CEDARS EDUCATION PROGRAM

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Retrieved 2026-11-07; covers tax years 2024–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $103K · expenses $55K · assets $135K

EIN
99-1142842
Address
514 CEDAR BERRY LN, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517-7210
Website
cedarseducationprogram.org
NTEE code
B82 Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

Education

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Danielle Strickman Director, President & Secretary2024-2025 23 $0 reported 1
Albert Gard Director, Treasurer & Chair Finance Committee2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Charles Coble Director, Vice Pres, & Co-Chair Grants Committee2024-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Nancy Buell Director, Bookkeeper & Finance Committee member2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Paula Sloan Director & Events Committee member2024-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Marcia Hanson -- Jan thru May Director, Vice President & Chair - Grants Committee2025 10 $0 reported 1
Frances Gravely Director and Chair Publicity & Communications Committee2025 2 $0 reported 1
Dede Hall Director & Chair Events Committee2025 2 $0 reported 1
Frances Campbell Director & Co-Chair Grants Committee2025 4 $0 reported 1
Jack Pendray Director & Finance Committee member2025 2 $0 reported 1
Marcia Hanson (former) Director, Vice President & Grants Committee Chair2024 10 $0 reported 1
Stephen Schaeffer (former) Direstor and Publicity & Communications Chair2024 2 $0 reported 1
Carol McCartney (former) Director and Events Committee Chair2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Danielle Strickman Director, President & Secretary23 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hanson -- Jan thru May Director, Vice President & Chair - Grants Committee10 $0-$0 $01
Albert Gard Director, Treasurer & Chair Finance Committee10 $0-$0 $01
Charles Coble Director, Vice Pres, & Co-Chair Grants Committee4 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Buell Director, Bookkeeper & Finance Committee member10 $0-$0 $01
Frances Gravely Director and Chair Publicity & Communications Committee2 $0-$0 $01
Dede Hall Director & Chair Events Committee2 $0-$0 $01
Paula Sloan Director & Events Committee member3 $0-$0 $01
Frances Campbell Director & Co-Chair Grants Committee4 $0-$0 $01
Jack Pendray Director & Finance Committee member2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Danielle Strickman Director and President15 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hanson Director, Vice President & Grants Committee Chair10 $0-$0 $01
Albert Gard Director and Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Charles Coble Director and Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Buell Director and Bookkeeper10 $0-$0 $01
Stephen Schaeffer Direstor and Publicity & Communications Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Carol McCartney Director and Events Committee Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Paula Sloan Director and Events Committee member2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,578$54,957 $134,996$134,996 $85,404$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,977$6,602 $87,375$87,375 $80,326$0 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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SWANSBORO ROTARY FOUNDATIONNCB82 $103,737$90,046 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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MARTHA MILLER AND J P HACKENY SR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDNCB82 $99,226$22,665 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $54,957 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,281 · events $750
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $52,281 95.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,650 3.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,026 1.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$750reported apart
Total$54,957100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $6,602 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,300 · events $1,150
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $2,725 41.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,300 34.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,396 21.1%
Printing, publications, postage $181 2.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,150reported apart
Total$6,602100%

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