Friends of Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Inc
Donations deductibleFriends of Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Inc's network
9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 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.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; we list 9 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Lane | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Austin Hicks | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Earl Stone | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Eric Carter | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| James Little | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jarrod Ellis | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer Sansom | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michael Scott | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarah Cox | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C Ellen Church | Corresponding Secretary | since 2018 |
| David Doan | Corresponding Secretary | since 2023 |
| John Kubenka | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Mark Baswell | Corresponding Secretary | 2021 |
| Mark Braswell | Corresponding Secretary | 2022 |
| Michael Barnett | President | since 2018 |
| Robert Acuff | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Scott Pruitt | Executive Secretary | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Barnett | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Robert Acuff | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| John Kubenka | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Scott Pruitt | Executive Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Doan | Corresponding Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| James Little | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Scott | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jarrod Ellis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Sansom | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Earl Stone | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Cox | Director | $0 | |||
| Eric Carter | Director | $0 | |||
| Austin Hicks | Director | $0 | |||
| Arnold Lane | Director | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Friends of Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Inc
- EIN
- 611523569
- Address
- 1651 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, 37643-3725
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- Provides educational and interpretive programming by telling the Parks story through an educational living history experience by presenting the Official Outdoor Drama of the State of Tennessee; provides funds for advertising promotions for SSSHP; provides funds to enhance the development and maintenance of park grounds (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N11 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2007
- Principal officer
- John Kubenka (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2008
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsJames Little
≥3years on the filingsMichael Scott
≥2years on the filingsArnold Lane
≥2years on the filingsAustin Hicks
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.6m
- Total liabilities
- $453
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $634k
- Program service revenue
- $32k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $776k | $692k | $84k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.