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Nonprofit · EIN 56-1189186

NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF

Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27616

Financials

$13.4M$12.8M2023$13.9M$13.2M2024$13.8M$13.8M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$13,800,138$13,779,412$20,726$5,899,455$640,491$5,258,964
December 31, 2024990$13,853,228$13,227,944$625,284$4,750,377$427,210$4,323,167
December 31, 2023990$13,446,952$12,822,225$624,727$4,277,399$579,516$3,697,883
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$258,389
Program service revenue
$11,342,075
Investment income
$26,749
Other revenue
$2,172,925

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$28,582
Occupancy
$14,696
Travel
$172,238
Depreciation
$26,455
Program services (functional)
$13,779,412

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,750,377
Total assets, end of year
$5,899,455
Total liabilities, end of year
$640,491
Net assets, end of year
$5,258,964
Land, buildings and equipment
$202,995
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,258,964
Gross unrelated business income
$2,935,228
Gross receipts
$13,800,138
Employees
0
Year formed
1977
State of legal domicile
NC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOSEPH P BRANNANEVP AND CEO
Officer
6$0$3,380,025$142,014
LARK S JAMESSVP AND CFO
Former
6$0$772,072$57,669
CHARLES E BAYLESSSVP GENERAL
Officer
6$0$403,455$126,081
DOUGLAS R BROWNECFO
Officer
6$0$366,401$131,893
KRISTEN L ALDRIDGECOO, NCAEC
Key employee
30$0$273,270$88,889
NELLE HOTCHKISSSVP AND COO
Former
30$0$306,616$43,877
MICHAEL YOUTHASSIST. SEC.
Officer
6$0$266,483$74,472
TIMOTHY DODGEASSIST. SEC.
Officer
6$0$211,681$78,430
TAMMIE PHILLIPSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
WINSTON HOWELLVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
ERIC LOCKLEARSECRETARY-TR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
KATIE WOODLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
GREG ANDRESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
WILLIAM E ASKEWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TOM BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
45 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARK MULLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN CHANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARSHALL CHERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
J DOUGLAS BRINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TOMMY DALRYMPLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
J MICHAEL DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RICKY MAREADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SUSAN E FLYTHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DON GATTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
THOMAS GOLDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KELLY HARRINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN HEATHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFFREY BRITTAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHARD H JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFFREY B JOINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JACOB JOPLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
J RANDY KINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CARL W KORNEGAY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
AMY LOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TUCKER LEMLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JON T LOCKLEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFFREY LOVENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DENNIS MABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JAMES E MANGUM JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHARD A MIDGETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ALLEN NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
EDDIE OLDHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JORDAN OVERBEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KAROLINE OVERBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN L PIERCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ELBERT RAY PITT JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
W GREG PUCKETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
FRED TEDDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN SISSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ALAN ISRAELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRISTOPHER SPEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ALLEN W SPELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN W SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DONALD H SPIVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PAUL SPRUILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK A SUGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KENNETH THORTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DENT TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BASIL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOSH WINSLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 58 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOSEPH P BRANNANEVP AND CEO
Officer
6$0$1,587,879$140,417
LARK S JAMESSVP AND CFO
Officer
6$0$560,612$139,152
NELLE HOTCHKISSSVP AND COO
Key employee
30$0$391,012$137,497
CHARLES E BAYLESSSVP GENERAL
Officer
6$0$361,073$118,879
MICHAEL YOUTHASSIST. SEC.
Officer
6$0$234,119$69,228
TIMOTHY DODGEASSIST. SEC.
Officer
6$0$200,632$76,289
S DIRK BURLESONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
TAMMIE PHILLIPSVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
WINSTON HOWELLSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
GREG ANDRESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
WILLIAM E ASKEWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TOM BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J DEAN CARPENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOHN CHANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MARSHALL CHERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J DOUGLAS BRINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TOMMY DALRYMPLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J MICHAEL DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CALVIN DUNCANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
SUSAN E FLYTHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DON GATTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
THOMAS GOLDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KELLY HARRINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KEVIN HEATHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DOUGLAS W JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RICHARD H JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JEFFREY B JOINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JACOB JOPLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J RANDY KINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CARL W KORNEGAY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
AMY LOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TUCKER LEMLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ERICE LOCKLEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JON T LOCKLEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JEFFREY LOVENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DENNIS MABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JAMES E MANGUM JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RICHARD A MIDGETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ALLEN NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
EDDIE OLDHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JORDAN OVERBEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KAROLINE OVERBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOHN L PIERCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ELBERT RAY PITT JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
W GREG PUCKETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
GARY RAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BRIAN SISSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
LUCAS SORRELLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER SPEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ALLEN W SPELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOHN W SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DONALD H SPIVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
PAUL SPRUILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MARK A SUGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KENNETH THORTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DENT TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BASIL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOSH WINSLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 58 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOSEPH P BRANNANEVP AND CEO
Officer
6$0$2,361,364$134,792
LARK S JAMESSVP AND CFO
Officer
6$0$805,660$133,241
NELLE HOTCHKISSSVP AND COO
Key employee
30$0$374,023$131,511
CHARLES E BAYLESSSVP GENERAL
Officer
6$0$345,138$117,003
MICHAEL YOUTHASSIST. SEC.
Officer
6$0$225,437$66,984
TIMOTHY DODGEASSIST. SEC.
Officer
6$0$190,504$72,708
RICHARD A MIDGETTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
S DIRK BURLESONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
TAMMIE PHILLIPSSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
GREG ANDRESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
WILLIAM E ASKEWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TOM BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J DEAN CARPENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOHN CHANDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MARSHALL CHERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J DOUGLAS BRINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TOMMY DALRYMPLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J MICHAEL DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CALVIN DUNCANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
SUSAN E FLYTHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DON GATTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
THOMAS GOLDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
STEPHEN HAMLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KELLY HARRINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KEVIN HEATHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
WINSTON HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DOUGLAS W JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RICHARD H JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JEFFREY B JOINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JACOB JOPLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
J RANDY KINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CARL W KORNEGAY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DALE F LAMBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
TUCKER LEMLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ERIC LOCKLEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JON T LOCKLEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JEFFREY LOVENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JAMES E MANGUM JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
SUZY MORGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ANTHONY NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
EDDIE OLDHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KAROLINE OVERBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOHN L PIERCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ELBERT RAY PITT JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
W GREG PUCKETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
GARY RAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
LUCAS SORRELLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER SPEARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ALLEN W SPELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOHN W SPENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DONALD H SPIVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
PAUL SPRUILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MARK A SUGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KENNETH THORTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DENT TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
W MAX WALSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
BASIL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOSH WINSLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3400 SUMNER BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616-2950
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JOSEPH P BRANNAN, 3400 SUMNER BOULEVARD, RALEIGH, NC 27616
Signed the 990
DOUGLAS R BROWNE, CFO
Phone
(919) 872-0800
Return prepared by
MCNAIR MCLEMORE MIDDLEBROOKS & CO LLC

Mission

PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF RURAL ELECTRICIFATION

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MEMBER SERVICES - CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS, TRAINING SESSIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL OF MEMBER COOPERATIVES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE WORK SKILLS, JOB KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE.
    Expenses $4,211,546
  • CAROLINA COUNTRY MAGAZINE - PROVIDED MONTHLY MAGAZINE, APPROXIMATELY 720,000 COPIES PER MONTH, TO CUSTOMERS OF MEMBER COOPERATIVES.
    Expenses $6,046,551
  • JOB TRAINING & SAFETY - PROVIDED JOB AND SAFETY TRAINING FOR LINEMAN AND OTHER OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OF MEMBER COOPERATIVES. ALSO, PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH VOLUNTEERS, WOMEN'S GROUPS AND LOCAL CO-OP PERSONNEL TO STRENGTHEN THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EFFORT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
    Expenses $1,550,380
  • COOPERATIVE INSIGHTS - PROVIDE ANALYTICAL AND OTHER ENERGY-RELATED SERVICES TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS.
    Expenses $1,970,935

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
56-1189186
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1979
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,899,455
Income (IRS master file)
$13,800,138

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$13,800,138$13,779,412$5,899,455XML
990December 2024$13,853,228$13,227,944$4,750,377XML
990December 2023$13,446,952$12,822,225$4,277,399XML
990December 2022$12,641,993$12,334,532$3,534,348IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-1189186).

Questions about NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF

What is the EIN of NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF is 56-1189186.
Is NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1979.
Are donations to NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOSEPH P BRANNAN.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 60 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,800,138, expenses of $13,779,412 and total assets of $5,899,455 at year end.

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