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PATENT QUALITY EDUCATION & TRAINING FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue -$6K · expenses $7K · assets $152K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
82-2174233
Address
331 S WEST ST, CARY, NC 27511-3237
Website
HTTPS://WWW.PATENTTRAININGFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
B12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2018
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION SHALL HAVE AS ITS SPECIFIED PRINCIPAL PURPOSE (A) PROVIDING FINANCIAL, ADVISORY AND OTHER SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO PROGRAMS AND/OR INITIATIVES OF ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS, WITH A SPECIAL BUT NON-EXCLUSIVE FOCUS ON LAW SCHOOLS THAT ARE OWNED BY (OR OPERATED UNDER THE AUSPICES AND CONTROL OF) AN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY (AN "HBCU"), WHICH PROGRAMS AND/OR INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED ON (I) IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE PATENT LAWS AND (II) TEACHING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS AT SUCH LAW SCHOOLS WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS THAT ENHANCE THEIR PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN THE AREA OF PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, (B) ALLOCATING DONOR RESOURCES CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOUNDATION IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER TO ADVANCE THE FOREGOING AND (C) PROVIDING ACCOUNTABILITY THERFORE TO DONORS, OTHER SUPPORTERS AND CONSTITUENCIES OF THE FOUNDATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Timothy Wilson PRESIDENT2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Rachelle Thompson MEMBER2017-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Thomas Roczylovich MEMBER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
David Sheppard MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Karl Renner (former) MEMBER2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Raymond Pierce (former) MEMBER2017 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS ROCZYLOVICH MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID SHEPPARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS ROCZYLOVICH MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID SHEPPARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
THOMAS ROCZYLOVICH MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID SHEPPARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KARL RENNER MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID SHEPPARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KARL RENNER MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID SHEPPARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KARL RENNER MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KARL RENNER MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY WILSON PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
RACHELLE THOMPSON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RAYMOND PIERCE MEMBER1 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$6,077$7,044 $152,413$152,413 $3,500- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,027$17,842 $165,534$165,534 $8,773- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$6,125$3,047 $178,349$178,349 $12,200- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,373$11,509 $187,521$187,521 $51,341- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,212$36,128 $147,657$147,657 $0- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,829$37,413 $177,573$177,573 $29- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$188$1,897 $172,157$172,157 -- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$175,058$1,192 $173,866$173,866 $175,000- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $32,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021 2$20,000 2021$10,000
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JONES DAY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$12,000 2021$12,000
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $7,044 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $10,014
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $4,825 68.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,219 31.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$10,014reported apart
Total$7,044100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $17,842 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $3,930
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 84.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,842 15.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,930reported apart
Total$17,842100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $3,047 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $18,381
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,967 97.4%
Fees to independent contractors $80 2.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$18,381reported apart
Total$3,047100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $11,509 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,814 94.0%
Fees to independent contractors $695 6.0%
Total$11,509100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $36,128 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,500 · events $5,875
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $34,500 95.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $953 2.6%
Fees to independent contractors $675 1.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,875reported apart
Total$36,128100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $37,413 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,500 · events $27,482
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Grants and similar amounts paid $34,500 92.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,263 6.0%
Fees to independent contractors $650 1.7%
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $1,897 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $1,400 73.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $497 26.2%
Total$1,897100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $1,192 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,192 100.0%
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