Encouraging Place

  • Raleigh, NC
  • Tax exemption issued: June 2019
  • EIN: 26-3308140

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Human Service Organizations - Multipurpose (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2025

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$148,263
Expenses
$152,411
Net Income
-$4,148
Net Assets
$93,117
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $127,792
86.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $19,200
12.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,271
0.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $93,117
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $93,117
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Reggie Edwards (Executive Director) $50,000 $0
Barbara Zelter (Administrative Coordinator) $20,800 $0
Broderick Rogers (Chief Operating Officer) $4,000 $0
Laura Martin (Acting Chair) $0 $0
Vielka Maria Gabriel (Board Member) $0 $0
Mary Burr Edwards (Board Member) $0 $0
Jamie Rudd (Secretary) $0 $0
Rene Harris (Board Member) $0 $0
Kierston Bartney (Treasurer) $0 $0
Rebekah Sedaca (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on June 16, 2026

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$126,001
Expenses
$113,894
Net Income
$12,107
Net Assets
$97,265
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $126,001
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $97,265
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $97,265
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Reggie Edwards (Executive Director) $50,000 $0
Broderick Rogers (Chair) $0 $0
Micah Sedillo (Board Member) $0 $0
Laura Martin (Vice Chair) $0 $0
Vielka Maria Gabriel (Board Member) $0 $0
Mary Burr Edwards (Board Member) $0 $0
Jamie Rudd (Secretary) $0 $0
Rene Harris (Board Member) $0 $0
Kierston Bartney (Treasurer) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on June 18, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$116,875
Expenses
$121,403
Net Income
-$4,528
Net Assets
$82,963
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $113,865
97.4%
Program Services $3,010
2.6%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $84,881
Total Liabilities $1,918
Net Assets $82,963
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Reggie Edwards (Executive Director) $50,000 $0
Broderick Rogers (Chair) $0 $0
Micah Sedillo (Board Member) $0 $0
Laura Martin (Vice Chair) $0 $0
Vielka Maria Gabriel (Board Member) $0 $0
Mary Burr Edwards (Board Member) $0 $0
Jamie Rudd (Secretary) $0 $0
Rene Harris (Board Member) $0 $0
Kierston Bartney (Treasurer) $0 $0
George Derbyshire (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on May 18, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$82,813
Expenses
$91,746
Net Income
-$8,933
Net Assets
$87,835
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $72,681
87.8%
Program Services $10,132
12.2%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $88,394
Total Liabilities $559
Net Assets $87,835
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Reggie Edwards (Executive Director) $43,125 $0
Brod Rogers (Chair) $0 $0
Deborah Wright (Vice Chair) $0 $0
Laura Martin (Secretary) $0 $0
Janet Gruchacz (Treasurer) $0 $0
Vielka Maria Gabriel (Board Member) $0 $0
Mary Burr Edwards (Board Member) $0 $0
Phillip Hoffman (Board Member) $0 $0
Jamie Rudd (Board Member) $0 $0
Annie Singletary (Admin Assistant) $0 $0
Kierston Bartney (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on June 6, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$115,419
Expenses
$85,585
Net Income
$29,834
Net Assets
$96,767
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $110,165
95.4%
Program Services $5,254
4.6%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $97,889
Total Liabilities $1,122
Net Assets $96,767
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Reggie Edwards (Executive Director) $41,970 $0
Annie Singletary (Admin Assistant) $19,065 $0
Brod Rogers (Chair) $0 $0
Deborah Wright (Vice Chair) $0 $0
Laura Martin (Secretary) $0 $0
Janet Gruchacz (Treasurer) $0 $0
Vielka Maria Gabriel (Board Member) $0 $0
Mary Burr Edwards (Board Member) $0 $0
Phillip Hoffman (Board Member) $0 $0
Jamie Rudd (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on May 27, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$119,232
Expenses
$63,832
Net Income
$55,400
Net Assets
$66,692
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $115,748
97.1%
Program Services $3,484
2.9%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $76,874
Total Liabilities $10,182
Net Assets $66,692
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Reggie Edwards (Executive Director) $40,380 $0
Brod Rogers (Chair) $0 $0
Deborah Wright (Vice Chair) $0 $0
Laura Martin (Secretary) $0 $0
Janet Gruchacz (Treasurer) $0 $0
Rene Harris (Board Member) $0 $0
Vielka Maria Gabriel (Board Member) $0 $0
Mary Burr Edwards (Board Member) $0 $0
Phillip Hoffman (Board Member) $0 $0
1dexter Hebert (Board Member) $0 $0
Jamie Rudd (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on May 24, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

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What Is This Data?

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains financial information from tax returns processed by the IRS since the 2012 calendar years, as well as data extracted from digital filings. IRS summary data also includes limited older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

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