2024-11-15T13:38:33-05:00 2023-12-31 561138530 BUTLER BURKE LLP 100 CLUB OAKS COURT SUITE A WINSTONSALEM NC 27104 990 2023-01-01 261874687 YADKIN RIVERKEEPER INC YADK 3367224949 846 WEST FOURTH STREET WINSTONSALEM NC 27101 STEVE ILDERTON PRESIDENT 3367224949 2024-11-12 true false JANE R POTTER P01057495 3367682310 2024-11-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z EDGAR MILLER 846 WEST FOURTH STREET WINSTONSALEM NC 27101 337971 false X WWW.YADKINRIVERKEEPER.ORG X 2008 NC TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE YADKIN PEE DEE RIVER BASIN THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND ACTION. 17 17 3 50 0 272780 306931 6365 4647 31 1727 11009 12500 290185 325805 0 0 193577 171013 0 32739 123125 134536 316702 305549 -26517 20256 109530 107320 54991 31583 54539 75737 X TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE YADKIN PEE DEE RIVER BASIN THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND ACTION. false false 65954 RIVER PROTECTION AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING - YADKIN RIVERKEEPER MONITORS WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS THROUGHOUT THE YADKIN RIVER WATERSHED TO ASSESS THE HEALTH OF RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AND LAKES. THE YADKIN PEE DEE WATERSHED IS THE SECOND LARGEST IN NORTH CAROLINA AND PROVIDES DRINKING WATER FOR MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE. BASED ON THIS MONITORING, AERIAL SURVEYS AND WATER-BASED PATROLS, YRK IDENTIFIES AND ADDRESSES THREATS TO THE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES POSED BY INACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES, COAL ASH DISPOSAL, LAND CLEARING FOR DEVELOPMENT, URBAN STORMWATER, MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES, CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (PURE FARMS, PURE WATER) AND AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF. YRK SAMPLED MORE THAN 20 SITES DURING THE SUMMER RECREATIONAL SEASON (MEMORIAL DAY - LABOR DAY) FOR HARMFUL E. COLI LEVELS AND PROVIDES THAT INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND THE INTERNATIONAL SWIM GUIDE WEBSITE TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF WHERE IT IS SAFE TO RECREATION ON THE RIVER AND YADKIN LAKE. YRK ALSO INTENSIVELY SAMPLES HIGH ROCK LAKE, THE LARGEST RESERVOIR ON THE YADKIN LAKES, DURING THE "ALGAE GROWING SEASON," APRIL TO OCTOBER, FOR NUTRIENT AND BACTERIA POLLUTION AND CHLOROPHYLL-A LEVELS TO IDENTIFY WATER QUALITY CONCERNS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS OR HABS, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR HUMANS, PETS AND WILDLIFE. YRK ALSO INSTALLED A LITTER COLLECTION DEVICE OR "TRASH TROUT" IN SILAS CREEK COLLECT AND DIVERT PLASTIC AND STYROFOAM WASTE AND OTHER TRASH FROM THE CREEK. YRK STAFF RESPONDS TO NUMEROUS POLLUTION INCIDENT REPORTS AND PROVIDES RESOURCES TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO PROTECT ITS WATER RESOURCES. 126781 PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - YRK ENGAGES COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THREATS TO THE WATERSHED AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. YRK SPONSORS CITY AND COUNTY CREEK WEEK AWARENESS BUILDING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, HOLDS ISSUE FORUMS AND ORGANIZES RIVER/STREAM CLEANUP PROGRAMS. YRK STAFF MAKE PRESENTATION TO 10 -12 CIVIC CLUBS, SCHOOL GROUPS, CHURCHES AND OTHER GROUPS ANNUALLY. YRK WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST WITH PUBLIC OUTREACH TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITY. 26680 4647 YADKIN RIVER STATE TRAIL - YADKIN RIVERKEEPER IS THE OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER WITH THE NC DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR THE YADKIN RIVER STATE TRAIL (YRST) BLUEWAY. THE YRST IS A STATE-DESIGNATED 164-MILE PADDLE TRAIL THAT EXTENDS FROM THE TAILRACE OF THE KERR SCOTT DAM IN WILKES COUNTY TO THE YADKIN'S CONFLUENCE WITH THE UWHARRIE RIVER AT LAKE TILLERY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. YRK IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A FIVE-YEAR PLAN DEVELOPED IN 2022, TO IMPROVE EXISTING ACCESS AREAS AND IDENTIFY/DEVELOP NEW ONES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PLAN IS TO ENHANCE ACCESS AND IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE YRST. YRK HAS DEVELOPED BOTH PRINTED AND ONLINE MAPS FOR THE YRST THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE AND WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO PLACE MILE MARKER SIGNS ALONG THE YRST AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS TO ASSIST PADDLERS AND FIRST RESPONDOERS IN IDENTIFYING THEIR LOCATION. YRK ORGANIZES GUIDED PADDLES ON THE YRST FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IS WORKING WITH AGENCIES AND LANDOWNERS IN WILKES COUNTY TO EXTEND THE YSRT ACROSS KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR TO THE WILKES COUNTY LINE. 219415 true true false true false false false false false false true true false 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 false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 3 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X BALANCE ACCOUNTING PROS LLC 3364166716 614 OAKLAWN AVE WINSTONSALEM NC 27104 EDGAR MILLER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 77400 0 0 DAVID DAMERON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF DOSSEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MORIAH GENDY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR SHARON GRANT END JULY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON REED BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR KYANA YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY WILCOX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR DENISE JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICKY BLACK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF FAULLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HOLTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM LOWE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LANE WALLACE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBBY ABOU-RIZK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE MORRIS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE ILDERTON VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HENKLE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COLLEEN MCDANIEL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 77400 false false false 5304 25886 275741 306931 TOUR INCOME 900099 4647 4647 4647 1727 1727 22993 5304 12166 10827 10827 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 1673 1673 1673 325805 4647 14227 X 77400 61920 7740 7740 81147 67147 14000 12466 10596 1247 623 25650 6086 18347 1217 42649 27592 15057 502 73 429 7684 6392 1131 161 12000 9000 3000 5048 4028 613 407 6003 5208 795 694 625 69 4875 687 4188 GENERAL EVENT EXPENSES 8335 3486 136 4713 LICENSE/MEMBERSHIP/DUES 6754 5827 500 427 SAMPLING SUPPLIES 5618 5618 SUBSCRIPTIONS 4559 1038 1556 1965 4165 4165 305549 219415 53395 32739 96098 14456 71727 4413 11151 869 869 40845 40787 751 58 6887 7829 512 1230 109530 107320 1185 3000 53806 28583 54991 31583 X 54539 75737 54539 75737 109530 107320 20256 942 X false false false X 299605 288470 256165 272780 306931 1423951 299605 288470 256165 272780 306931 1423951 588689 835262 12 31 1727 1770 3589 19813 26638 21436 24667 96143 1521864 20867 0.54880 0.58490 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS 9,148 FUNDRAISING REVENUE 86,995 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false true 1 false false 1 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 YADKIN RIVERKEEPER EDUCATES LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ON LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS IMPACTING WATER QUALITY. OCCASIONALLY, YRK WILL ISSUE ADVOCACY ALERTS AND CONTACT LOCAL LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ABOUT SPECIFIC BILLS, BUT THIS IS NOT A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF STAFF'S WORKLOAD. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPENDS AROUND 40 HOURS CONTACTING LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, OR A LEGISTLATIVE BODY. 27195 27137 58 13650 13650 58 OTHER SECURITIES 7829 F 7829 FARM TO FORK EV 7824 2554 5270 5753 COTR AUCTION/WI 11473 100 11373 2400 1 8436 2650 5786 4013 27733 5304 22429 12166 12166 10263 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RIVER PROTECTION AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING - YADKIN RIVERKEEPER MONITORS WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS THROUGHOUT THE YADKIN RIVER WATERSHED TO ASSESS THE HEALTH OF RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AND LAKES. THE YADKIN PEE DEE WATERSHED IS THE SECOND LARGEST IN NORTH CAROLINA AND PROVIDES DRINKING WATER FOR MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE. BASED ON THIS MONITORING, AERIAL SURVEYS AND WATER-BASED PATROLS, YRK IDENTIFIES AND ADDRESSES THREATS TO THE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES POSED BY INACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES, COAL ASH DISPOSAL, LAND CLEARING FOR DEVELOPMENT, URBAN STORMWATER, MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES, CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (PURE FARMS, PURE WATER) AND AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF. YRK SAMPLED MORE THAN 20 SITES DURING THE SUMMER RECREATIONAL SEASON (MEMORIAL DAY - LABOR DAY) FOR HARMFUL E. COLI LEVELS AND PROVIDES THAT INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND THE INTERNATIONAL SWIM GUIDE WEBSITE TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF WHERE IT IS SAFE TO RECREATION ON THE RIVER AND YADKIN LAKE. YRK ALSO INTENSIVELY SAMPLES HIGH ROCK LAKE, THE LARGEST RESERVOIR ON THE YADKIN LAKES, DURING THE "ALGAE GROWING SEASON," APRIL TO OCTOBER, FOR NUTRIENT AND BACTERIA POLLUTION AND CHLOROPHYLL-A LEVELS TO IDENTIFY WATER QUALITY CONCERNS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS OR HABS, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR HUMANS, PETS AND WILDLIFE. YRK ALSO INSTALLED A LITTER COLLECTION DEVICE OR "TRASH TROUT" IN SILAS CREEK COLLECT AND DIVERT PLASTIC AND STYROFOAM WASTE AND OTHER TRASH FROM THE CREEK. YRK STAFF RESPONDS TO NUMEROUS POLLUTION INCIDENT REPORTS AND PROVIDES RESOURCES TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO PROTECT ITS WATER RESOURCES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C YADKIN RIVER STATE TRAIL - YADKIN RIVERKEEPER IS THE OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER WITH THE NC DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR THE YADKIN RIVER STATE TRAIL (YRST) BLUEWAY. THE YRST IS A STATE-DESIGNATED 164-MILE PADDLE TRAIL THAT EXTENDS FROM THE TAILRACE OF THE KERR SCOTT DAM IN WILKES COUNTY TO THE YADKIN'S CONFLUENCE WITH THE UWHARRIE RIVER AT LAKE TILLERY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. YRK IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A FIVE-YEAR PLAN DEVELOPED IN 2022, TO IMPROVE EXISTING ACCESS AREAS AND IDENTIFY/DEVELOP NEW ONES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PLAN IS TO ENHANCE ACCESS AND IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE YRST. YRK HAS DEVELOPED BOTH PRINTED AND ONLINE MAPS FOR THE YRST THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE AND WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO PLACE MILE MARKER SIGNS ALONG THE YRST AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS TO ASSIST PADDLERS AND FIRST RESPONDOERS IN IDENTIFYING THEIR LOCATION. YRK ORGANIZES GUIDED PADDLES ON THE YRST FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IS WORKING WITH AGENCIES AND LANDOWNERS IN WILKES COUNTY TO EXTEND THE YSRT ACROSS KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR TO THE WILKES COUNTY LINE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THIS RETURN AND ALL ATTACHED SCHEDULES WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDGAR MILLER, FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH NEW EMPLOYEE AND BOARD MEMBER MUST READ AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE POLICY UPON THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR BOARD TERM. A NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS REQUIRED EVERY SIX MONTHS. EACH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AN ANNUAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED FOR EACH EMPLOYEE AND ANY INCREASE IN COMPENSATION IS PROPOSED AT THAT TIME. COMPENSATION INCREASES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS. FUNDING AND BUDGET CONSTRAINTS DETERMINE COMPENSATION LEVELS AND ARE RESEARCHED THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR NON-PROFITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SEE LINE 15A'S EXPLANATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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