Public Charity

Catawba Lands Conservancy

Catawba Lands Conservancy is a Public Charity headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $7.3M revenue, $6.2M expenses, $52.9M total assets. 72 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 581969605 Charlotte, NC Land Resources Conservation NTEE: C34 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.3M
Total Expenses$6.2M
Total Assets$52.9M
Grant Records72
Funding Total$8.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

As a nationally accredited land trust, we conserve and manage land for public benefit in North Carolinas Southern Piedmont. We have conserved 235 properties, totaling 17,786 acres of land. We also facilitate the creation of a 1600 mile network of greenways, trails and blueways.

Where $100 goes at Catawba Lands Conservancy

How Catawba Lands Conservancy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$59
Land Acquisition
64% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 126 acres
$21
The Carolina Thread Trail is an initiative to develop a regional network of greenways, trails and blueways (river paddling trails) that covers 1,600 miles and reaches 15 counties…
23% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,600 miles; 1,630 miles; 435 miles
$12
Land Stewardship
13% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Allan Baucom
Board Member Allen Clark
Board Member Allison Holtzman
Executive Dir. Bart Landess
Board Member Bill Carstarphen
Board Member Blair Boggs

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$7,346,575 49 grants
Animal Welfare
$256,050 9 grants
Arts & Culture
$111,650 3 grants
Environment & Conservation
$58,250 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$33,588 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.3M $6.2M $52.9M
2023 $5.8M $5.7M $51.1M
2022 $3.8M $3.9M $50.2M
2021 $8.0M $2.8M $41.9M
2020 $9.8M $3.3M $36.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $9.8M to $7.3M (-26%), with total assets most recently reported at $52.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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