PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

North Carolina Business Leaders For Education

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: Education N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.2M (2024)

Expenses
$880k (2024)

Total Assets
$1.6M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$3.75k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2024

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. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending March
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,204,662
Expenses
$880,082
Net Income
$324,580
Net Assets
$1,594,213
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,175,294
97.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $29,368
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $60,000
6.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $589,708
67.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,597,960
Total Liabilities $3,747
Net Assets $1,594,213
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo & Director) $298,093 $0 $5,962
Ann S Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Neil (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Martineau (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bob Barnhill (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Sara Spencer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Sutton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Purvis (Director) $0 $0 $0
John R Belk (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$821,251
Expenses
$798,220
Net Income
$23,031
Net Assets
$1,269,633
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $821,251
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $275,604
34.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $267,307
33.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,274,065
Total Liabilities $4,432
Net Assets $1,269,633
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Pres/Ceo) $273,851 $0 $1,753
Bob Barnhill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zach Clayton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Neill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anna Spangler Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Sutton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Purvis (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Belk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Williams (Board Advisor) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mc Dowell Iii (Chair & Treas) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$899,114
Expenses
$929,718
Net Income
-$30,604
Net Assets
$1,246,602
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $899,114
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $275,600
29.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $289,118
31.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,247,428
Total Liabilities $826
Net Assets $1,246,602
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Pres/Ceo) $276,972 $0 $1,749
Bob Barnhill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zach Clayton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidhyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Neill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anna Spangler Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Sutton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Purvis (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Belk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mc Dowell Iii (Chair & Treas) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,106,060
Expenses
$847,127
Net Income
$258,933
Net Assets
$1,277,206
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,106,060
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $259,060
30.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $339,949
40.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,277,991
Total Liabilities $785
Net Assets $1,277,206
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo & Director) $259,060 $0 $5,212
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Treasurer & Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (President & Director) $0 $0 $0
Emma Battle (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Replogle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles Bowman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Purvis (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Belk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kelly King (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,210,937
Expenses
$1,441,912
Net Income
-$230,975
Net Assets
$1,018,273
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,210,937
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $265,328
18.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $324,710
22.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,018,985
Total Liabilities $712
Net Assets $1,018,273
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo & Director) $260,119 $0 $5,210
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Treasurer & Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (President & Director) $0 $0 $0
Emma Battle (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Replogle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles Bowman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Purvis (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Belk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kelly King (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,454,049
Expenses
$801,776
Net Income
$652,273
Net Assets
$1,249,247
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,454,049
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $268,862
33.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $293,192
36.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,252,282
Total Liabilities $3,035
Net Assets $1,249,247
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo & Director) $263,786 $0 $5,076
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (President & Director) $0 $0 $0
Emma Battle (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Replogle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles Bowman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Purvis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Johnny Belk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kelly King (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$892,609
Expenses
$780,106
Net Income
$112,503
Net Assets
$596,974
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $892,609
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $250,000
32.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $316,050
40.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $599,770
Total Liabilities $2,796
Net Assets $596,974
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo) $245,099 $0 $4,494
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Treasurer & Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (President & Director) $0 $0 $0
Emma Battle (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Replogle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Art Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles Bowman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Purvis (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Belk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kelly King (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Higgins (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$916,106
Expenses
$960,920
Net Income
-$44,814
Net Assets
$484,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $916,106
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $232,856
24.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $365,118
38.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $490,325
Total Liabilities $5,854
Net Assets $484,471
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo) $232,856 $0 $0
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leigh Mcnairy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Gage (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Bradley Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Goodmon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leroy Lail (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Treasurer & Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim W Phillips Jr (Secretary & Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (President & Director) $0 $0 $0
David Darnell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Emma Battle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Venessa Harrison (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Replogle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Lewis Raymond (Director) $0 $0 $0
Art Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,120,015
Expenses
$860,933
Net Income
$259,082
Net Assets
$529,285
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,120,015
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $242,918
28.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $324,487
37.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $531,480
Total Liabilities $2,195
Net Assets $529,285
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo) $230,424 $0 $12,000
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leigh Mcnairy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Gage (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Bradley Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Goodmon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leroy Lail (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Treasurer & Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim W Phillips Jr (Secretary & Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (President & Director) $0 $0 $0
David Darnell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Emma Battle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Venessa Harrison (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Replogle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Lewis Raymond (Director) $0 $0 $0
Art Pope (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$811,843
Expenses
$711,621
Net Income
$100,222
Net Assets
$270,203
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $811,843
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $397,606
55.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $273,143
Total Liabilities $2,940
Net Assets $270,203
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (Ceo) $202,392 $0 $12,000
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leigh Mcnairy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Gage (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Bradley Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Niblock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Goodmon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leroy Lail (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Treasurer & Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim W Phillips Jr (Secretary & Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (President & Director) $0 $0 $0
David Darnell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Emma Battle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Venessa Harrison (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Replogle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Lewis Raymond (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$372,100
Expenses
$202,360
Net Income
$169,740
Net Assets
$169,740
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $372,100
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $61,429
30.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,750
0.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $170,753
Total Liabilities $1,013
Net Assets $169,740
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brenda Berg (President & Ceo) $61,429 $0 $0
Ann Goodnight (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leigh Mcnairy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Gage (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Bradley Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Niblock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Wiles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Goodmon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leroy Lail (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Riley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Vaidyan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim W Phillips Jr (Secretary & Director) $0 $0 $0
Keith Crisco (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Walter Mcdowell Iii (Chairman Of Board & Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

About 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 information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include 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.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »