Think North Carolina First conducts public policy and opinion research, sponsors educational activities, and hosts and participates in forums and presentations for the purpose of disseminating information to promote the general public's understanding of ideas to solve North Carolina's public policy issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$64K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990-EZ
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $245K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$60K
-92% vs prior year
Net assets
$268
By yearFY2021–FY2022
Revenue
$60K
FY2022▼ -92%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$764K
FY2022$60K
Net assets
$268
FY2022▼ -99%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$24K
FY2022$268

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending March 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in May 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$64,418Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Guillory’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 61 <$100K public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Justin Guillory$64,418$89,317

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

Promotes understanding of North Carolina's public policy solutions through research and education.

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1 program · $576K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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In 2020, the organization analyzed evidence based research on state public policy issues, published those analyses on its website and studied public attitudes towards public policy by commissioning opinion research projects.

$576Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$245K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $35K · 2020–2020
Blueprint North CarolinaNC · FY2020$35,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$60K
Other income$60K
Owns and owes
$268
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
5
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$60K
Total revenue$60K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets$268
Operations
Employees2
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsMarch

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $60K$268 990 PDF
FY2021 $764K$766K−$2K$24K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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