North Carolina Forever

Analysis

North Carolina Forever is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2017, 9 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 December 2023, North Carolina Forever reported income of $195k and spending of $133k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $127k to $195k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, North Carolina Forever sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rivers of Life Center ($195k), Twin Harbors Waterkeeper ($195k) and Spring Hill Little League ($194k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $190k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $190k.