Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,527,633
- Total expenses
- $5,654,094
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,078,720
- Grants paid
- $43,125
- Program service revenue
- $13,249
- Investment income
- $388,213
- Other revenue
- $47,451
- Total assets, end of year
- $45,847,147
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,325,767
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $44,521,380
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,810,422
- Management and general expenses
- $436,470
- Fundraising expenses
- $407,202
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,810,422
Program services were 85.1% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$98,447
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,645,609
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,334,664
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,210,977
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2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Income
total $13,249 · related or exempt $13,249
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3 · Investment income
total $388,213 · excluded $388,213
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$81,103
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$98,446
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$61,949
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $19,154 · excluded $19,154
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11a · Other revenue: Ecusta Rails Sale
total $25,010 · excluded $25,010
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11d · All other revenue
total $3,287 · excluded $3,287
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11e · Other revenue, total
$28,297
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $41,625 · program services $41,625
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $1,500 · program services $1,500
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $217,667 · program services $130,600 · management and general $87,067
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,118,724 · program services $712,725 · management and general $155,369 · fundraising $250,630
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $7,715 · program services $5,047 · management and general $139 · fundraising $2,529
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $146,797 · program services $103,252 · management and general $27,982 · fundraising $15,563
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $155,399 · program services $123,222 · management and general $13,493 · fundraising $18,684
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $5,030 · program services $3,500 · management and general $1,530
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $93,172 · program services $58,823 · management and general $16,709 · fundraising $17,640
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $42,842 · program services $27,048 · management and general $7,683 · fundraising $8,111
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $10,410 · program services $3,544 · management and general $4,108 · fundraising $2,758
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13 · Office expenses
total $109,771 · program services $49,420 · management and general $17,296 · fundraising $43,055
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14 · Information technology
total $3,299 · program services $3,299
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $20,939 · program services $14,630 · management and general $3,069 · fundraising $3,240
-
17 · Travel
total $45,400 · program services $30,972 · management and general $13,843 · fundraising $585
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $8,971 · management and general $8,971
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $19,968 · management and general $19,968
-
23 · Insurance
total $63,359 · program services $40,001 · management and general $11,362 · fundraising $11,996
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24a · Other expenses: Conservation Easement Purchases
total $860,000 · program services $860,000
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24b · Other expenses: Land Acquisition Fees
total $384,871 · program services $384,871
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24c · Other expenses: Contract Project Services
total $1,077,535 · program services $1,057,605 · management and general $19,930
-
24d · Other expenses: Land Protection Program Expenses
total $159,167 · program services $159,167
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,059,933 · program services $999,571 · management and general $27,951 · fundraising $32,411
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,720,892 · end of year $3,292,237
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $275,346 · end of year $283,491
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,274,654 · end of year $824,681
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $47,499 · end of year $39,571
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $17,000 · end of year $17,000
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $33,772 · end of year $21,151
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$33,507,668
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$288,134
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $31,410,660 · end of year $33,219,534
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $5,410,543 · end of year $5,861,225
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,077,007 · end of year $2,288,257
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $702,723 · end of year $734,667
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $343,304 · end of year $591,100
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,654,486 · end of year $7,830,092
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $35,566,860 · end of year $36,691,288
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
To protect, restore, and inspire appreciation of the natural world.
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Stewardship, Restoration, and Public Access Conserving Carolina continued to steward and enforce the conservation easements it holds, while striving to bring the most current scientific land management resources to our partner landowners. Conserving Carolina also continued its management of the properties it owns by partnering with federal and state agencies, volunteers, and others to increase biological diversity, enhance wildlife habitat, and address other land management needs. Among restoration projects, Conserving Carolina installed pollinator habitat on public and private conserved properties, actively engaged in several stream and wetland restoration projects on private lands and lands that it owns and continued to combat nonnative invasive plant species throughout its service area. Conserving Carolina partnered with state and local governments to create new public parks and recreational lands and to advance greenways, multi-use paths, and trails for a multitude of user groups throughout the region by creating new opportunities for trail construction and maintaining trails.
Expenses $2,700,181 · Revenue $13,249
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Education and Outreach Conserving Carolina continues to educate the public through a variety of avenues including print and social media stories and in-person and remote educational events. Conserving Carolina also continues to encourage and facilitate public engagement with conserved and protected areas through outings, hikes, and its Hiking Challenge program, as well as regular volunteer and service-learning opportunities including hosting numerous Alternative Spring Break programs. Conserving Carolina continued the administration of AmeriCorps Project Conserve, a federally sponsored program which placed AmeriCorps members with conservation nonprofits and government agencies across western North Carolina. The project engages individuals in 6- to 11-month terms of service. By promoting additional community volunteerism, Project Conserve provides over 35,000 hours of service annually to the conservation of land, water and other
Expenses $1,313,602
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Land Protection Program The Land Protection Program conserves natural resources by protecting lands including water quality, endangered and threatened species, critical habitat for wildlife, important agricultural soils, scenic views, and opportunities for public recreation.
Expenses $796,639 · Grants $41,625
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Kieran Roe
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $139,571
- From this org
- $129,246
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,325
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Patrick Cafferty
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Susan Mchugh
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Rafael Bravo
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Charlotte Sullivan
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Stratford Douglas
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tanya Marie Pender
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
C Yates Pharr
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ken Shelton
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Nelms
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carol Lee Roberson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Debi Whitmire
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shuford Smith
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Humphrey
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Timothy Dressner Bell
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathy Klepfer
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lee Mulligan
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark Campanini
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amos Dawson III
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Micheal Egan
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Demi B Loftis
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Madelon Wallace
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christy L Blakely
Board Member
- 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
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Bonesteel Films
$41,625
George Masa Film
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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Land Conservation · NC · income $100 · assets $1,177,702
Directly controlled by Conserving Carolina
-
Land Conservation · NC · income $54,197 · assets $8,245,486
Directly controlled by Conserving Carolina
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 30 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521329349301922
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