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US nonprofit · EIN 814431199 · Norfolk, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 814431199) - 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 30 June 2025: 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2016.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Elizabeth River Trail Foundation's network

22 people18 organisationsi22 people and 18 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (22) 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

22 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 22 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Barbara Benesh ChairCo Chair Fun2024
2 yrs
Christine Neikirk ChairChair2019
7 yrs
Destini Harrell ChairChair Dei Co2024
2 yrs
Mel Price ChairChair Master2019
7 yrs
Rachel McCall ChairEvents Chair2019
7 yrs
Andria McClellanDirector2019
7 yrs
Ann StokesDirector2020
6 yrs
Barry BishopDirector2023
3 yrs
Charles V McPhillipsDirector2019
7 yrs
Chris UiterwykMarketing Ch2020
6 yrs
Dr Camden Wood SeligDirector2024
2 yrs
Dr Michael HooperDirector2024
2 yrs
Giovanna GenardCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Jackie GlassDirector2023
3 yrs
John GarrettVice Chair2019
7 yrs
Kevin MurphyImmediate Pa2019
7 yrs
Liz ScheesseleDirector2020
6 yrs
Melody WebbDirector2021
5 yrs
Peter OberleDirector2019
7 yrs
Theresa WhibleyDirector2019
7 yrs
TIM FaulknerDirector2023
3 yrs
Trista N PopeDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 22 →

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
Christine NeikirkChair5$0
Mel PriceVice Chair5$0
Ann StokesSecretary5$0
Jade EdwardsTreasurer5$0
Tim FaulknerDirector1$0
Barry BishopDirector1$0
John GarrettDirector1$0
Jackie GlassDirector1$0
Rachel McCallDirector1$0
Peter OberleDirector1$0
Chris UiterwykDirector1$0
Melody WebbDirector1$0
Dr Theresa WhibleyDirector1$0
Barbara BeneshDirector1$0
Giovanna GenardDirector1$0
Destini HarrellDirector1$0
Dr Michael HooperDirector1$0
Trista PopeDirector1$0
Bryant ThomasDirector1$0
Sarah Jane KirklandDirector1$0
Jason DavisDirector1$0
Dr Veleka GatlingDirector1$0
Jay GrantDirector1$0

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

About

Legal name
Elizabeth River Trail Foundation
EIN
814431199
Address
715 Orapax St, Norfolk, VA, 23507-1321
State
Virginia
Mission
Organization's mission through the master planning, programming and advocacy of this urban waterfront trail, we are able to provide multi-model access to our historic working waterfront, connect 28 communities along 10.5 miles and serve as a safe place to recreate and restore green space in an urban setting, working to connect naval station norfolk to the virginia beach trail. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S20 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Christine Neikirk (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsChristine Neikirk
≥7years on the filingsMel Price
≥7years on the filingsRachel McCall
≥7years on the filingsAndria McClellan

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
$2.4m
Total liabilities
$108k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.3m
Contributions and grants received
$365k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
2
Volunteers
1,517

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$397k$349k$48k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.