Public School Forum of North Carolina Inc
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26 people16 organisationsi26 people and 16 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (26). Violet dotted lines (16) 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
26 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 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Mays Chair | Past Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bill Harrison Chair | Chair-Elect | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Latanya Pattillo Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Alisa McLean | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Amos Fodchuk | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Art Rouse | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cyndi Soter O'Neil | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Young | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Doug Sprecher | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dudley Flood | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Healy | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Julie Cary | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Margaret Arbuckle | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Maria Dozier | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Matty Lazo-Chadderton | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melody Johnson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Priscilla Maynor | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rashidah Lopez Morgan | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard Schwartz | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Richard Urquhart | Secretary/Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Saundra Wall Williams | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steve Stephenson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tiece Ruffin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Trish Sparks | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Van Dempsey III (also filed as Van Dempsey) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Willis Whichard | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Fox | Sr. Director, Policy & Res | 2025 |
| Deanna Townsend-Smith | Sr. Director, Dudley Flood Center | since 2024 |
| Elizabeth Dekonty | Sr. Director, Nc Center for R&L | 2025 |
| Lauren Fox | Sr. Director, Policy & Research | 2024 |
| Mary Ann Wolf | President / Executive Dire | since 2023 |
| Rhonda Van Dijk | Finance Director | 2025 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Wolf | President / Executive Dire | 40 | $209k | $17k | |
| Deanna Townsend-Smith | Sr. Director, Dudley Flood | 40 | $162k | $19k | |
| Ashley Fox | Sr. Director, Policy & Res | 40 | $106k | $13k | |
| Elizabeth Dekonty | Sr. Director, Nc Center for R&L | 40 | $106k | $9k | |
| Rhonda van Dijk | Finance Director | 40 | $104k | $18k | |
| Steve Stephenson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amos Fodchuk | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Matty Lazo-Chadderton | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Arbuckle | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Alfred Mays | Past Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Dudley Flood | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Van Dempsey III | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Richard Urquhart | Secretary/Treasurer | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Rashidah Lopez Morgan | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Alisa McLean | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| David Young | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Cyndi Soter O'neil | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Melody Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Healy | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Willis Whichard | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Latanya Pattillo | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Schwartz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Sprecher | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Saundra Wall Williams | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Tiece Ruffin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julie Cary | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Maria Dozier | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Bill Harrison | Chair-Elect | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Priscilla Maynor | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Art Rouse | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Trish Sparks | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Public School Forum of North Carolina Inc
- EIN
- 581654064
- Address
- 501 Sas Campus Drive 4th Floor, Cary, NC, 27513-2080
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- All north carolina children shall have the opportunity to reach their full potential through equitable and meaningful public education that nourishes our state's civic and economic vitality.to provide trusted, nonpartisan, evidence-based research, policy analysis and innovative programs that empower an informed public to demand that education best practice becomes common practice throughout... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99Z Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1985
- Principal officer
- Latanya Pattillo (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAlfred Mays
≥6years on the filingsCyndi Soter O'Neil
≥6years on the filingsDavid Young
≥6years on the filingsDoug Sprecher
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
- $7.3m
- Total liabilities
- $262k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.2m
- Program service revenue
- $2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $20k
- Employees
- 30
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.8m | $3.2m | $1.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Public Ed Works | Program services | $20k |