Mission
TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE UPPER SALUDA WATERSHED THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, AND SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO THREATS TO THE SALUDA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
Public Charity
Save Our Saluda
Save Our Saluda is a Public Charity headquartered in Marietta, SC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $200K revenue, $239K expenses, $34K total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 061839120
Marietta, SC
Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
NTEE: C32
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$200K
Total Expenses$239K
Total Assets$34K
Grant Records1
Funding Total$6K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Save Our Saluda
How Save Our Saluda divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$97
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $97 for programs
$44
The Terry Creek #3 project involved a total of 900 feet of streambank stabilization along Terry Creek and Short Branch (tributaries of the North Saluda River), 523 feet…
$29
The goal of Save Our Saluda?s 319 project is to reduce sediment runoff in the Upper Saluda Watershed through implementation of agricultural and rural Best Management Practices (BMPs)
$24
Save Our Saluda hosted four volunteer river cleanups on the North Saluda River after Hurricane Helene
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
CLEAN WATER SUPPLY
$6,500
Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Bill Powell
Director
Chris Gregory
Director
Clayton Burton
Director
Frank Holleman
Treasurer
Kevin Miller
Director
Leslie Alexander
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $200K | $239K | $34K |
| 2023 | $323K | $329K | $73K |
| 2022 | $150K | $119K | $79K |
| 2021 | $371K | $417K | $48K |
| 2020 | $302K | $240K | $94K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $302K to $200K (-34%), with total assets most recently reported at $34K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.