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US nonprofit · EIN 562042675 · Williamston, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 562042675) - 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 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).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

Martin County Economic Development Corporation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$375k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$243k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$2.2m
$99k liabilities
Net assets
$2.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
4.7 years on average
Staff
3
11 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Sarah Sproat
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Martin County Economic Development Corporation's network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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

11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sarah Sproat ChairBoard Chair2021
5 yrs
Butch WhitleyBoard Member2020
6 yrs
David GurganusBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Georgie GriffinBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Gray CoreyBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Grif TaylorAssistant Se2024
2 yrs
Hank WinslowCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Larry BiggsVice Chairma2020
6 yrs
Melvin BowenBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Renee PurvisBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Willie BrownBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

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
Jason SemplePresident/Cesince 2020
Steve BiggsPresident/Cesince 2023

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
Sarah SproatBoard Chair1.5$0
Larry BiggsVice Chairma1.5$0
Hank WinslowSecretary1.5$0
Grif TaylorAssistant Se1.5$0
Butch WhitleyBoard Member1$0
Renee PurvisBoard Member1$0
David GurganusBoard Member1$0
Willie BrownBoard Member1$0
Georgie GriffinBoard Member1$0
Gray CoreyBoard Member1$0
Melvin BowenBoard Member1$0
Steve BiggsPresident/Ce40$0

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

About

Legal name
Martin County Economic Development Corporation
EIN
562042675
Address
415 E Boulevard, Williamston, NC, 27892-2731
State
North Carolina
Mission
To promote economic development within martin county, north carolina and surrounding areas. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S31Z Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Sarah Sproat (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1998
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

≥6years on the filingsButch Whitley
≥6years on the filingsHank Winslow
≥6years on the filingsLarry Biggs
≥5years on the filingsSarah Sproat

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
$2.2m
Total liabilities
$99k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.1m
Contributions and grants received
$131k
Program service revenue
$148k
Employees
3
Volunteers
11

Filed finances

3 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$375k$243k$132k
2023$380k$237k$143k
2022$254k$213k$41k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.