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US nonprofit · EIN 562153433 · Wilmington, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 562153433) - 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.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

Airlie Gardens Foundation Inc's network

13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 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.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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Michael Creed ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Catherine HockerVice Chair2019
7 yrs
Charlie RivenbarkDirector2021
5 yrs
Eric BlaesingTreasurer/Fy 2025 Vice Chair2021
5 yrs
Hank EstepDirector2019
7 yrs
John E Russ IIIDirector2023
3 yrs
Nikki BascomeDirector2023
3 yrs
Rob ZappleDirector2021
5 yrs
Sandra RayDirector2019
7 yrs
Shane JohnsonCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Tara DuckworthExecutive Director2021
5 yrs
Ted Davis JRDirector2019
7 yrs
Teddy DavisDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

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
Eric BlaesingTreasurer/Fy 2025 Vice Cha4$0
Nikki BascomeDirector1$0
Shane JohnsonSecretary1$0
Sandra RayDirector1$0
Rob ZappleDirector1$0
Teddy DavisDirector1$0
Ted Davis JrDirector1$0
Charlie RivenbarkDirector1$0
John E Russ IIIDirector1$0
Michael CreedChair4$0
Tara DuckworthExecutive Director40$0
Tia SaffoDirector1$0
Beverly ErwinDirector1$0

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

About

Legal name
Airlie Gardens Foundation Inc
EIN
562153433
Address
300 Airlie Rd, Wilmington, NC, 28403-3706
State
North Carolina
Mission
To establish an outstanding historical garden with cultural and educational programs for the citizens of and visitors to new hanover county. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C40 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1999
Principal officer
Eric Blaesing (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsCatherine Hocker
≥7years on the filingsHank Estep
≥7years on the filingsSandra Ray
≥7years on the filingsTed Davis JR

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
$12.2m
Total liabilities
$183k
Net assets or fund balances
$12m
Contributions and grants received
$166k
Program service revenue
$1.9m
Employees
0
Volunteers
242