MOUNTAINTRUE

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C013

Classification

1000

Street

29 N MARKET ST STE 610

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• Public Lands Our Public Lands program protects and restores the commons of the Southern Blue Ridge for sustainable public use. We continue to fight to amend or revise the flawed forest plan for Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests while we organize and mobilize the public to protect public land. -MountainTrue, with other conservation groups, filed three lawsuits against the US Forest Service: 1) Southside Timber Project - We challenged a 15-acre stand as incompatible with the newly adopted Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan then reached an agreement that resulted in the Forest Service abandoning logging at that site. 2)Sued for violations of the Endangered Species Act related to endangered forest bats 3)We sued for not considering the carbon impacts related to timber targets. -Hosted our annual bioblitz in the Nolichucky Gorge. -Recruited volunteers to remove invasive plants from public land. -Re-treated 338 ash trees along the Appalachian Trail.

  Expenses $3,112,961 · Revenue $851,410

• Healthy Communities Our Healthy Communities Team advocates for patterns of growth that promote vibrant communities and protect the rural character and natural assets of the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains. We appreciate that the natural and built environments are interconnected. To keep our communities safe from pollution and protect our forests from sprawl, MountainTrue advocates for sustainable development. - The Neighbors for More Neighbors program is hitting its stride. - Implementing Buncombe Countys Comprehensive Plan. - Protecting Madison Countys residential communities and ridgetops. - Protecting water quality and reducing sprawl in Henderson County. . Creation Care Alliance of WNC (CCA) The Creation Care Alliance (CCA) unites people of faith from across the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains to care for Gods creation by fostering a deeper love for our planet and our neighbors. Our program educates and mobilizes congregations throughout the region, providing them with action alerts, lobbying opportunities, and avenues to address climate change.

• Water Our water team protects the French Broad, Watauga, New, Green, Broad, Little Tennessee, Savannah, and Hiwassee River basins by tracking and reporting sewer leaks, straight pipes, pollution sources, and negative impacts from agriculture and development. We fix water quality problems through policy advocacy, funding solutions, project-based approaches, and litigation when necessary. -We joined a petition asking the EPA to withdraw state authority over discharge permits. -Administered over $400,000 in funding from NC DHHS to repair 34 residential septic systems for low-income families across WNC. -Followed up on 62 pollution reports, identified 12 sources of pollution, monitored 96 Swim Guide sites, and collected 1,383 E. coli samples. -Secured over $40,000 in funding to establish additional real-time E. coli monitoring sites. -Improved and expanded the French Broad Paddle Trail to provide better recreation opportunities, deepen the publics connection to the outdoors, and foster more environmental advocates. -Continued building a broader coalition of environmental advocates by engaging communities of color in more outdoor activities. With continued support from Made X Mountains Outdoor Equity Fund, we led four no-cost paddling trips on the French Broad River. -Treated 62 hemlock trees in the Green River Gorge. -Conducted monthly water sampling and seasonal biomonitoring with volunteers. -Surveyed farmers about the impacts of climate change and created WNC Farmer Resource Guide. -In partnership with American Rivers and USFWS, the Watauga Riverkeeper led efforts to remove Shulls Mill Dam, restoring 78 miles of aquatic connectivity in the Watauga Basin. - Watauga Riverkeeper and researchers from Appalachian State University relocated 8 Eastern Hellbenders to the site of the Wards Mill Dam which was successfully removed in 2021. - Planted more than 20,000 livestakes. These livestakes will grow into trees and shrubs that prevent sediment and nutrient runoff into local waterways. Planting sites include the Wards Mill Dam Removal site. - Completely controlled a ~150-acre invasive parrot feather infestation in the south end of Lake Chatuge in Towns County, GA. - Expanded our Swim Guide and volunteer microplastics water quality monitoring programs again in the Little Tennessee River Basin. - Opposed plans by Macon County Commissioners to rollback protections in their Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Watershed Protection, and Flood Damage Prevention ordinances. Lobbying, Advocacy & Community Engagement A foundational aspect of our work is to increase civic engagement by conservation- minded people in WNC. To that end, we continue our full-time presence at the General Assembly and engage people through organizing and issue advocacy. - Lobbied the General Assembly during its short session for funding and legislation to benefit WNCs environment. - Generated 9,435 letters to decision-makers through 27 action alerts across our region and collected over 3,312 signatures on petitions. - Continued offering meaningful connections to the outdoors through our Guided Adventures. - Engaged 3,860 people to take action, sign petitions, and contact their representatives as part of our Plastic-Free WNC campaign.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $5,118,392

  Expenses

  $3,597,379

  Contributions

  $4,208,135

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,463,921

  Expenses

  $2,501,462

  Contributions

  $2,268,018

  Grants paid

  $118,312

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,224,642

  Expenses

  $2,058,188

  Contributions

  $2,160,642

  Grants paid

  $52,381

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,337,288

  Expenses

  $1,775,908

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,519,546

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,568,381

  Expenses

  $1,683,237

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,108,005

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,524,059

  Expenses

  $1,642,847

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,025,725

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,754,754

  Expenses

  $1,466,671

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,166,102

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,431,573

  Expenses

  $1,253,524

  Assets (EOY)

  $872,446

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,180,353

  Expenses

  $1,157,873

  Assets (EOY)

  $693,901

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,216,745

  Expenses

  $1,094,463

  Assets (EOY)

  $663,711

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $850,907

  Expenses

  $821,690

  Assets (EOY)

  $534,754

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $945,421

  Expenses

  $836,806

  Assets (EOY)

  $497,505

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $657,173

  Assets (EOY)

  $378,257

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• Latinos Aventureros

  $10,000

  2023 · Community Recreation

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

  $1,325,000

  2024 · CHARITABLE GIFT

• AMERICAN RIVERS INC

  $1,007,776

  2024 · RESTORE DAMAGED RIVERS AND WATERS

• FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

  $870,000

  2022 · CHARITABLE GIFT

• FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

  $825,000

  2023 · CHARITABLE GIFT

• THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC

  $493,330

  2024 · ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT

• AMERICAN RIVERS INC

  $470,449

  2023 · RESTORE DAMAGED RIVERS AND WATERS

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC

  $182,618

  2024

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $127,382

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION

  $120,000

  2025 · CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• HOPEWELL FUND

  $104,000

  2023 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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