Nonprofit · EIN 54-1055050
SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC
Also known as HOPE F CUPIT CEO
Tax-exempt · ROANOKE, VA 24016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,672,052 | $9,874,865 | $797,187 | $12,122,276 | $7,981,614 | $4,140,662 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $9,911,088 | $9,814,232 | $96,856 | $10,509,129 | $7,801,027 | $2,708,102 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $8,974,272 | $9,285,445 | -$311,173 | $9,898,860 | $7,687,972 | $2,210,888 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,748,568
- of which government grants
- $9,554,917
- Program service revenue
- $572,289
- Investment income
- $149,896
- Net rental income
- $14,127
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$6,633
- Other revenue
- $201,299
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $668,034
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $194,166
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,745,061
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,241,705
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $34,275
- Accounting fees
- $72,873
- Occupancy
- $241,545
- Travel
- $513,555
- Depreciation
- $87,886
- Program services (functional)
- $9,084,008
- Management and general (functional)
- $790,857
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,509,129
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,122,276
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,981,614
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,140,662
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,565,553
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,479,757
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,140,662
- Gross receipts
- $11,824,595
- Employees
- 75
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE F CUPIT | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 44.25 | $165,419 | $29,597 |
| KEITH ASHBY | MEMBER (THRU JUNE 2025); CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER FLEMING | CHAIRMAN (THRU MAY 2025); MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KAJAL KAPUR | MEMBER (THRU JUNE 2025); VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN UTT | VICE CHAIR (THRU JUNE 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN SLAYTON | MEMBER (THRU JUNE 2025); SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE WATSON | SECRETARY (THRU APRIL 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE FITZ-HUGH JR | TREASURER (THRU JUNE 2025); MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDDIE MITCHELL | MEMBER (THRU JUNE 2025); TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTHA ARMSTRONG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA BATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BELCHER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNETTE BURKS | MEMBER (AS OF JUNE 2025) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE FITZ-HUGH JR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SWYNICE HAWKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM HOLT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TERRY LEWIS | MEMBER (THRU JANUARY 2025) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CARMELA ORR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WINFRED OWENS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MYRA RILEY-TAYLOR | MEMBER (AS OF JUNE 2025) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ALFRED ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JAIME SAYLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| REGINALD SPEIGHT | MEMBER (AS OF JUNE 2025) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE F CUPIT | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 44.25 | $155,375 | $25,603 |
| WALTER FLEMING | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN UTT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE WATSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE FITZ-HUGH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTHA ARMSTRONG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH ASHBY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA BATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BELCHER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SWYNICE HAWKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOLT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KAJAL KAPUR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY LEWIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDDY MITCHELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELA ORR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WINFRED OWENS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AL ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME SAYLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN SLAYTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE F CUPIT | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 42 | $150,794 | $23,755 |
| WALTER FLEMING | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN UTT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE WATSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE FITZ-HUGH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTHA ARMSTRONG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH ASHBY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA BATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BELCHER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SWYNICE HAWKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOLT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KAJAL KAPUR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY LEWIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDDY MITCHELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELA ORR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WINFRED OWENS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AL ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME SAYLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN SLAYTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 347 CAMPBELL AVE SW, ROANOKE, VA 24016-3624
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HOPE F CUPIT, 347 CAMPBELL AVENUE SW, ROANOKE, VA 24016
- Signed the 990
- HOPE F CUPIT, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (540) 345-1184
- Website
- WWW.SERCAP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HAN GROUP LLC
Mission
SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT, INC. (SERCAP) WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND ASSISTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES IN MARYLAND, DELAWARE, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS WHO LACK THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES. SINCE 1969, SERCAP HAS ALSO ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES IN LOW-INCOME RURAL AREAS BY: ORGANIZING PEOPLE, HELPING APPLY FOR FINANCING, COORDINATING SYSTEM DESIGN OF INDIVIDUAL WELL SITES, AND PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES.
Program accomplishments
- TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: THE EPA NPA 1 GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWS SERCAP TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) FOR SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS. EPA NPA 1 SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON PROVIDING CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER TO THESE SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE TRAINING AND TA PROVIDED UNDER THIS GRANT PROGRAM FREQUENTLY SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE, AND HELPS SMALL WATER SYSTEMS TO GAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL WATER REGULATIONS. HOWEVER, THESE FUNDS DO NOT COVER ANY FINES/FEES ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEMS BEING OUT OF COMPLIANCE. APPROXIMATELY 410 PROJECTS AND 50 TRAININGS COMPLETED.Expenses $3,002,605 · revenue $178,555
- ENVIRONMENTAL: THE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER PROVIDES TRAINING AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM GAIN ACCESS TO GRANTS AND LOANS FOR CRITICAL WATER, WASTEWATER, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. FURTHERMORE, THE EFC'S ASSISTANCE WILL CENTER ON HELPING COMMUNITIES ACCESS SRF (STATE REVOLVED FUNDS) AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS.Expenses $2,168,707 · revenue $32,620
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (RCD) GRANT FROM HHS: OCS, ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO SMALL, RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. THIS GRANT FUNDING ALLOWS SERCAP TO IMPACT FOUR KEY ISSUES FACING LMI RURAL AREAS IN THE SOUTHEAST US, INCLUDING: CLEAN DRINKING WATER, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SERCAP'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS (TAPS) SUPPORT THESE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING TRAINING TO COMMUNITY BOARDS, TRAINING TO W/WW OPERATORS, AND NECESSARY TA, INCLUDING: W/WW NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, PLANNING & OPERATIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE. APPROXIMATELY 70 PROJECTS AND 15 TRAININGS COMPLETED.Expenses $1,958,144 · grants $572,488 · revenue $34,337
- HOUSINGExpenses $1,236,750 · grants $71,842 · revenue $174,548
- LOAN FUNDExpenses $717,802 · grants $23,704 · revenue $152,229
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1055050
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,122,276
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,824,595
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $10,672,052 | $9,874,865 | $12,122,276 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $9,911,088 | $9,814,232 | $10,509,129 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $8,974,272 | $9,285,445 | $9,898,860 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $8,197,130 | $7,845,383 | $10,313,508 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 54-1055050).
Questions about SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC is 54-1055050.
- Is SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names HOPE F CUPIT.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $165,419 (HOPE F CUPIT, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does SOUTHEAST RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,672,052, expenses of $9,874,865 and total assets of $12,122,276 at year end.
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