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US nonprofit · EIN 562052862 · Lincolnton, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 562052862) - 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, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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

Lincoln Charter School 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 (7) 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alli MoodyCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Cara DowlingPresident2020
6 yrs
Chalee YangMember2025
1 yr
Chris WrennTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Christy HutchinsonSchool Director2022
4 yrs
Jake RobinsonMember2025
1 yr
Jessica KellySchool Director2023
3 yrs
Jonathan AustinMember2020
6 yrs
Melissa NanceDirector2025
1 yr
Robert Steve LockeyMember2023
3 yrs
Stephanie RegdosHuman Resources2025
1 yr
Tammy BuckshiMember2023
3 yrs
Thomas Brooks (also filed as Tom Brooks, Tom Brooks)Vice President2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christy BerryCFOsince 2020
Christy HutchinsPrincipal2020
Jonathan BryantExecutive Directorsince 2018
Susanne GeorgeCFO2019

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
Jonathan BryantExecutive Director40$169k
Christy HutchinsonSchool Director40$115k
Jessica KellySchool Director40$105k
Melissa NanceDirector40$101k
Christy BerryCFO40$72k
Stephanie RegdosHuman Resources40$62k
Alli MoodySecretary5$0
Jake RobinsonMember1$0
Jonathan AustinMember1$0
Cara DowlingPresident5$0
Chalee YangMember1$0
Tammy BuckshiMember1$0
Thomas BrooksVice President5$0
Chris WrennTreasurer5$0
Robert Steve LockeyMember1$0

About

Legal name
Lincoln Charter School Inc
EIN
562052862
Address
133 Eagle Nest Rd, Lincolnton, NC, 28092-7383
State
North Carolina
Mission
Operate a public charter school (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B20 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Cara Dowling (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsThomas Brooks
≥6years on the filingsCara Dowling
≥6years on the filingsChris Wrenn
≥6years on the filingsJonathan Austin

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
$15.9m
Total liabilities
$751k
Net assets or fund balances
$15.1m
Contributions and grants received
$23.9m
Program service revenue
$581k
Employees
477
Volunteers
311

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$24m$24.7mDeficit $721k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Foundation for Education$0