Encore Connects
Donations deductibleEncore Connects' network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 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. The organisation reported 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Kinder | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jeffrey Sural | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Coughlin Jr | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sarah Taylor | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tracy Doaks | Vice President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Sural | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Robert Coughlin Jr | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Taylor | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tracy Doaks | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heather Kinder | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Encore Connects
- EIN
- 993459944
- Address
- Po Box 12889, Durham, NC, 27709-2889
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- The purpose of the organization is to promote public access to affordable, high-speed internet connections in unserved, underserved, or overlooked areas of the State of North Carolina and thereby assist in the development of devices and skills necessary to participate in the modern digital economy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W99 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2024
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2025
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsHeather Kinder
≥2years on the filingsJeffrey Sural
≥2years on the filingsRobert Coughlin Jr
≥2years on the filingsSarah Taylor
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.6m
- Total liabilities
- $433k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5