
Richard WelchMember2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

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
Linda McDanielExecutive Directorsince 2018

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
Linda McDanielExecutive Director40$77k$1k
Oscar WongPresident1.5$0
Melissa GunterVice President1$0
Dorinda BennettTreasurer1.5$0
Diane ManceSecretary1$0
Richard WelchMember1$0
Jeffrey BakerMember0.5$0
Greta ByrdMember0.5$0
Jacqueline SmithMember0.25$0
Jason GastMember0.25$0
Marlene SternbergMember0.25$0
Kelli TinsleyMember0.25$0
Jill WatsonMember0.25$0
John WatsonMember0.25$0

About

Legal name
Arc of Buncombe County Inc
EIN
560856544
Address
50 S French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801-3218
State
North Carolina
Mission
The Arc of Buncombe County exists to empower children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to realize their highest potential through advocacy, education, programs and family support. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P820 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1962
Principal officer
Linda McDaniel (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1972
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDorinda Bennett
≥8years on the filingsJeffrey Eugene Baker
≥8years on the filingsOscar Wong
≥8years on the filingsRichard Welch

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
$264k
Total liabilities
$25k
Net assets or fund balances
$239k
Contributions and grants received
$585k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$218k
Employees
4
Volunteers
35

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$394k$423kDeficit $30k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.