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US nonprofit · EIN 620646373 · New Market, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 620646373) - 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 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Highlander Research & Education Center Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$24.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$27.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$38m
$12.6m liabilities
Net assets
$25.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
20
4.5y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Pancho Arguelles
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Highlander Research & Education Center Inc's network

20 people4 organisationsi20 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

20 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 21 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Pancho Arguelles ChairBoard Chair2020
6 yrs
Adrian ReynaCo-Chair2020
6 yrs
Alethia JonesDirector2024
2 yrs
Alfredo LopezDirector2020
6 yrs
Allyn Maxfield-SteeleEx-Officio2023
3 yrs
Andrew MunnDirector2021
5 yrs
Charles PriceCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Claudia Eloisa CastellanoDirector2024
2 yrs
Felix BivensDirector2024
2 yrs
Inca MohamedDirector2020
6 yrs
Jennifer HillDirector2024
2 yrs
Loan TranCo-Chair2024
2 yrs
Makani ThembaBoard Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Reece ChenaultDirector2020
6 yrs
Reilly MorseDirector2021
5 yrs
Ruth JeannoelTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Salimah MuhammadEx-Officio2024
2 yrs
Scott DouglasDirector2020
6 yrs
Tara Shuai EllisonDirector2020
6 yrs
Veronica LimeberryDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 20 →

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
Ally Maxfield-SteeleEx-Officiosince 2018
ASH-Lee Woodard HendersonExecutive Dir.since 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Adrian Reyna ChavoyaCommittee Chair Executive2$0
Alethia JonesBoard Member2$0
Alfredo LopezBoard Member2$0
Allyn Maxfield-SteeleDirector/ Ex-Officio40$0
Andrew MunnBoard Member2$0
Charles PriceSecretary2$0
Claudia Eloisa Munz CastellanoCommittee Chair - Development & Nominations2$0
Felix Skip BivensCommittee Chair - Buildings & Grounds2$0
Inca MohamedBoard Member2$0
Jennifer HillBoard Member2$0
Loan TranCo-Chair2$0
Reece ChenaultBoard Member2$0
Ruth JeannoelTreasurer2$0
Salimah Salaam MuhammadDirector/ Ex-Officio40$0
Scott DouglasBoard Member2$0
Tara Shuai EllisonCommittee Chair - Personnel & HR2$0
Veronica LimeberryBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

Colorado roster

18 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263028772). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Reece ChenaultDirector
Garrett StarkDirector
Charles PriceSecretary
Garrett StarkCo Executive Director
Felix BivensDirector
Jennifer HillDirector
Ruth Jeannoel
Inca MohamedDirector
Adrian ChavoyaCo-Board Chair
Alfredo LopezDirector
Ruth JeannoelTreasurer
Veronica LimeberryDirector
Loan TranDirector
Tara EllisonDirector
Salimah MuhhamadCFO
Andrew MunnDirector
Dr. Alethia JonesDirector
Adrian ChavoyaDirector

About

Legal name
Highlander Research & Education Center Inc
EIN
620646373
Address
1959 Highlander Way, New Market, TN, 37820-4939
State
Tennessee
Mission
Highlander serves as a catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement building in appalachia and the south. We work with people fighting for justice, equality and sustainability, supporting their efforts to take collective action to shape their own destiny. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C60Z Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1961
Principal officer
Salimah S Muhammad (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1963
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Relatedrelated organisationThe Fund for the Highlander Research & Education Center Inc

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMakani Themba
≥6years on the filingsPancho Arguelles
≥6years on the filingsAdrian Reyna
≥6years on the filingsAlfredo Lopez

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$38m
Total liabilities
$12.6m
Net assets or fund balances
$25.4m
Contributions and grants received
$22.7m
Program service revenue
$1.2m
Grants and similar paid out
$11.3m
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$25m$24m$1m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ 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
People's Advocacy InstituteGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$1m
Taproot EarthGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$540k
The Ordinary People SocietyGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$470k
Southern Vision AllianceGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$290k
The Smile Trust IncGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$290k
Agitarte IncGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$250k
Foundation for LouisianaGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$250k
Grantmakers for Southern ProgressGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$250k
Project SouthGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$250k
Southerners on New GroundGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$250k
Freedom Mapping LLCGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$244k
Grassroots LeadershipGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$240k
Community Success Initiative IncGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$200k
Laaganaay Tsiits Git'aneeGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$169k
Rhombus Consulting LLCGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$167k
Haser IncGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$160k
Snug Corner IncGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$160k
Grassroots InternationalGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$140k
Nefer LLCGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$138k
Essie Justice GroupGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$130k
Movement Alliance ProjectGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$105k
Alliance for Global JusticeGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$100k
Barred BusinessGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$100k
Black Belt Community FoundationGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$100k
SisterreachGeneral support of charitable activities and programs$100k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Highlander Research and Education Center, Inc likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
20 April 2017
Registered agent
URS Agents, LLC. (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.