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US nonprofit · EIN 581574496 · Bald Head Isl, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 581574496) - 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

Bald Head Island Conservancy Inc's network

17 people10 organisationsi17 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (13) 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

17 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 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Donna PattersonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Ginger AydogduBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Hilary GerhardtBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Jeanne RobertsonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jim BrownBoard Member2021
5 yrs
John CathcartBoard Member2018
8 yrs
John MayBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Julie KeenanVice Preside2019
7 yrs
Katie ChatasBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Kevin FitzgeraldBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kim BlackwellBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Laura HallCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Marie Chabot-FletcherBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Nancy EasterlingBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Randall TuttleTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Sarah KirkpatrickBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Slaughter Fitz-HughPresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

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
G Chris ShankExecutive Disince 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
G Chris ShankExecutive Di40$145k$19k
Slaughter Fitz-HughPresident1$0
Julie KeenanVice Preside1$0
Randall TuttleTreasurer1$0
Laura HallSecretary1$0
John CathcartBoard Member1$0
Ginger AydogduBoard Member1$0
Kim BlackwellBoard Member1$0
Jim BrownBoard Member1$0
Nancy EasterlingBoard Member1$0
Kevin FitzgeraldBoard Member1$0
Marie Chabot-FletcherBoard Member1$0
Hilary GerhardtBoard Member1$0
Sarah KirkpatrickBoard Member1$0
John MayBoard Member1$0
Donna PattersonBoard Member1$0
Jeanne RobertsonBoard Member1$0
Katie ChatasBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Bald Head Island Conservancy Inc
EIN
581574496
Address
Po Box 3109, Bald Head Isl, NC, 28461-7001
State
North Carolina
Mission
Fostering community based barrier island conservation, preservation and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C320 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1983
Principal officer
G Chris Shank (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1984
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDonna Patterson
≥8years on the filingsJohn Cathcart
≥8years on the filingsKatie Chatas
≥8years on the filingsSlaughter Fitz-Hugh

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
$8.7m
Total liabilities
$34k
Net assets or fund balances
$8.7m
Contributions and grants received
$1.2m
Program service revenue
$314k
Grants and similar paid out
$26k
Employees
49
Volunteers
75

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.2m$1.8m$357k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.