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US nonprofit · EIN 581306896 · Atlanta, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 581306896) - 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).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

Golden Key International Honour Society Inc's network

9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). 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

9 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, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Michael Sanseviro ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Ben JohnsonBoard Member2025
1 yr
Benjamin BuckinghamBoard Member2025
1 yr
Debra GellerCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Gail Cole-AventVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Gordon ZeilstraBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Kim HolmesBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Melissa LeitzellCEO2019
7 yrs
Tasha Martin JohnsonBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Derrick BrownControllersince 2018
Melissa LeitzellVice President2018

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
Melissa LeitzellCEO39$180k$16k
Derrick BrownCFO39$100k$12k
Michael SanseviroChair1$0
Gail Cole-AventVice Chair1$0
Debra GellerSecretary1$0
Tasha Martin JohnsonBoard Member1$0
Ben JohnsonBoard Member1$0
Benjamin BuckinghamBoard Member1$0
Gordon ZeilstraBoard Member1$0
Kim HolmesBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Golden Key International Honour Society Inc
EIN
581306896
Address
2302 Parklake Dr Ne Ste 630, Atlanta, GA, 30345-3060
State
Georgia
Mission
To enable members to realize their potential through the advancement of academics, leadership and service. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B030 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1977
Principal officer
Melissa Leitzell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1978
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMichael Sanseviro
≥8years on the filingsDebra Geller
≥8years on the filingsGail Cole-Avent
≥8years on the filingsGordon Zeilstra

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
$742k
Total liabilities
$299k
Net assets or fund balances
$443k
Contributions and grants received
$533k
Program service revenue
$1.4m
Grants and similar paid out
$27k
Employees
7
Volunteers
3,000