National Utility Contractors

501(c)(6) organization Wilmington, NC EIN: 56-1279712

To represent the best interests of utility contractors; to work together to promote better relations, encourage and maintain safety standards and to represent the common interests of utility contractors in any necessary area.

National Utility Contractors at a glance

In short: National Utility Contractors gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,900
-79.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,900
-79.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$19,900
Total assets
$458,693
+20.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who National Utility Contractors funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Ncuca Educational Foundation: $20KNcuca Educational Foundation$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ncuca Educational Foundation ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $96K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ncuca Educational Foundation Educat. Scholarships$19,900
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$458,693$799,593$724,391$19,9001$10,664
2024$380,781$575,003$577,059$95,7551$4,546
2023$381,962$501,797$441,162——$-668
2022$322,307$396,616$374,275——$123
2021$298,986$356,639$280,819——$179
2020$223,166$164,167$174,526——$439
2019$239,160$246,994$229,115——$643

About National Utility Contractors

Based on IRS filings

National Utility Contractors is a public charity, based in Wilmington, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $459K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $11K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Utility Contractors is led by Mike Hewitt, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mike Hewitt

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Sondergard

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Wilkerson

    Director

    President → Past President, 2022

    Past President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Freddie Young

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jarrod Williamson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Barringer

    Director

    President → Past President, 2021

    Past President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Justus Everett

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Haechten

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Hogan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Foley

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Bobbie Raynor

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Dillenback

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Evans

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Sid Carpenter

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Maready

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • John Knighten

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Seay

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Hill

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Madison Stanford

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Richards

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Little

    Imm. Past Pr

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Imm. Past Pr, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Holloway

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Paul Hunter (2019–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Chris Sellman (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Keith Burke (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Sturgill (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Austin Bailey (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jimy Helms (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Wes Sells (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chris Humbert (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Scott Thomas (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about National Utility Contractors

How much does National Utility Contractors give each year?

National Utility Contractors gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $96K across 1 grant.

How large is National Utility Contractors?

National Utility Contractors reported $459K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $800K.

What is National Utility Contractors's EIN?

National Utility Contractors's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1279712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)

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