North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation reported $14.5 million in revenue and $14.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.39 went to program services, $0.54 to management and general costs and $1.07 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $145,620 (Executive Dir.). Revenue rose 216% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.4% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.6% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $145,620 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.01% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.9 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePublic Education/Civic Engagement: Educating citizens on env. issues; how to participate in public policy making and the democratic process. Organizing/leadership development in communities. Non-partisan civic engagement/infrequent voter mobilization campaigns through field canvassing. Partnering with national and state partners to build public, media, and grasstop support for climate change and other sound environmental policies. Educate, engage, mobilize community leaders and allied organizations on local, state, and federal environmental, energy, climate, and environmental justice issues
Influencing rulemaking/policy-making: watchdog rulemaking process & administrative advocacy with state agencies to improve NC environmental rules, advocacy within limits of 501h election advocate for joint priorities
Enforcement, Rulemaking, Policy Engagement: research environmental policy, host meetings, work with state and national groups on policy issues, raise public awareness of issues, with focus on clean energy and climate. Work with state agencies and commissions to improve rulemaking and enforcement. Provide detailed support and resources to the environmental community on clean energy issues. Work to ensure that the environmental community and state agency staff are working together and communicating effectively
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Dir. Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $0 | $124,753 | $20,867 | $145,620 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $0 (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CIVIC360 Field program hr service | $9,351,625 |
| SB DIGITAL Digital program | $768,813 |
| CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA LLC Digital program | $755,676 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation totaling $34 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation spent in 2024, $98.39 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation reported that 98.4% of its $14.4 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $145,620, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation get its money?
Of $14.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7206810 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533119349302318 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349304989 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312199349300951 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242909349301924 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133089349302558 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022739349301612 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7206810: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.