Nonprofit · EIN 56-6060100
EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC
Tax-exempt · WINSTON SALEM, NC 27105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,829,982 | $1,803,116 | $26,866 | $2,987,040 | $622,747 | $2,364,293 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,574,189 | $1,705,162 | $869,027 | $3,158,691 | $577,851 | $2,580,840 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,022,395 | $2,208,342 | -$185,947 | $2,514,767 | $802,954 | $1,711,813 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,220,976
- of which government grants
- $940,100
- Program service revenue
- $609,006
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $898,521
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,102,182
- Professional fundraising fees
- $6,182
- Occupancy
- $87,320
- Depreciation
- $66,182
- Program services (functional)
- $1,460,248
- Management and general (functional)
- $311,982
- Fundraising (functional)
- $30,886
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,158,691
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,987,040
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $622,747
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,364,293
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,842,432
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,364,293
- Gross receipts
- $1,829,982
- Employees
- 33
- Year formed
- 1964
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Adams | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Chad Archer | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Irma Berry-Scott | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ola A Brown | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Josh Hammaker | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Darryl Head | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dierdre Hill | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Marcus Houston | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Benny Hughes | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Chenita Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Johnna Leavy | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Virginia Martin | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Carol Mitchell | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| William Penn | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Brenda Redd | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimee Smith | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Leslie Oldham Winbush | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Phygenia Flowers-Young | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Oldham Winbush | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Charles Reed Jr | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| T Bellanger | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Carol Mitchell | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Darryl Head | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Johnna Leavy | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Florence Adams | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Irma Berry-Scott | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Marsha Smith | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Diane Fitzhugh | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Virginia Martin | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Brenda Redd | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Chenita Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Marcus Houston | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Robinson | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Aimee Smith | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Masonne Sawyer | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Chad Archer | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Josh Hammaker | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| William Penn | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWANA ROEBUCK | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $108,203 | $18,725 |
| DIANE FITZHUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIERDRE HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EVA GRAY-ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE WINBUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KANIKA BROWN END 1022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA REDD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MASONNE SAWYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PENN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA BELLANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE REED JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD ARCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AIMEE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BYERS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE MILAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS HOUSTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3480 DOMINION ST, WINSTON SALEM, NC 27105-3647
- In care of
- % MARCUS HOUSTON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Marcus Houston, 3480 Dominion Street, Winston Salem, NC 27105
- Signed the 990
- Marcus Houston, Secretary
- Phone
- (336) 722-9400
- Website
- www.eisr.org
- Return prepared by
- Rebekah Barr CPA PC
Mission
Operate programs designed to combat and alleviate poverty in Forysth County, North Carolina, primarily through supplying transitional housing, financial training and assistance.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THREE PROGRAMS AIMED AT INCREASING FINANCIAL LITERACY TO ASSIST LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF FORSYTH COUNTY. THE SELFSUFFICIENCY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND BETTER EMPLOYMENT. EDUCATIONAL TRAINING IS AIMED TO INCREASE FINANCIAL LITERACY LIKE SAVING HABITS SO THAT FAMILIES CAN BECOME SELFSUFFICIENT AND STABILIZE THEIR LIVES. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE RESIDENTS OF FORSYTH COUNTY, BE MOTIVATED, AND TO FALL WITHIN THE DHHS POVERTY GUIDELINES. THE FORSYTH FREE TAX PROGRAM FREE INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARATION AND FILING IS OFFERED TO RESIDENTS WITH LOW TO MODERATE INCOME. THIS PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE VITA PROGRAM AND GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE NEW CENTURY IDA PROGRAM. THE NEW CENTURY IDA PROGRAM TO COMBAT GENERATIONAL POVERTY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING FINANCIAL LITERACY AREAS BUDGET COUNSELING, VOCATIONAL COUNSELING, IDA SAVINGS ACCOUNT, AND BUILDING ASSETS. BUILDING ASSETS, SUCH AS FIRSTTIME HOME OWNERSHIP, IS ACCOMPLIS
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-6060100
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,987,040
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,829,982
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,829,982 | $1,803,116 | $2,987,040 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,574,189 | $1,705,162 | $3,158,691 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,022,395 | $2,208,342 | $2,514,767 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,809,809 | $3,052,954 | $2,669,913 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 56-6060100).
Questions about EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC
- What is the EIN of EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC is 56-6060100.
- Is EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC 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 EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Marcus Houston.
- Who are the officers and directors of EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,829,982, expenses of $1,803,116 and total assets of $2,987,040 at year end.
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