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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MCNC.

Totals

Total revenue
$68,456,573
Total expenses
$61,769,274
Contributions and grants received
$793,733
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$67,284,439
Investment income
$294,058
Other revenue
$84,343
Total assets, end of year
$149,654,288
Total liabilities, end of year
$37,626,072
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$112,028,216
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$55,188,735
Management and general expenses
$6,580,539
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$55,344,354

Program services were 89.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $793,733

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Contract Revenue

    total $62,394,807 · related or exempt $62,334,807 · unrelated business $60,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ROU Asset Sales

    total $4,889,632 · related or exempt $4,889,632

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $383,967 · excluded $383,967

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $89,909

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$89,909

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$89,909 · excluded -$89,909

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $84,343 · excluded $84,343

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $84,343

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,210,047 · program services $1,829,208 · management and general $1,380,839

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $11,855,686 · program services $10,044,855 · management and general $1,810,831

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,593,360 · program services $1,254,572 · management and general $338,788

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,466,065 · program services $1,107,634 · management and general $358,431

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,185,333 · program services $933,050 · management and general $252,283

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $450 · program services $356 · management and general $94

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,000 · management and general $15,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $61,506 · management and general $61,506

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,373,828 · program services $4,272,916 · management and general $1,100,912 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,148 · program services $7,574 · management and general $7,574

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $52,977 · program services $44,172 · management and general $8,805

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,406,211 · program services $4,179,305 · management and general $226,906

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,679,477 · program services $1,403,862 · management and general $275,615

  • 17 · Travel

    total $192,326 · program services $174,291 · management and general $18,035

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $82,776 · program services $72,766 · management and general $10,010

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2 · program services $2

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $11,947,317 · program services $11,563,471 · management and general $383,846

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $372,905 · program services $273,400 · management and general $99,505

  • 24a · Other expenses: Leased Lines

    total $12,066,272 · program services $12,066,272

  • 24b · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance

    total $3,722,137 · program services $3,559,721 · management and general $162,416

  • 24c · Other expenses: Provision for Fiber Cut

    total $1,743,018 · program services $1,743,018

  • 24d · Other expenses: Colocation

    total $622,037 · program services $622,037

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $105,396 · program services $36,253 · management and general $69,143 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,903,469 · end of year $13,580,650

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,045,482 · end of year $7,427,461

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,534,131 · end of year $10,992,613

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $219,647,224

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $117,280,760

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $111,839,595 · end of year $102,366,464

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,179,828 · end of year $15,287,100

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,965,677 · end of year $5,491,449

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $37,321,396 · end of year $28,741,030

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,718,896 · end of year $3,393,593

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $104,494,694 · end of year $111,112,574

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,001,842 · end of year $915,642

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE ADVANCED ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TO THE NC EDUCATION COMMUNITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND TO BENEFIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NC.

  • 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. MCNC PROVIDES THE WAN/BACKBONE AND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO STATE UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES (BASICALLY TO EACH COUNTY'S PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOL'S ADMINISTRATION), CHARTER SCHOOLS, PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH (FREE CLINICS & HOSPITAL LOCATIONS), AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITH A SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT OF 99.99% "UP" TIME. MCNC ADDITIONALLY PROVIDES COLLOCATION/HOSTING OR BACKUP/STORAGE DATA

    Expenses $55,344,354 · Grants $146,742 · Revenue $67,224,439

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tracey Futhey

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Vanessa Wrenn

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Ajit Sivadason

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Charles Maimone

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Dave Kirby

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Dennis Kekas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Hope Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Keith Werner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Maria Thompson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Myra Best

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Patrick Flemming

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Penny Gordon Larson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Ray Carey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Tracy Olson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Edward Jacobson

    VP, COO

    Total calculated
    $376,699
    From this org
    $316,132
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,567
    Hours/week
    42.3

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,167
    Bonus
    $28,965
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,421
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,146
    Filer's total
    $376,699
  • John Doyle

    Secretary, General Counsel

    Total calculated
    $307,718
    From this org
    $232,827
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,891
    Hours/week
    41.8

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,603
    Bonus
    $17,224
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,630
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,261
    Filer's total
    $307,718
  • Sarah Taylor

    CFO (starting 9/25/23)

    Total calculated
    $80,751
    From this org
    $57,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,016
    Hours/week
    40
  • Shirley Jennings

    Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $166,014
    From this org
    $135,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,903
    Hours/week
    40.4

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,245
    Bonus
    $10,866
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,573
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,330
    Filer's total
    $166,014
  • Tracy Doaks

    President, CEO

    Total calculated
    $494,196
    From this org
    $456,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,445
    Hours/week
    40.4

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $336,751
    Bonus
    $120,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,775
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,670
    Filer's total
    $494,196
  • Christopher Beal

    VP, Enterprise IT & Cybersecurity Initiatives / CISO

    Total calculated
    $384,079
    From this org
    $256,498
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $127,581
    Hours/week
    41.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,356
    Bonus
    $21,142
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,075
    Nontaxable benefits
    $101,506
    Filer's total
    $384,079
  • David Furiness

    Senior Director, CNE

    Total calculated
    $268,151
    From this org
    $224,161
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,990
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,533
    Bonus
    $18,628
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,975
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,015
    Filer's total
    $268,151
  • James Nester

    Senior Director, Marketing & Client Advocacy

    Total calculated
    $275,333
    From this org
    $188,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,510
    Bonus
    $13,715
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,095
    Nontaxable benefits
    $68,013
    Filer's total
    $275,333
  • Jeremy Rollins

    Manager, Outside Plant Engineering and Operations

    Total calculated
    $252,313
    From this org
    $151,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $100,424
    Hours/week
    42.6

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,664
    Bonus
    $11,225
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,878
    Nontaxable benefits
    $84,546
    Filer's total
    $252,313
  • Matthew Kinney

    Senior Director, Human Resources

    Total calculated
    $235,830
    From this org
    $178,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,414
    Hours/week
    40.7

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,891
    Bonus
    $13,525
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,608
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,806
    Filer's total
    $235,830
  • Matthew Valenzisi

    Senior Director, Network Architecture and Management / Chief Network Architect

    Total calculated
    $275,483
    From this org
    $235,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,200
    Hours/week
    49.8

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,015
    Bonus
    $19,268
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,764
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,436
    Filer's total
    $275,483
  • David Brain

    Director, Enterprise IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

    Total calculated
    $283,577
    From this org
    $195,130
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $88,447
    Hours/week
    40.2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,277
    Bonus
    $14,853
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,376
    Nontaxable benefits
    $68,071
    Filer's total
    $283,577
  • Orlando Suitte

    Director, Core Engineering & Network Deployment

    Total calculated
    $268,305
    From this org
    $181,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,745
    Hours/week
    44.3

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,873
    Bonus
    $13,687
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,101
    Nontaxable benefits
    $67,644
    Filer's total
    $268,305
  • Paul Kamen

    Senior Manager, Enterprise IT Services & Data

    Total calculated
    $250,695
    From this org
    $171,599
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,096
    Hours/week
    42.9

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,199
    Bonus
    $14,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $61,156
    Filer's total
    $250,695
  • Phillip Emer

    Senior Director of Innovation

    Total calculated
    $274,859
    From this org
    $222,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,392
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,267
    Bonus
    $11,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,435
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,957
    Filer's total
    $274,859
  • William Parker

    Director, Network Operations

    Total calculated
    $212,430
    From this org
    $178,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,286
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,734
    Bonus
    $13,410
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,472
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,814
    Filer's total
    $212,430
  • Rachel Pisciotta

    CFO (1/1/23-6/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $234,815
    From this org
    $151,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $83,773
    Hours/week
    21.6

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,042
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,514
    Nontaxable benefits
    $68,259
    Filer's total
    $234,815

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 5a Compensation contingent on revenues of the organization
MCNC'S PRESIDENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL BONUS BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS MEASURING IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, ONE FACTOR BEING REVENUE GROWTH, AFTER APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • MCNC Endowment

    501(c)(3) · Support MCNC · NC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MCNC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531219349301913

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