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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAVE OUR SALUDA.

Totals

Total revenue
$149,952
Total expenses
$119,043
Contributions and grants received
$149,162
Grants paid
$17,987
Program service revenue
$790
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$79,260
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$79,260
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$107,133
Management and general expenses
$11,478
Fundraising expenses
$432
Program service expenses (Part III)
$107,133

Program services were 90.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $67,736

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $79,926

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS

    total $790 · related or exempt $790

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,321 · program services $15,321

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,666 · program services $2,666

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $64,139 · program services $64,139

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $24,026 · program services $24,026

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,343 · program services $232 · management and general $1,111

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $977 · management and general $977

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,561 · management and general $2,561

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $701 · program services $680 · management and general $21

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,700 · management and general $2,700

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,850 · management and general $2,850

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,759 · program services $69 · management and general $1,258 · fundraising $432

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $36,201 · end of year $69,810

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

    $13,500

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

    $4,050

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,150 · end of year $9,450

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $48,351 · end of year $79,260

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SAVE OUR SALUDA'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE UPPER SALUDA WATERSHED THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, AND SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO THREATS TO THE SALUDA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SAVE OUR SALUDA'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE UPPER SALUDA WATERSHED.

  • WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT (NORTH SALUDA 319 PROJECT): THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE SEDIMENT RUNOFF AND TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF STREAMS AND RIVERS OF THE UPPER SALUDA WATERSHED AND SALUDA LAKE WHICH PROVIDES DRINKING WATER TO 80,000+ CUSTOMERS IN THE GREATER EASLEY AREA, THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION PROJECTS. THROUGH GRANT FUNDING FROM THE SC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, THIS PROJECT ENABLED SAVE OUR SALUDA TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A 90% COST SHARE TO LANDOWNERS AND AGRICULTURAL OPERATORS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) FOR SOIL CONSERVATION.

    Expenses $61,852 · Grants $17,231

  • WATERSHED MANAGER SERVICES: SAVE OUR SALUDA RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM EASLEY COMBINED UTILITIES FOR UPPER SALUDA WATERSHED MANAGER CONSULTING SERVICES. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: REGULARLY PATROLLING THE WATERSHED TO IDENTIFY LAND USE ACTIVITIES CAUSING EXCESS SEDIMENT RUNOFF AND OTHER POLLUTION THAT THREATEN DOWNSTREAM WATER QUALITY; RESPONDING TO REPORTS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY REGARDING SEDIMENT AND OTHER POLLUTION THREATS TO WATERS; REPORTING,COORDINATING, AND FOLLOWING UP WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES ON PROBLEM SITES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; SEEKING ADDITIONAL GRANT MONIES FOR RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS; AND LEADING COMMUNITY EDUCATION OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER THE OVERALL GOALS OF WATERSHED PLANNING.

    Expenses $27,400 · Revenue $790

  • CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN SERVICES: SAVE OUR SALUDA DEVELOPS CONSERVATION PLANS, DESIGNS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONTRACTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SOIL CONSERVATION BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) FOR WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH SCDHEC 319 GRANTS; PROVIDES CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT FOR BMP PROJECT INSTALLATION; AND CONDUCTS FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS AND IDENTIFIES MAINTENANCE NEEDS FOR PROJECTS.

    Expenses $17,125

  • OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDED DONATIONS TO OTHER WATERSHED AND RIVER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $756 · Grants $756

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Melanie Ruhlman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $64,139
    From this org
    $64,139
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kevin Miller

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clayton Burton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Holleman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Powell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Latitia Short

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Van Den Hurk

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440459349300204

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