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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPARTANBURG AREA CONSERVANCY INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 8 November 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$343,150 changed to $344,646
Total expenses
$279,595 changed to $280,191
Investment income
$2,809 changed to $4,305
Total assets, end of year
$6,009,803 changed to $7,884,307
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,001,023 changed to $7,875,527
Program services expenses
$201,284 changed to $201,771
Management and general expenses
$25,183 changed to $25,223
Fundraising expenses
$53,128 changed to $53,197
Program service expenses (Part III)
$201,284 changed to $201,771

Totals

Total revenue
$344,646
Total expenses
$280,191
Contributions and grants received
$335,515
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,305
Other revenue
$4,826
Total assets, end of year
$7,884,307
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,780
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,875,527
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$201,771
Management and general expenses
$25,223
Fundraising expenses
$53,197
Program service expenses (Part III)
$201,771

Program services were 72.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $72,805

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $40,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $222,710

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,451 · excluded $4,451

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,800

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $2,800

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $2,800 · excluded $2,800

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $146

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$146

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$146 · excluded -$146

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $52,222

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

    $72,805

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,196

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $2,026 · excluded $2,026

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $78,750 · program services $51,188 · management and general $7,875 · fundraising $19,687

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $84,505 · program services $54,928 · management and general $8,451 · fundraising $21,126

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,323 · program services $8,660 · management and general $1,332 · fundraising $3,331

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,489 · program services $10,199 · management and general $833 · fundraising $1,457

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,200 · program services $2,560 · management and general $640

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,856 · program services $2,333 · management and general $191 · fundraising $332

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,413 · program services $4,331 · management and general $1,082

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,884 · program services $3,172 · management and general $259 · fundraising $453

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,093 · program services $7,425 · management and general $606 · fundraising $1,062

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,564 · program services $4,544 · management and general $371 · fundraising $649

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,256 · program services $9,135 · management and general $1,924 · fundraising $2,197

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,339 · program services $1,910 · management and general $155 · fundraising $274

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,548 · program services $2,897 · management and general $237 · fundraising $414

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,932 · program services $10,560 · management and general $863 · fundraising $1,509

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND MANAGEMENT/CONSERV

    total $22,986 · program services $22,986

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRI

    total $5,443 · program services $4,445 · management and general $363 · fundraising $635

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $400 · program services $327 · management and general $27 · fundraising $46

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $210 · program services $171 · management and general $14 · fundraising $25

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $329,959 · end of year $342,301

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

    $7,286,356

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

    $16,249

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,247,480 · end of year $7,270,107

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $210,692 · end of year $271,899

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $255 · end of year $770

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,010

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $556,573 · end of year $367,044

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,231,303 · end of year $7,508,483

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SPACE, THE SPARTANBURG AREA CONSERVANCY, IS A NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE NATURAL AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND AESTHETIC VALUE TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTION OF LAND CONSERVATION

  • PRESERVE AND PROTECT REAL PROPERTY IN ITS NATURAL STATE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN NATURE TRAILS

    Expenses $201,771

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lucy Lynch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Boland

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Colbath

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Little

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Quincy Halliday

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Hill

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michele Cook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Libbo Wise

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marghretta Shisko

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lamar Baehr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laurence Fritz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stewart Johnson Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • King Mueller

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hootie Solesbee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Stille

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luke Allen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christi Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Holbein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Parrott

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $78,750
    From this org
    $78,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202543189349312634

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