To provide advanced electronic and information technologies to the NC education community, public health, and government agencies and to benefit economic development in NC.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.0M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.1M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45.0M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$64.3M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$60.5M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$105.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$64.3M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$48.0M
FY2021$51.6M
FY2022$60.2M
FY2023$64.3M
FY2024$68.5M
FY2025$74.1M
Expenses
$60.5M
FY2023▲ +0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$48.3M
FY2021$54.4M
FY2022$60.1M
FY2023$60.5M
FY2024$61.8M
FY2025$66.1M
Net assets
$105.5M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$104.4M
FY2021$101.5M
FY2022$101.7M
FY2023$105.5M
FY2024$112.0M
FY2025$120.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Sep 1980.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $54.6M Management & general 10% · $5.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $3.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$452,999Pt VII · Sec A
$306,194Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Info Security Office
$246,117Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Network Architec
$229,818Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Network Engin
$218,775Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Treasurer
$207,248Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/General Counsel
$197,713Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Enterprise IT
$190,098Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Doaks’s $463K as President, CEO is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 139 $10–100M science & technology 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracy Doaks$463,333$456,751$452,999$421,476$113,011—
Jean Davis————$294,642$353,223
Edward Jacobson$323,789$316,132————
Edward T Jacobson——$306,194$300,225$268,518$269,771
Christopher Beal$266,370$256,498$246,117$233,442$207,514$200,292
Phillip Emer$253,016$222,467————
Sarah Taylor$251,940$57,735————
Matthew Valenzisi$247,834$235,283$229,818$220,900$200,042$194,435

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

Supplies advanced technology to North Carolina education, health, government, and economic development.

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1 program · $54.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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MCNC provides technical infrastructure to educate, innovate and enhance economic development throughout north carolina. MCNC serves the north carolina public sector community by providing high quality network infrastructure and network related services.

$54.6Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.1M
Grants paid · 5 grants · $3.1M · 2019–2022

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$64.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$207K
Money outPt IX
$60.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$54.6M
Managementcol C$5.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$105.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.9M
Total assetsLn 16$150.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A14
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$207K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$64.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$11.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111.8M
Other assetsLn 15$10.2M
Total assetsLn 16$150.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.0M
Net assetsLn 32$105.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5138
VolunteersI 614
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.9M$11.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111.2M$111.8M
Total assetsLn 16$151.9M$150.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50.3M$45.0M
Net assetsLn 32$101.7M$105.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$262K$262K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.0M$2.7M$272K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.9M$8.3M$2.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$890K$217K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$965K$255K
Payroll taxesLn 10$958K$787K$171K
Legal feesLn 11b$41K$33K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$51K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$61K$61K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.4M$2.8M$612K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$45K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$8.4M$7.5M$886K
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$853K$182K
TravelLn 17$169K$161K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$28K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11.9M$11.7M$222K
InsuranceLn 23$327K$235K$92K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17.2M$17.1M$162K
All other expensesLn 24e$238K$135K$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$60.5M$54.6M$5.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $74.1M$66.1M$8.1M$120.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $68.5M$61.8M$6.7M$112.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $64.3M$60.5M$3.8M$105.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $60.2M$60.1M$119K$101.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $51.6M$54.4M−$2.8M$101.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $48.0M$48.3M−$249K$104.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $64,330,012 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,873,000$4,800,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,426,616$59,294,987
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,755,608$207,073
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $113,513$27,952
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $60,168,737$64,330,012
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,057,668$261,753
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,135,533$17,209,051
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,856,866$43,012,926
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $60,050,067$60,483,730
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,670$3,846,282
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $64,330,012 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,800,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,800,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,234,987 · Unrelated business $60,000$59,294,987
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $207,073$207,073
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $27,952$27,952
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,234,987 · Unrelated business $60,000 · Excluded from tax $235,025$64,330,012
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $60,483,730 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $261,753$261,753
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,749,060 · Management $271,885$3,020,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,294,554 · Management $2,609,450$10,904,004
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $890,095 · Management $216,515$1,106,610
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $964,590 · Management $254,764$1,219,354
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $787,138 · Management $171,000$958,138
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $32,524 · Management $8,595$41,119
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,782$50,782
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $60,756$60,756
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,805,990 · Management $612,110$3,418,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,800 · Management $2,800$5,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45,206 · Management $9,133$54,339
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,511,813 · Management $886,294$8,398,107
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $853,040 · Management $181,621$1,034,661
IX-17 TravelPrograms $161,186 · Management $7,695$168,881
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,437 · Management $6,510$34,947
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,721,052 · Management $221,866$11,942,918
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $235,470 · Management $91,619$327,089
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,076,040 · Management $161,809$17,237,849
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $134,575 · Management $103,203$237,778
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,555,323 · Management $5,928,407 · Fundraising $0$60,483,730
Part X · Balance sheet $150,502,505 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,893,831$11,903,469
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,402,956$11,045,482
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,167,642$5,534,131
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $111,239,631$111,839,595
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,213,349$10,179,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $151,917,409$150,502,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,638,850$3,965,677
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,196,401$37,321,396
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $431,902$3,718,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,267,153$45,005,969
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,562,204$104,494,694
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,088,052$1,001,842
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $101,650,256$105,496,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $151,917,409$150,502,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,496,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$64,330,012
XI-2 Total expenses$60,483,730
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,846,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$101,650,256
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,496,536

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