Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Public charity

DBA: % WENDY HOWARD

Environment · RALEIGH, NC · EIN 58-1552188

Overview Money In Money Out People Positions Interview Endorsements

Money Out (latest fiscal year)

990 · FY ending 2024-06-30

Large (approx.)

Total spending

$3.3M

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Grants paid

$804K

Lobbying

$84K

Program services

$854K

Fundraising

$3K

Top contractors (990 Part VII §B)

Contractor	Service	State	Compensation
Manning Felton & Skinner PA	Attorneys	—	$135K

Lobbying — 501(h) Election (Sch C Part II-A)

Total lobbying expenditures$84K

Direct lobbying$80K

Grassroots lobbying$4K

501(h) lobbying ceiling$1.9M

Lobbying nontaxable amount$318K

Grassroots ceiling$484K

Total exempt-purpose expenditures$3.4M

Grants Made (Top 50 by amount)

1,327 grants · $29.9M total

Recipient	State	IRC section	Cash grant	Purpose
Tar River Land Conservancy EIN 311742900	NC	501(c)(3)	$4.8M	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Tar River Land Conservancy EIN 311742900	NC	501(c)(3)	$1.2M	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Triangle Land Conservancy EIN 581514406	NC	501(c)(3)	$662K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Triangle Land Conservancy EIN 581514406	NC	501(c)(3)	$461K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association EIN 562123874	NC	501(c)(3)	$378K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Durham Soil & Water Conservation District	NC	501(c)(3)	$360K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Tar River Land Conservancy EIN 311742900	NC	501(c)(3)	$275K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Triangle Land Conservancy EIN 581514406	NC	501(c)(3)	$265K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Value Inc EIN 561134204	NC	501(c)(3)	$247K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association EIN 562123874	NC	501(c)(3)	$217K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Triangle Land Conservancy EIN 581514406	NC	501(c)(3)	$143K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Triangle Land Conservancy EIN 581514406	NC	501(c)(3)	$140K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Value Inc EIN 561134204	NC	501(c)(3)	$102K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc EIN 561947390	NC	501(c)(3)	$86K	Transaction cost assistance for donated easements on land with high conservation values.
Tar River Land Conservancy EIN 311742900	NC	501(c)(3)	$75K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Manning Fulton EIN 561734188	NC	501(c)(3)	$74K	Pass-through payment on behalf of Land for Tomorrow for direct and indirect lobbying services, advocacy services, and associated administrative support. Land for Tomorrow is a land trust coalition for which CTNC serves as a fiscal agent.
Manning Fulton EIN 561734188	NC	501(c)(3)	$74K	Pass-through payment on behalf of Land for Tomorrow for direct and indirect lobbying services, advocacy services, and associated administrative support. Land for Tomorrow is a land trust coalition for which CTNC serves as a fiscal agent.
Piedmont Conservation Council EIN 581798988	NC	501(c)(3)	$68K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association EIN 562123874	NC	501(c)(3)	$67K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc EIN 562142199	NC	501(c)(3)	$64K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc EIN 561947390	NC	501(c)(3)	$52K	Transaction cost assistance for donated easements on land with high conservation values.
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy EIN 621098890	NC	501(c)(3)	$51K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc EIN 562142199	NC	501(c)(3)	$48K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Wake Forest University EIN 560532138	NC	501(c)(3)	$45K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy EIN 621098890	NC	501(c)(3)	$42K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Conserving Carolina EIN 566449365	NC	501(c)(3)	$40K	Land owner outreach and education, assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Strategic Partners Solutions LLC EIN 274111841	NC	501(c)(3)	$40K	Pass-through payment on behalf of Land for Tomorrow for public affairs consulting associated with statewide public awareness of land conservation matters.
Blue Ridge Conservancy EIN 582502695	NC	501(c)(3)	$39K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Value Inc EIN 561134204	NC	501(c)(3)	$39K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.
The Conservation Fund EIN 521388917	VA	501(c)(3)	$38K	Support for advocacy at the state level; assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conversation values.
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy EIN 566449365	NC	501(c)(3)	$37K	Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values.