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US nonprofit · EIN 932576473 · Fayetteville, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 932576473) - 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 - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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 2023.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Army Special Operations Association's network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

5 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cassandra McWhinneyCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Janelle PremanTreasurer2025
1 yr
Laura GatesPresident2025
1 yr
Michael CopenhaverVP2025
1 yr
Tommy McGowanVP Membership2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Laura GatesPresident1$0
Michael CopenhaverVP1$0
Cassandra McWhinneySecretary1$0
Janelle PremanTreasurer1$0
Tommy McGowanVP Membership1$0

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

About

Legal name
Army Special Operations Association
EIN
932576473
Address
457 Shawcroft Rd, Fayetteville, NC, 28311-2946
State
North Carolina
Activity (NTEE)
J12 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2023
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Laura Gates (Form 990-N, tax year 2023)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥1years on the filingsCassandra McWhinney
≥1years on the filingsJanelle Preman
≥1years on the filingsLaura Gates
≥1years on the filingsMichael Copenhaver

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
$73k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$73k