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US nonprofit · EIN 581416331 · Boone, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 581416331)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, 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. 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

Childrens Council of Watauga County Inc's network

15 people2 organisationsi15 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). 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

15 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 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Deborah Phillips ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Alysia PriceBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Elisha ChildersExecutive Director2022
4 yrs
Halee HartleyVice Chair2024
2 yrs
Jennifer MauldingBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jonathan LubkemannTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Kaila CravenBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kelly StroudBoard Member2025
1 yr
Laney WiseBoard Member2025
1 yr
Lindsay CookBoard Member2025
1 yr
PAM ShueBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Shane FoxBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Tamara DivenereBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Terry WorrellBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Vanessa BrumfieldCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Elisha ChildersExecutive Directorsince 2020

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
Elisha ChildersExecutive Director40$79k$12k
Vanessa BrumfieldSecretary2$0
Tamara DivenereBoard Member0.5$0
Kaila CravenBoard Member0.5$0
Lindsay CookBoard Member0.5$0
Jonathan LubkemannTreasurer2$0
Shane FoxBoard Member0.5$0
Halee HartleyVice Chair2$0
Deborah PhillipsChair2$0
Jennifer MauldingBoard Member0.5$0
Alysia PriceBoard Member0.5$0
Pam ShueBoard Member0.5$0
Laney WiseBoard Member0.5$0
Terry WorrellBoard Member0.5$0
Kelly StroudBoard Member0.5$0

About

Legal name
Childrens Council of Watauga County Inc
EIN
581416331
Address
225 Birch St Ste 3, Boone, NC, 28607-5536
State
North Carolina
Mission
To build a strong foundation for children's learning and development by strengthening families, the early childhood system, and the wider community. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1977
Principal officer
Elisha Childers (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1981
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDeborah Phillips
≥6years on the filingsTamara Divenere
≥5years on the filingsTerry Worrell
≥4years on the filingsElisha Childers

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
$1m
Total liabilities
$4k
Net assets or fund balances
$1m
Contributions and grants received
$2.6m
Program service revenue
$16k
Grants and similar paid out
$1m
Employees
40
Volunteers
128

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.6m$2.2m$461k
2023$2.2m$2m$151k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

11 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
Watauga County SchoolsNc pre-k & hurricane relief$318k
Lucy Brock Child Development CenterNc pre k subsidy$255k
Kid Cove at LynhillQuality enhancement & hurricane relief$119k
Mountain PathwaysHurricane relief, quality enhancement$52k
Merry-Land AcademyQuality enhancement & hurricane relief$50k
Sugar Grove Developmental Day SchoolQuality enhancement & hurricane relief$32k
Sunny Side Child Development CenterQuality enhancement & hurricane relief$29k
Boone United MethodistHurricane relief$17k
Small BlessingsHurricane relief$8k
Little JewelsQuality enhancement & hurricane relief$7k
Someplace SpecialHurricane relief, quality enhancement$7k