2025-03-14T11:37:24-05:00 2023-12-31 560571159 BERNARD ROBINSON & COMPANY LLP 100 E CUMBERLAND STREET DUNN NC 28334 990 2023-01-01 562158494 NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC NCFO 9195104599 1401 SUNSET DRIVE 202 GREENSBORO NC 27408 AMANDA EGDORF-SAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9195104599 2025-03-12 1 0 JOHN M ROBINSON P01281319 9108921021 2025-03-07 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JIMMY GENTRY 1401 SUNSET DR 202 GREENSBORO NC 27408 681318 0 X WWW.NCSOILWATER.ORG X 1999 NC SUPPORT THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF NORTH CAROLINA'S 96 LOCAL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND THEIR STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION. 20 20 6 21 0 0 750373 318940 0 0 35766 161137 0 0 786139 480077 568106 80395 0 0 130318 135948 0 0 4969 68666 178959 767090 395302 19049 84775 3177262 3589875 1168846 1575346 2008416 2014529 TO BUILD CAPACITY IN AND PROVIDE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO NORTH CAROLINA'S 96 LOCAL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND THEIR STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION. 0 0 97871 30698 IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT: THE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES TO PROTECT OR ENHANCE NATURAL RESOURCES. DURING THE YEAR, 17 GRANTS WERE IMPLEMENTED TO HELP PRESERVE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON WORKING LANDS THROUGH TERM CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS IN MILITARY PRIORITY AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, 3 INNOVATIVE ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WERE PILOTED AND MANAGED. A NEW COST SHARE PROGRAM TO INSTALL ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS ON HOG FARMS WAS ALSO CREATED. 14521 10500 EDUCATING THE CITIZENS: THE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES ON CONSERVATION ISSUES TO ALL CITIZENS OF THE STATE. DURING THE YEAR, 11 CAREERS IN CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIPS WERE OFFERED TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, OR A RELATED FIELD OF STUDY. ADDITIONALLY, A STATEWIDE SOIL HEALTH INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED TO EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOIL HEALTH. 194127 39197 BUILDING CONSERVATION CAPACITY: THE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION AT THE STATE LEVEL THROUGH PILOT STUDIES OR AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THROUGH AN INFLUX OF RESOURCES. DURING THE YEAR, SOIL & WATER CONVERSATION DISTRICTS WERE PROVIDED 1 ON 1 SUPPORT TO DEVELOPMENT FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. MORE THAN 40 DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS WITH TOPICS INCLUDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FARMLAND PRESERVATION, AND ESTATE PLANNING. 306519 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 9195104599 1401 SUNSET DRIVE 202 GREENSBORO NC 27408 JIMMY GENTRY PRESIDENT & CHAIR 2.08 X X 0 0 0 DON BUTLER VICE PRESIDENT 0.87 X X 0 0 0 JAY DARDEN SECRETARY 0.65 X X 0 0 0 EVAN KLEINHANS TREASURER 0.79 X X 0 0 0 KAROLEN BOWMAN MEMBER 0.23 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BLEIWEIS MEMBER 0.76 X 0 0 0 TINA GROSS MEMBER 0.37 X 0 0 0 SHAWN HARDING MEMBER 0.33 X 0 0 0 JOHN HATCHER MEMBER 0.23 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HUGHES MEMBER 0.81 X 0 0 0 JAMES LAMB MEMBER 0.54 X 0 0 0 ROY LEE LINDSEY MEMBER 0.23 X 0 0 0 CHESTER LOWDER MEMBER 0.62 X 0 0 0 MYLES PAYNE MEMBER 0.52 X 0 0 0 CHAD PURYEAR MEMBER 0.81 X 0 0 0 HERBERT ROUSE MEMBER 0.52 X 0 0 0 JAY ROUSE MEMBER 0.19 X 0 0 0 GEORGE TEAGUE MEMBER 0.23 X 0 0 0 ALTON THOMPSON MEMBER 0.73 X 0 0 0 STEVE TROXLER MEMBER 0.15 X 0 0 0 NEILL WESTERBEEK MEMBER 0.52 X 0 0 0 AMANDA EGDORF-SAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 70000 0 0 70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241619 77321 318940 183212 183212 179166 201241 -22075 -22075 -22075 480077 0 0 161137 X 28148 28148 52247 52247 70000 44079 21700 4221 56252 53537 2715 9696 6011 3006 679 23381 23381 8222 8222 99129 82339 16790 13330 10325 3005 1800 1026 774 11023 10367 656 108 108 2146 279 1867 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 16729 16729 TELEPHONE 1590 1590 REGISTRATIONS 1432 1432 FUNDRAISING MATERIALS A 69 69 395302 306519 83814 4969 1034436 24542 61712 32700 15699 240681 74323 539 0 2744 2744 108 0 798962 2387368 1025125 1070942 3177262 3589875 418846 20095 750000 1555251 1168846 1575346 X 805510 913473 1202906 1101056 2008416 2014529 3177262 3589875 84775 -78662 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 618184 402667 392168 750373 318940 2482332 618184 402667 392168 750373 318940 2482332 124683 2357649 139166 91721 55711 42907 183212 512717 2995049 0.78720 0.81850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 738878 83858 8222 814514 842720 -95479 8363 738878 688437 70000 84283 842720 595875 23865 68697 688437 469600 30749 95526 595875 1.00000 0 0 2744 2744 0 0 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 1070942 F 1070942 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 1555251 1555251 X 491309 -78662 98116 19454 471855 8222 8222 480077 485196 98116 98116 387080 8222 8222 395302 PART V, LINE 4: IN AUGUST 2013, THE BOARD APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND WAS TO SEGREGATE $16,000 OF UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS FOR INVESTMENT AND GROWTH TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION. IN 2016, THE BOARD IMPLEMENTED A CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO FURTHER GROW THE OPERATIONS ENDOWMENTS. IN FEBRUARY 2016, THE FOUNDATION ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ("CDS") WHEREBY CDS AGREED TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN COUNSEL FOR THE FOUNDATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THE BOARD APPROVED UTILIZING UP TO $90,000 OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE CDS CONTRACT ALONG WITH THE OTHER COSTS INCURRED BY THE FOUNDATION TO INCREASE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS ENDOWMENT REACHING ITS $2,000,000 GOAL. THE BOARD'S INTENTION IS FOR THE FOUNDATION TO REPAY THIS AMOUNT TO THE ENDOWMENT OVER TIME. AT YEAR-END THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUNDS WERE HELD IN MUTUAL FUNDS AND A MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXPENSES NOTED ABOVE, IT IS THE BOARD'S POLICY THAT NO MORE THAN 10% OF THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUND BALANCE MAY BE DISTRIBUTED IN A GIVEN CALENDAR YEAR. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED INTENTIONS TO GIVE TO THE OPERATIONS ENDOWMENT TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $688,000, WITH COLLECTIONS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $660,588 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023. PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC"); THEREFORE, NO INCOME TAXES ARE REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT IS THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY TO EVALUATE ALL TAX POSITIONS TO IDENTIFY ANY THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED UNCERTAIN. ALL IDENTIFIED MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS ARE ASSESSED AND MEASURED BY A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD TO DETERMINE IF THE TAX POSITION IS UNCERTAIN AND WHAT, IF ANY, THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION MAY HAVE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR 2023. 1 NC ASSOCIATION SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION 512 N SALISBURY ST 5TH FLOOR RALEIGH NC 27611 237075599 501(C)(3) 10186 0 BUILDING CONSERVATION CAPACITY, IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT 1 IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT 10 27037 N/A BUILDING CONSERVATION CAPACITY 3 25210 N/A PART I, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION OBLIGATES FUNDS TO SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS WITH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS THE GRANTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONCURS WITH THE AWARDS AS DETERMINED BY MANAGEMENT. PROJECT APPLICANTS SUBMIT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS. BUDGET MODIFICATIONS ARE REQUESTED IN WRITING AND APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT. FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED AS A REIMBURSEMENT WITH REQUEST FOR PAYMENTS SUPPORTED BY RECEIPTS, MATCH DOCUMENTATION, AND A FINAL REPORT WITH PHOTO DOCUMENTATION. THE FOUNDATION SUPPLIES SIMILAR QUARTERLY AND FINAL REPORTS TO THE FUNDER. ALL FOUNDATION FUNDS ARE MANAGED ACCORDING TO BOARD APPROVED FINANCIAL PROCEDURES INCORPORATING GOOD ACCOUNTING PRACTICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FOUNDATION EMAILS THE DRAFT FORM 990 TO ITS BOARD MEMBERS FOR A PERIOD OF REVIEW AND OR COMMENT BEFORE FILING THE FINAL RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PERIODICALLY REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 82,339. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,790. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 99,129.