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Research Triangle Regional Partnership FY2021 filing

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Raleigh, NC501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 56-1720732Revenue $824K in FY2021Latest return filed Feb 21, 2026

On file with the IRSresearchtriangle.orgPo Box 10096, 27605-0000 · Raleigh, NCTax-exempt since Jun 1994

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To promote economic development of the Research Triangle region.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$157K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$157K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $274K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
57
of 57 voting members
Looks good: 57 of 57 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$824K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$870K
Net assets
$316K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$824K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$769K
FY2021$824K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$870K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$813K
FY2021$870K
FY2022$952K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$316K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$435K
FY2025$439K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1994.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

58 people listed on the 990; $157K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ryan Combs
Executive Director
$156,900Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Burns
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Landguth
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Levitan
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Farad Ali
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Smith
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Walter Petty
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Ehrenfeld
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Combs$210,325$196,417$186,000$158,578$156,900$153,050

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes economic development and business growth across fourteen North Carolina counties to generate competitive advantages and investment for the Research Triangle region.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The research triangle regional partnership (RTRP) leads economic development for the research triangle region of north carolina. RTRP works to generate competitive advantage and economic growth for member counties and investors.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Greater Raleigh Chamber of CommerceFY2024$145K
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Community Development FoundationFY2024$129K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$274K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$824K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$824K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Money outPt IX
$870K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$316K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
58
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a57
IndependentVI 1b57
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$824K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Total revenueLn 12$824K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$316K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 651
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$261$0
Total assetsLn 16$465K$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$363K$316K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$164K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$173K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
Information technologyLn 14$21K
OccupancyLn 16$62K
TravelLn 17$33
InterestLn 20$14
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$301
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$161K
All other expensesLn 24e$153
Total functional expensesLn 25$870K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 21, 2026 $1.2M$1.2M$3K$439K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 $1.2M$1.2M$49K$435K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2023 $1.1M$1.1M−$13K$386K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2023 $1.0M$952K$82K$399K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2022 $824K$870K−$46K$316K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 9, 2021 $769K$813K−$44K$363K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $824,004 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $726,553$823,943
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$61
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,987$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $768,540$824,004
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $399,541$399,137
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $413,402$471,020
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $812,943$870,157
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,403−$46,153
Part VI · Governance 57 of 57 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body57
VI-1b Independent voting members57
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $824,004 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $823,943$823,943
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61$61
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $823,943 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61$824,004
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $870,157 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$175,647
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$163,692
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$21,480
IX-9 Other employee benefits$16,633
IX-10 Payroll taxes$21,685
IX-11c Accounting fees$16,200
IX-11g Other fees for services$25,033
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$173,173
IX-13 Office expenses$5,443
IX-14 Information technology$20,898
IX-16 Occupancy$62,158
IX-17 Travel$33
IX-20 Interest$14
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$301
IX-23 Insurance$7,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$160,537
IX-24e All other expenses$153
IX-25 Total functional expenses$870,157
Part X · Balance sheet $381,360 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $355,844$278,588
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,313$96,656
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,555$6,069
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $261$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $87$47
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $465,060$381,360
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,263$22,466
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $80,250$42,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,513$64,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $362,547$316,394
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $362,547$316,394
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $465,060$381,360
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $316,394 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$824,004
XI-2 Total expenses$870,157
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,153
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$362,547
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$316,394

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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