Mission
Sustain Charlotte's mission is to create a more equitable, connected, and healthy community by inspiring responsible growth and transportation choices.
Public Charity
Sustain Charlotte Inc
Sustain Charlotte Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $717K revenue, $678K expenses, $957K total assets. 34 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 010975452
Charlotte, NC
Urban & Community Economic Development
NTEE: S31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$717K
Total Expenses$678K
Total Assets$957K
Grant Records34
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Sustain Charlotte Inc
How Sustain Charlotte Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$68
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$17
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $68 for programs
$68
Sustain Charlotte informs, engages, and empowers residents to tackle the complex sustainability challenges resulting from the regions rapid population growth
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
health equity initiatives
$50,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$9,700
FUNDING TO HELP SUPPORT COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
$70,000
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
$56,758
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$50,000
Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Betsy Bodien
Director
Bill Staton
Secretary
Hannah O'connor
Director
James Cass
VC, Int Affairs
Jolaine Elien
Chair
Joni Emry
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $717K | $678K | $957K |
| 2024 | $696K | $812K | $918K |
| 2023 | $762K | $827K | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $883K | $761K | $975K |
| 2021 | $864K | $590K | $867K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $864K to $717K (-17%), with total assets most recently reported at $957K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.