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US nonprofit · EIN 561967481 · Connelly SPG, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 561967481) - 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 2026: 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

South Mountains Fire Rescue Inc's network

7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 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 (2) 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.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 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
Dell EvansTreasurer2019
7 yrs
IVA C RhoneyBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Jonathan GriffithVice President2025
1 yr
Karen HaynesBoard Member2025
1 yr
Kevin TolerPresident2019
7 yrs
Larry CarpenterBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Michelle Towery LailCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2026iFrom 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
Kevin TolerPresident5$0
Larry CarpenterBoard Member2$0
Dell EvansTreasurer5$0
Iva C RhoneyBoard Member2$0
Michelle Towery LailSecretary2$0
Jonathan GriffithVice President5$0
Karen HaynesBoard Member2$0

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

About

Legal name
South Mountains Fire Rescue Inc
EIN
561967481
Address
8204 Gus Peeler Rd, Connelly SPG, NC, 28612-8288
State
North Carolina
Mission
To provide fire protection and first response services for the residents of southmountain community (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M24 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1996
Principal officer
Dell Evans (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1996
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsDell Evans
≥7years on the filingsKevin Toler
≥7years on the filingsLarry Carpenter
≥6years on the filingsIVA C Rhoney

Latest return

year to 30 June 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2026. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$535k
Total liabilities
$115k
Net assets or fund balances
$420k
Contributions and grants received
$68k
Program service revenue
$146k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$188k$171k$17k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.