Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation reported $10.5 million in revenue and $9.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.58 went to program services, $13.31 to management and general costs and $1.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 58.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $233,055 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 10% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.4MFor 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.6% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.3% | 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 | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 16.9% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 58.6% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $233,055 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.47% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 47.8 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 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 expenseThe principal program services are as follows:1) preservation of Grandfather Mountain by protecting and monitoring endangered species, eradicating and managing invasive species, creating and implementing a resource management action plan, reducing light pollution in the night sky, developing and executing citizen science programs to better understand our natural communities, preserving our forests to increase carbon sequestration and seeking ways to reduce our greenhouse emissions from the nature park. 2) active participation in the southern appalachian man and biosphere program, a unit of…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $233,055 | $0 | $0 | $233,055 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
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–1b6 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5147
- Volunteers Part I, line 666
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FAIR ISLE ADVISORS LLC Consulting services | $243,084 |
| PGAV DESTINATIONS INC Park design services | $229,795 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS Communication services | $126,333 |
| SIREN ADVERTISING LLC Advertising services | $117,990 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation totaling $362K 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 Grandfather Mountain Stewardship 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 Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation reported that 85.6% of its $9.4 million in expenses went to program services, 13.3% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $233,055, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation get its money?
Of $10.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 16.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 58.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-4812778 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 202543219349312854 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202501909349300315 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202301669349301515 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232859349301303 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349307060 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002269349302270 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-4812778: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.