Sustainable Sandhills

Analysis

Sustainable Sandhills is a registered charity in United States, based in Fayetteville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Sustainable Sandhills reported income of $257k and spending of $217k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $266k to $257k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Sandhills sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Future West ($257k), Keep Albany Dougherty Beautiful ($258k) and New Leaf Society ($257k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $142k against liabilities of $2,848, net assets of $139k. It reported 6 employees.