A list of lobbyists and their principals in North Carolina can be found on the North Carolina Secretary of State website at http://www.sosnc.com/. 

Lobbyists represent two organizations that the Presbyterian Homes, Inc. are associated with in some capacity.  The orgainizations are:  NC Council of Churches at http://www.churchangel.com/northcarolina.htm and the North Carolina Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging (NCANPHA) which can be found at http://www.ncanpha.org/associate/default.asp.

Rodgers Builders and FreemanWhite, builders and architects respectively, of River Landing, are associate members of NCANPHA.  They were also Defendants in this case.

As a 501(c)(3), it is conflicting, it seems, for the Presbyterian Homes, Inc. or any church or any nonprofit to have a representative to lobby government.  It would seem that this would be in conflict with their 501(c)(3) tax status and would be prohibited by the IRS, since lobbying is an attempt to influence or sway an elected official.

Perhaps it was the lobbyists who influenced the changes in 1998 so that certain retirement facilities could operate tax-exempt just as before the 1998 NC Supreme Court decision In the Matter of: The Appeal of Springmoor, Inc. and Ammons, Inc.

The NC Supreme Court decision can be found under the NC Statutes tab above.

§ 105‑278.6 and § 105‑278.7 under the NC Statutes tab above were carefully crafted in 1998 to assure status quo.

It was also surprising to learn that God needs a lobbyist.  But it must be so if the NC Council of Churches have a registered lobbyist, and they do.

The one group that apparently is not represented by lobbyists is the taxpayers of North Carolina.  We certainly need some lobbying on our behalf.