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US nonprofit · EIN 561649348 · Manteo, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 561649348) - 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 30 September 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

Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society Inc's network

7 people5 organisationsi7 people and 5 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 (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

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 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
Bonnie StrawserPresident2021
5 yrs
Eric SoderholmVice Preside2023
3 yrs
John ThomasDirector2018
8 yrs
Karen LebingDirector2024
2 yrs
Richard BentzTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Robert GlennonCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Stanley OliverDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Robert GlennonSecretary2$0
Karen LebingBoard Member2$0
Lara LewisBoard Member2$0
Kathleen McMahanTreasurer5$0
Karen RitterBoard Member2$0
Karen RitterBoard Member2$0
Eric SoderholmPresident2$0
John ThomasBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society Inc
EIN
561649348
Address
Po Box 1808, Manteo, NC, 27954-1808
State
North Carolina
Mission
To assist US fish and wildlife service with public relations and educational activities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D123 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Eric Soderholm (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1990
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJohn Thomas
≥8years on the filingsRichard Bentz
≥8years on the filingsRobert Glennon
≥8years on the filingsStanley Oliver

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$344k
Total liabilities
$11k
Net assets or fund balances
$333k
Contributions and grants received
$49k
Program service revenue
$32k
Employees
3
Volunteers
150

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$239k$249kDeficit $11k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.