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US nonprofit · EIN 570314418 · Clinton, SCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 570314418) - 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 31 December 2024: 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. 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

Thornwell's network

30 people5 organisationsi30 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (30). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

30 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 30 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Maurice A Purcell Chair (also filed as Maurice Purcell)Chair2018
8 yrs
Ann BookerTrustee2022
4 yrs
Christine CrutchfieldTrustee2022
4 yrs
Clyde M Brumfield (also filed as Clyde Brumfield)Trustee2022
4 yrs
Denise E PorterTrustee2024
2 yrs
Dorianne NorwoodTrustee2018
8 yrs
Dr Flury G WilsonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Elizabeth BagwellTrustee2023
3 yrs
Elizabeth W NeidenbachTrustee2024
2 yrs
Fritz KreimerTrustee2024
2 yrs
Gordon Lee Hight IITrustee2018
8 yrs
Harriet D IKE (also filed as Harriet IKE)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Holly FurrTrustee2023
3 yrs
Jean P McKnight (also filed as Jean McKnight)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Jim ConnerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Kay ClevelandCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
M Craig Garner JRTrustee2018
8 yrs
Nigle Leon Lovell-MartinTrustee2024
2 yrs
Paul H GrierTrustee2024
2 yrs
Rev Don JohnsonTrustee2020
6 yrs
Rev Dr William WardTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rev Erika Rembert SmithVice Chair2022
4 yrs
Rev Lawrence PeeblesTrustee2022
4 yrs
Rick DouylliezTrustee2024
2 yrs
Robert C CrabtreeTrustee2024
2 yrs
Steven L Roberts (also filed as Steve Roberts)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Tamra Sasser ErdeTrustee2022
4 yrs
Teresa D Madden (also filed as Teresa Madden)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Tom FreeTrustee2018
8 yrs
Ursula RobinsonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 30 →

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christopher TY GroganDirector of Information Technology and Risk Manage2024
Elizabeth MilhousVP for Mission Advancement2024
Gregory HaseldenVP of Finance/CFOsince 2018
Jill K GibsonVP Mission Advancementsince 2020
Melinda L ScottInterim President, Exec VPsince 2019
Morgan EdnieVP Strategic Impactsince 2022
Myron WilkinsPresident/CEO (3/31/2022 - 12/31/2022)since 2022
Norman Dover JRVP for Education Servicessince 2022
Rev Elliot SmithPresidentsince 2018
Sonya S O'NealVP Programs Thru October 2020since 2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Myron WilkinsPresident/CEO50$207k$76k
Gregory HaseldenVP of Finance/CFO50$182k$24k
Morgan EdnieVP for Strategic Impact40$135k$11k
Norman Dover JrVP for Education Services40$135k$20k
Melinda ScottExecutive VP50$134k$20k
Elizabeth MilhousVP for Mission Advancement40$126k$16k
Christopher Ty GroganDirector of Information Technology and Risk Manage40$101k$8k
Maurice A PurcellChair1$0
Rev Erika Rembert SmithVice Chair1$0
Kay ClevelandSecretary1$0
Elizabeth BagwellTrustee1$0
Ann BookerTrustee1$0
Clyde M BrumfieldTrustee1$0
Jim ConnerTrustee1$0
Christine CrutchfieldTrustee1$0
Tamra Sasser ErdeTrustee1$0
Tom FreeTrustee1$0
Holly FurrTrustee1$0
M Craig Garner JrTrustee1$0
Gordon Lee Hight IITrustee1$0
Harriet D IkeTrustee1$0
Rev Don JohnsonTrustee1$0
Teresa MaddenTrustee1$0
Jean P McKnightTrustee1$0
Dorianne NorwoodTrustee1$0
Rev Lawrence PeeblesTrustee1$0
Steven L RobertsTrustee1$0
Ursula RobinsonTrustee1$0
Rev Dr William WardTrustee1$0
Dr Flury G WilsonTrustee1$0
Robert C CrabtreeTrustee1$0
Rick DouylliezTrustee1$0
Paul H GrierTrustee1$0
Fritz KreimerTrustee1$0
Nigle Leon Lovell-MartinTrustee1$0
Elizabeth W NeidenbachTrustee1$0
Denise E PorterTrustee1$0

About

Legal name
Thornwell
EIN
570314418
Address
302 S Broad St, Clinton, SC, 29325-2507
State
South Carolina
Mission
As a christian ministry, our mission is to provide safe and nurturing environments where we educate, equip, and support children and families to thrive. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P730 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1875
Principal officer
Myron Wilkins (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1984
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

≥8years on the filingsMaurice A Purcell
≥8years on the filingsDorianne Norwood
≥8years on the filingsGordon Lee Hight II
≥8years on the filingsHarriet D IKE

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$67.7m
Total liabilities
$1.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$66.3m
Contributions and grants received
$7.2m
Program service revenue
$3.2m
Employees
198
Volunteers
386

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$13.8m$13.5m$273k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.