2024-05-14T10:38:37-07:00 2023-06-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2022-07-01 560797766 WNC Communities WNCC 8282524783 594 Brevard Road Asheville NC 28806 Jimmy Cowan Chairman of the Board 8282524783 2024-05-14 true Jimmy Cowan true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2024-05-14 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jimmy Cowan 594 Brevard Road Asheville NC 28806 1606254 false X wnccommunities.org X 1949 NC WNC Communities empowers the people of Western North Carolina to cultivate the vitality and prosperity of mountain communities through collaboration and agricultural opportunities. 21 21 6 20 0 0 1768389 821176 702680 760752 9703 5885 15111 18441 2495883 1606254 753432 304950 0 195223 242604 0 7966 1007871 1169121 1956526 1716675 539357 -110421 3870797 3818190 12629 38744 3858168 3779446 WNC Communities empowers the people of Western North Carolina to cultivate the vitality and prosperity of mountain communities through collaboration and agricultural opportunities. This mission is accomplished through a program of work focused on community development, agriculture revenue, and forest health. false false 1619822 304950 760752 Each year since 1949, WNCC has evaluated the applications of community centers across 20 counties in WNC and given cash awards to a network of over 70 community centers that have offered quality programs to serve their resident's needs. Each November, the WNC Awards event brings these community clubs together to celebrate and receive recognition and cash awards for the work they have accomplished during the year. In 2022, 64 participating communities received over $50,000 (donated by WNC business and industry) in awards to recognize their hard work. These good deeds represented 7100 volunteers, clocking 96,000 volunteer hours, representing an estimated $4.6 million investment of time, talent, and money benefitting rural residents in WNC. These efforts include providing food pantries, meals, assistance with accessing medical care, affordable rental space for events, family- oriented social gatherings, free wi-fi, business incubation, afterschool programs, and more. WNC Agricultural Options Program: Since 2012, WNC Communities has managed a cost-share grant program to support small family farms in WNC. Funded by the North Carolina General Assembly, through the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, the mission of the WNC AgOptions program is to build sustainable farming communities in the mountain region by providing resources directly to farmers who are diversifying and expanding their operations. In 2022, WNC AgOptions awarded 37 farm businesses a total of $288,000 in $4,000 and $8,000 grants. Funded projects reflect the resiliency of WNC farmers as they adapt operations and respond to the dynamics of a world changed by COVID-19. Returns on initial farm investments are often immediate, as new farm income typically matches the size of the grants in the first year of the projects. Income continues to increase year after year, often doubling by the third year of the projects. Since the program's inception in 2004, 600+ farm businesses in WNC have received over $3 million in support. Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI): The objective of HRI is to restore eastern and Carolina hemlocks to their native habitats throughout North Carolina and to mitigate damage to hemlocks caused by infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid. More specifically, the goal is to work with a variety of partners and current restoration initiatives to ensure that eastern and Carolina hemlocks can resist the deadly hemlock woolly adelgid and survive to maturity on North Carolina's public and private lands. This involves Identifying and establishing hemlock conservation areas, educating landowners on how to economically treat and manage the hemlocks, increasing the number of trees being treated on public lands, implementing Integrated Pest Management and long-term biological controls and advancing the development of other control strategies and restoration techniques. In 2022, over 21,200 trees were treated in 16 counties in WNC, over 1450 predator beetles were released, 28 outreach events, educational hikes, and presentations were given, 5 management workshops/demonstrations were provided and 899 volunteer hours were utilized to support the HRI program. 1619822 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 7 0 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true false false NC X Jennifer Ferre 8282524783 594 Brevard Road Asheville NC 28806 Jennifer L Ferre Executive Director 40.00 X 73051 0 0 K Ray Bailey President 0.50 X X 0 0 0 LT Ward Vice President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Dean Kanipe Past Chair 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Jimmy Cowan Chair 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Karen Hammett 1st Vice Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Craig DeBrew 2nd Vice Chair 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Owen Secretary 0.50 X 0 0 0 Bill Yarborough Treasurer 0.50 X 0 0 0 Randy Rogers Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Chivous Bradley Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lumpy Lambert Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Laura Leatherwood Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Joey Owle Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Bruce Peterson Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Harris Prevost Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Zeb Smathers Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Kaleb Rathbone Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Shelly White Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Roger Wiggins Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Ross Young Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Edie Cecil Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 73051 0 0 false false false Bo Owenby 142 Dyeleaf Rd Fairview NC 28730 Grain transport to farmers 116041 1 637086 184090 821176 Brewers Yeast Income 115210 408402 0 0 Brewers Grain Income 115110 324573 0 0 Other Program Income 115210 27777 0 0 760752 2191 0 2191 9000 9000 9000 9000 3694 3694 3694 0 0 3694 Other Income 900099 9441 9441 0 0 9441 1606254 779193 0 5885 49900 49900 255050 255050 74545 57400 14909 2236 150029 115670 29875 4484 18030 13883 3606 541 200 0 200 0 20064 0 20064 0 1348 0 1348 0 25977 25908 60 9 17769 12837 4585 347 5128 5011 102 15 6835 6120 621 94 85356 82583 2773 0 3835 0 3835 0 Beef Commissions 26836 26836 0 0 Brewers Grain 625960 625649 311 0 Forestry Education 243805 240834 2971 0 WNC Regional Livestock Center 33049 31880 1169 0 72959 70261 2458 240 1716675 1619822 88887 7966 1283404 390223 21320 986826 142406 72344 103702 89501 7169 11801 3211318 1130577 2137260 2080741 175536 186754 3870797 3818190 12629 34244 4500 12629 38744 X 3126813 2880888 731355 898558 3858168 3779446 3870797 3818190 X -110421 7126 24573 X false true X true false X 0 817733 310461 1193709 1768389 821176 4911468 0 42000 42000 84000 817733 310461 1193709 1810389 863176 4995468 1269126 3726342 14549 14416 3281 7388 11191 50825 0 25424 1555 9111 9441 45531 5091824 3359094 0.73180 0.68480 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2018: 25424. 2020: 555. 2021: 9111. 2022: 9441. Description: Sale of Inventory 2020: 1000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 175536 12565 1347 186754 201071 -23899 1636 175536 162158 40571 1658 201071 162158 162158 0.81880 0.04280 0.13840 0 0 2830733 867868 1962865 107934 102649 5285 127352 118358 8994 145299 41702 103597 2080741 Dairy Endowment Fund 33849 McGough Endowment Fund 152905 186754 X 1658031 7125 46000 53125 1604906 1348 1348 1606254 1761327 46000 46000 1715327 1348 1348 1716675 Pt X, Line 2 WNC Communities is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, however, income from certain activities not related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The organization had no income from unrelated business activities in Fiscal year 2022- 2023 and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements true WNC Ag Options Cost Share 31 244300 George H.V. Cecil Journey Scholarships 8 10750 Pt III, col (b) Although procedures can vary slightly from grant program to grant program, grantees are monitored through a combination of mandatory periodic reporting of progress, site/field visits to document/verify progress and end of grant period financial reporting (including proof of monies spent, e.g. presenting receipts). All methods of monitoring are documented and kept in hard copy/electronic form at the WNC Communities offices. Pt VI, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by the Vice President before it is given to the board of directors at the next monthly meeting. Pt VI, Line 12c Enforced as necessary. Any board member with a conflict of interest on any specific issue informs the board and abstains from voting on the issue. Pt VI, Line 15a The board of directors sets the executive director's salary after a check of comparable salary information for similar organizations with similar budgets. Pt XI During the audit, grants receivable of $24,573 were identified as not recorded on an accrual basis as of June 30, 2022, and required a prior period adjustment. The effect of the adjustment increased the grants receivable balance and increased net assets without donor restrictions by $24,573 as of June 30, 2022. 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