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← NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,906,891
Total expenses
$7,535,539
Contributions and grants received
$9,668,605
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,419
Investment income
$133,777
Other revenue
$98,090
Total assets, end of year
$43,383,133
Total liabilities, end of year
$309,692
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$43,073,441
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,493,326
Management and general expenses
$489,942
Fundraising expenses
$552,271
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,493,326

Program services were 86.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $897,328

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $231,175

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $62,911

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,656,860

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,820,331

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $152,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $6,419 · related or exempt $6,419

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $133,777 · excluded $133,777

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $13,200

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $6,943

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,257

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,257 · excluded $6,257

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $23,943

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $62,911

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,812

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $3,131 · excluded $3,131

  • 11a · Other revenue: LICENSE PLATE INCOME

    total $83,223 · excluded $83,223

  • 11b · Other revenue: SALES TAX REFUNDS

    total $4,156 · excluded $4,156

  • 11c · Other revenue: GIFT SHOP INCOME

    total $1,323 · excluded $1,323

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $88,702

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $195,223 · program services $151,662 · management and general $18,707 · fundraising $24,854

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,344,787 · program services $1,828,527 · management and general $223,741 · fundraising $292,519

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $72,343 · program services $54,863 · management and general $7,113 · fundraising $10,367

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $94,936 · program services $71,996 · management and general $9,335 · fundraising $13,605

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $181,761 · program services $137,841 · management and general $17,872 · fundraising $26,048

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,093 · program services $11,047 · management and general $11,046

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $71,469 · program services $71,469

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $20,829 · management and general $20,829

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,834,906 · program services $3,757,461 · fundraising $77,445

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,133 · program services $12,393 · management and general $2,905 · fundraising $10,835

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $164,107 · program services $126,516 · management and general $19,446 · fundraising $18,145

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $40,154 · program services $40,154

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $82,037 · program services $51,244 · management and general $23,623 · fundraising $7,170

  • 17 · Travel

    total $70,696 · program services $60,872 · management and general $627 · fundraising $9,197

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,710 · program services $22,875 · management and general $108 · fundraising $727

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $73,964 · program services $59,258 · management and general $8,164 · fundraising $6,542

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $99,021 · management and general $99,021

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

    total $82,164 · program services $4,745 · management and general $22,602 · fundraising $54,817

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $13,897 · program services $13,897 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $9,942 · program services $9,942 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOAT & VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $6,564 · program services $6,564 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,803 · management and general $4,803

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $2,563,995

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,429,395 · end of year $3,477,345

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,460,968 · end of year $1,426,289

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $88,152

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $8,889 · end of year $10,556

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,816 · end of year $992

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $14,850,947

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $911,671

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,692,956 · end of year $13,939,276

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,827,248 · end of year $2,069,676

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $1,479,343

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $29,381,068 · end of year $18,327,509

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $265,158 · end of year $309,692

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,824,612 · end of year $7,127,342

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,714,570 · end of year $35,946,099

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE PEOPLE AND GROUPS WITH THE ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF NORTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL WATER QUALITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

  • OVER THE PAST 41 YEARS, THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE UNIQUE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. AS A MEMBER SUPPORTED NON-PROFIT THE COASTAL FEDERATION'S GOALS ARE OBTAINED THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THROUGH EFFORTS FOR CLEAN COASTAL WATERS, LIVING SHORELINES, THRIVING OYSTERS, EFFECTIVE COASTAL MANAGEMENT, AND MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL, THE FEDERATION AND NORTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A HEALTHY COAST!(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN OUR WORK TO PROTECT THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST, WE FOCUS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:WATER QUALITYINTENSE RAINSTORMS CAUSE FLOODING AND WATER QUALITY DEGRADATION AS THE RUNOFF FUNNELS POLLUTANTS TO OUR COASTAL WATERS. IMPACTS ARE MAGNIFIED BY THE ALTERED LANDSCAPE THAT CHANNELS RAIN INSTEAD OF ABSORBING IT.THE NATURE-BASED STORMWATER STRATEGIES ACTION PLAN RELEASED BY THE COASTAL FEDERATION IN 2021 RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC POLICIES AND ACTIONS TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND FLOODING CAUSED BY NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT; EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE; HIGHWAYS AND STREETS; AND WORKING LANDS SUCH AS FARMS AND COMMERCIAL FORESTS.IN 2022, WE COMPLETED RESTORATION AT THE NEARLY 6,000-ACRE NORTH RIVER WETLANDS PRESERVE, COMPLETING A 20-YEAR RESTORATION EFFORT, ONE OF THE LARGEST SINGLE WETLAND RECOVERY PROJECTS IN THE NATION.LIVING SHORELINESNORTH CAROLINA'S 12,000 MILES OF ESTUARINE SHORELINE PROVIDE SOME OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE HABITATS IN THE WORLD FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE EROSION OF THESE SHORELINES IS INCREASING BECAUSE OF RISING SEA LEVELS, CONCENTRATED WAVES FROM BOATS, MORE EXTREME STORMS, AND POORLY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES LIKE BULKHEADS ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS LIVING SHORELINES IN PROTECTING SHORELINES. BY INSTALLING BUFFERS USING SALT MARSH, OYSTER REEFS, AND OTHER NATURAL MATERIALS, LIVING SHORELINES CONTROL EROSION WHILE PROTECTING THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF OUR ESTUARIES.THE COASTAL FEDERATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO MAKING LIVING SHORELINES THE GO-TO APPROACH FOR MANAGING SHORELINE EROSION. WE HAVE SECURED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING THAT WILL HELP US PROVIDE INCREASED FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO LANDOWNERS FOR LIVING SHORELINES. IN 2022, WE CONSTRUCTED 1.21 MILES OF LIVING SHORELINES AT 34 SITES ALONG THE COAST.OYSTERSOUR NATIVE EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECIES IN OUR ESTUARIES. OYSTERS BENEFIT NORTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL ECOLOGY AND ECONOMY. THESE BENEFITS CAN BE SUMMARIZED AND REFERRED TO AS THE THREE "FS", FOR SHORT: FOOD, FILTER AND FISH HABITAT. THEY FILTER WATER, PROVIDE FOOD FOR HUMANS AND CREATE REEFS THAT BUILD HOMES FOR MORE FISH. THESE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, IN TURN, SUPPORT JOBS AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES.OYSTER POPULATIONS, WORLDWIDE, ARE AT RECORD LOWS. DESPITE SOME RECOVERY IN RECENT YEARS, IN NORTH CAROLINA IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OYSTERS ARE AT ABOUT 15-20% OF HISTORIC HARVEST LEVELS. OYSTER HARVEST IS CURRENTLY THE BEST MEASURE OF THE OYSTER POPULATION IN OUR STATE.IN 2021, THE FEDERATION WORKED WITH ITS PARTNERS TO UPDATE THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE OYSTER RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PLAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA WHICH NOW GUIDES WORK ON OYSTERS UNTIL 2026.IN 2022, THE FEDERATION WORKED ON IMPLEMENTING THE OYSTER RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PLAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA, BY COLLECTING 2,778 BUSHELS OF OYSTER SHELLS THROUGH OUR OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAM.EFFECTIVE COASTAL MANAGEMENTOUR COASTAL MANAGEMENT GOAL IS DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH, AND SUPPORTS OUR WORK FOR CLEAN WATER, LIVING SHORELINES, THRIVING OYSTERS, AND A COAST THAT IS FREE OF MARINE DEBRIS. WE WORK WITH A MULTITUDE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE THEM IN SOUND COASTAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS BASED ON THE BEST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IN ADDITION, WE PARTNER TO SECURE ADEQUATE FUNDS SO THAT DECISIONS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED, AND SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE LEGAL FOUNDATION THAT ENABLES US TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR COAST.COASTAL RESILIENCY IS AT THE FOUNDATION OF THIS GOALS WORK, RECOGNIZING THAT NOW IS THE CRITICAL TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. THIS MEANS ENSURING NATURAL DEFENSES ARE SOUND, WATERS ARE SAFE FOR FISHING AND SWIMMING AND WE ARE FREE OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS AND OTHER THREATS LIKE OFFSHORE OIL AND MICROPLASTICS. IN 2022, WE WORKED WITH TOPSAIL BEACH, SURF CITY, NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH AND WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT ORDINANCES TO BAN THE USE OF UNENCAPSULATED POLYSTYRENE IN DOCK CONSTRUCTIONMARINE DEBRISMARINE DEBRIS RESULTS FROM STORM-DAMAGED DOCKS, HOUSES, AND YARDS; LOST FISHING GEAR; POORLY MANAGED CONSTRUCTION SITES; ABANDONED BOATS; PLASTICS CONTAINED IN WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER DISCHARGES; AND CARELESS LITTERING. THE COASTAL FEDERATION PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN 2020 TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT THE N.C. MARINE DEBRIS ACTION PLAN TO BOTH CLEAN UP AND PREVENT DEBRIS LARGE AND SMALL.THE COASTAL FEDERATION WILL CONTINUE WORKING FOR THE REDUCED USE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS, ADVOCATE FOR MORE STORM RESILIENT BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES FOR DOCKS AND PIERS, AND PROMOTE IMPROVED TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MICROPLASTICS BEING DISCHARGED TO COASTAL WATERS. WE WILL ALSO PARTNER WITH STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO CONTINUE TO MOBILIZE FISHERS AND CONTRACTORS TO REMOVE TONS OF DEBRIS, LOST CRAB POTS, AND ABANDONED VESSELS. IN 2022, WE WORKED WITH WATERMEN AND WOMEN AND CONTRACTORS TO REMOVE 652,180 POUNDS OF LARGE-SCALE MARINE DEBRIS FROM COASTAL WATERS.

    Expenses $6,493,326 · Revenue $6,419

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joe Ramus

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • April Clark

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Doug Wakeman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sarah Williams Diehl

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allison Besch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ryan Bethea

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Peggy Birkemeier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Veronica Carter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sandie Cecelski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Kenneth Chestnut

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • David Cignotti

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Tom Earnhardt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Kyle Elliot

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Don Ensley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ernie Foster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Morty Gaskill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Mac Gibbs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Katherine McGlade

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sharon Harker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Thomas F Looney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Charles Meeker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Joanne Powell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • John Runkle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Allie Sheffield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Donna Snead

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Angie Wills

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Todd Miller

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $195,223
    From this org
    $168,307
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,343
    Bonus
    $8,524
    Other
    $1,440
    Deferred
    $6,516
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,400
    Filer's total
    $195,223

  • Sarah King

    DEVELOPMENT DIR.

    Total calculated
    $138,727
    From this org
    $109,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,539
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lauren Kolodij

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,866
    From this org
    $116,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,787
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tracy Skrabal

    COASTAL SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $125,600
    From this org
    $100,384
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,216
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313199349321571

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