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← JEFFERSON COUNTY GREENWAYS FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JEFFERSON COUNTY GREENWAYS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,403,085
Total expenses
$1,220,582
Contributions and grants received
$1,091,434
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$295,002
Investment income
$14,308
Other revenue
$2,341
Total assets, end of year
$4,993,927
Total liabilities, end of year
$164,216
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,829,711
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,004,582
Management and general expenses
$138,674
Fundraising expenses
$77,326
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,004,582

Program services were 82.3% 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

    $112,949

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $372,700

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $605,785

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS

    total $133,344 · related or exempt $133,344

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRESERVE MANAGEMENT

    total $123,678 · related or exempt $123,678

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GREENHOUSE/NATIVE PLAN

    total $37,980 · related or exempt $37,980

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,308 · excluded $14,308

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $2,341 · related or exempt $2,341

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,341

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $119,615 · program services $99,280 · management and general $17,942 · fundraising $2,393

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $519,288 · program services $414,409 · management and general $47,129 · fundraising $57,750

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,225 · program services $9,316 · management and general $1,684 · fundraising $225

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $58,844 · program services $47,020 · management and general $5,452 · fundraising $6,372

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,994 · program services $38,588 · management and general $4,888 · fundraising $4,518

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,445 · program services $3,556 · management and general $889

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,450 · program services $6,760 · management and general $1,690

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $30,000 · program services $24,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $38,284 · program services $30,628 · management and general $7,656

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,597 · program services $4,597

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,156 · program services $50,298 · management and general $6,858

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,289 · program services $11,296 · management and general $1,993

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,627 · program services $8,502 · management and general $2,125

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,664 · program services $3,224 · management and general $440

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $152,324 · program services $134,046 · management and general $18,278

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $38,698 · program services $32,894 · management and general $5,804

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS

    total $25,212 · program services $25,212

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

    total $24,990 · program services $21,991 · management and general $2,999

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $13,800 · program services $11,730 · management and general $2,070

  • 24d · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY

    total $12,460 · program services $6,392 · fundraising $6,068

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,620 · program services $20,843 · management and general $4,777

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $453,233 · end of year $695,742

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,736 · end of year $15,025

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,403 · end of year $2,419

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

    $5,818,306

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

    $1,852,653

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,068,460 · end of year $3,965,653

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $283,241 · end of year $313,131

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,875 · end of year $1,957

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,117 · end of year $14,778

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $156,342 · end of year $149,438

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,621,489 · end of year $4,804,711

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $25,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PRESERVE AND CARE FOR RUFFNER MOUNTAIN AS A SANCTUARY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, NATIVE PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. WE PROMOTE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, HABITAT RESTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A NATURE PRESERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRESERVE AND CARE FOR RUFFNER MTN. AS A SANCTUARY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, NATIVE PLANTS, AND ANIMALS.

  • SITUATED LESS THAN 8 MILES FROM DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, NEAR APPALACHIA'S SOUTHERNMOST BORDER, RUFFNER MOUNTAIN COMPRISES 1,038 ACRES OF PROTECTED HABITAT THAT HAS BEEN FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HOME TO HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF DISTINCT, HIGH BIODIVERSITY, THIS ABUNDANT FOREST PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROTECTING THE AIR FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA, AND IS THE HEADWATERS FOR THE VILLAGE CREEK AND SHADES CREEK WATERSHEDS. OUR PROGRAMS FOSTER CLEAR AWARENESS AND CONCERN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN TO IDENTIFY, PREVENT, AND SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS THAT WILL NOT ONLY ENHANCE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE SPECIES, BUT ALSO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS OF ALABAMA.

    Expenses $1,004,582 · Revenue $297,343

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hunter Walls

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Melva Tate

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Amy Dowdey

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chris Devine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Forsee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christy Hollingsworth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kaylon Mikula

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Milledge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amy Rauworth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nathaniel Rutledge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frederic Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica A Findley Valentin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carlee Sanford

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,777
    From this org
    $116,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,450
    Hours/week
    45

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412969349300346

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