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US nonprofit · EIN 561829633 · Columbia, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 561829633) - 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

Partnership for the Sounds Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$659k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$923k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.5m
$24k liabilities
Net assets
$1.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
5.4y av
Staff
15
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Partnership for the Sounds Inc's network

12 people4 organisationsi12 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). 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

12 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
Allen CastelloeBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Bill RichVice Chairma2021
5 yrs
Carol EvansBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Erin FleckensteinBoard Member2021
5 yrs
James HollowayBoard Member2021
5 yrs
JD BrickhouseBoard Member2021
5 yrs
John ED WhitehurstSecretary/Tr2021
5 yrs
Judy Meier JennetteBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Mike OrbachBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Rhett WhiteBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Roger RulifsonBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Tom RichterBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

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
David L CleggChairmansince 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
JD BrickhouseBoard Member$0
Allen CastelloeBoard Member$0
Carol EvansBoard Member$0
Erin FleckensteinBoard Member$0
James HollowayBoard Member$0
Judy Meier JennetteBoard Member$0
Mike OrbachBoard Member$0
Bill RichVice Chairma$0
Tom RichterBoard Member$0
Roger RulifsonBoard Member$0
Rhett WhiteBoard Member$0
John Ed WhitehurstSecretary/Tr$0
David L CleggChairman$0

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

About

Legal name
Partnership for the Sounds Inc
EIN
561829633
Address
Po Box 55, Columbia, NC, 27925-0055
State
North Carolina
Mission
To promote sustainable, community-driven economic well-being and stewardship in the albemarle-pamlico region through environmental education, and nature-based and cultual tourism. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C600 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1993
Principal officer
David L Clegg (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsAllen Castelloe
≥5years on the filingsBill Rich
≥5years on the filingsCarol Evans
≥5years on the filingsErin Fleckenstein

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
$1.5m
Total liabilities
$24k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$548k
Program service revenue
$55k
Employees
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$973k$837k$136k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.