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← UPPER LAUREL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Filed by UPPER LAUREL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$186,483
Total expenses
$172,166
Contributions and grants received
$149,053
Grants paid
$6,712
Program service revenue
$4,027
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$0
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$33,403
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$201,489
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$201,489
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,952

Program services were 1.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

ULCO operates Ebbs Chapel Community Center whose mission is to serve youth, families, and seniors with programs, activities, and essential services in the Upper Laurel Community in Mars Hill, NC.

  • Nutrition Services - 247 meals served to underprivileged seniors in this rural community. Additionally, 390 meals were delivered to seniors unable to drive. Food services and deliveries are provided by volunteers. Meals are provided by Madison County Department of Community Services.

  • Food Pantry - 311 people received food, cleaning supplies, diapers and other baby supplies, pet food, and more. This includes emergency aid during Tropical Storm Helene. Food is donated by local donors and weekly by the MANNA Food Bank out of Asheville, NC. All program operations are staffed by volunteers. No monies from grants were specifically for food pantry.

  • Exercise Room/Yoga Classes - 39 guest visits during 2024 in the newly renovated fitness room. Exercise equipment pieces were donated, and reflected in the assets on Part I, Line 19. Exercise equipment, after depreciation, is valued at $1,000. No grants were received for this specific program. Volunteers staff this weekly program.

  • Performing Arts Center - approximately 400 visitors in 20255 The PAC had limited use in 2024. No specific grants were provided for this program area. All operations were staffed by volunteers.

    Expenses $1,573 · Grants $16,660

  • Blackberry Festival is an award winning outdoor festival in July of each year. This year we counted 1200 individual vendors, visitors, and volunteers throughout the day. There are no grants to sponsor this specific program. Grants have been received for building renovations and general operating support. This festival is staffed entirely by volunteers.

    Expenses $779

  • Wood Heat Ministry provides fire wood for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. In 2025, we provided wood for heat for 350 families.

    Expenses $600

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Col Robert J Smith Jr

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    15

  • Pamela Cody

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • Marsha Boyd

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    20

  • Barbara Merrill

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    20

  • Steve Wilcox

    Board Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Rice

    Board Member At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    0

  • Billy Black

    Board Member At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    10

  • Stephen Forbus

    Advisory Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    15

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2025
Filed
11 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202641009349201604

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