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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,744,375 | 1,603,138 | 1,995,366 | 1,994,006 | 2,131,265 | 9,468,150 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,744,375 | 1,603,138 | 1,995,366 | 1,994,006 | 2,131,265 | 9,468,150 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,297,108 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 8,171,042 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,744,375 | 1,603,138 | 1,995,366 | 1,994,006 | 2,131,265 | 9,468,150 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,121 | 1,235 | 10,071 | 22,500 | 33,080 | 68,007 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 1,035 | 5,142 | 0 | 3,120 | 2,769 | 12,066 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 9,548,223 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Pt II Ln 10 | Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Rental Income 2015: 0. 2016: 0. 2017: 0. 2018: 0. 2019: 0. Description: Special Event Income, Gross 2015: 0. 2016: 5142. 2017: 0. 2018: 3120. 2019: 2769. Description: Miscellaneous 2015: 1035. 2016: 0. 2017: 0. 2018: 0. 2019: 0. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Other | Program Service Accomplishments - Part III Line 4a |
| Other | Our Forests Aren't Fuel (OFAF) -Policy makers in Europe and the United States are promoting the burning of wood as a "renewable" climate friendly alternative coal for electricity generation under the guise of "renewable energy" even though the science documents that burning wood releases more carbon than goal per unit of electricity generated and further degrades forests. Over the past several years, the forests of the Southern US have been the target of this growing global market. In response, in 2013 Dogwood Alliance, launched the Our Forests Aren't Fuel campaign educating and activating citizens, policy makers and industry on both sides of the Atlantic to stop the further expansion of this industry. This campaign continued to be a major focus of work in 2019 leveraging significant results. State, national and international concern about industrial biomass grew significantly in 2019, as communities and government officials publicly challenged the industry's "renewable" and "sustainable" claims. In a major campaign victory, North Carolina's final Clean Energy Plan, released in October, rejected the burning of forests as clean, renewable energy and challenged the industry's claim of carbon neutrality. Thousands of citizens and dozens of organizations took action in 2019 during Dogwood's campaign, which targeted climate-conscious Governor Roy Cooper to stop Enviva. Multiple public hearings, rallies and press conferences combined with targeted communications, advertising and online actions created the leverage needed to influence the Governor to take a stand. Dogwood's organizing work to elevate the needs and concerns of the frontline communities facing three pellet facility expansions in North Carolina has worked to create a united defense against the industry--one that local and state legislators and leaders, including the Governor, cannot ignore. Finally, Dogwood Alliance campaigning significantly impacted the overseas market for biomass. Our investigation with TV2 Denmark turned into a national debate on biomass, causing the Danish Climate and Energy Minister to publicly question the country's reliance on wood pellets. In Ireland, as a biomass facility there was shut down after public opposition organized by Dogwood Alliance. The plant would have sourced its pellets from North Carolina. Two Netherlands-based companies who source from Enviva announced they will not open two planned facilities, one due to public protest. Finally, high-ranking EU officials made statements at the Council of Parliament (COP) calling into question the future sustainability of logging forests for fuel and current EU policies. Together, these actions are indicators that biomass may be losing its popular spin as a green, renewable energy in Europe. |
| Other | Program Service Accomplishments - Part III Line 4b |
| Other | Wetland Forest Initiative (WFI) - Wetland forests in the US South span nearly 35 million acres across 14 states and are critical for community health and safety. They have some of the highest rates of biodiversity and carbon sequestration of any forest type in the US. In 2016, Dogwood Alliance, Inc. launched the Wetland Forests Initiative WFI) to engage partners, citizens, political leaders, landowners and many others in a legacy landscape conservation initiative to protect millions of acres throughout the Southeast. Dogwood's leadership in protecting critical wetland forests in the South from industrial logging, including biomass, gained momentum in 2019. Our leadership was critical in securing the endorsement of over 50 organizations on a strategic plan to protect wetland forests across the South. This plan focuses on measuring success on the ground, building a movement in priority watersheds and identifying key strategies that can be implemented at all levels. In addition to the strategic plan, our leadership aligned organizations across the region in identifying key priority watersheds for initial conservation efforts. Maps released highlight 14 watersheds across the South, including: The Lower Pee Dee Watershed in South Carolina and North Carolina, The Apalachicola Watershed in Florida and Georgia, and The Atchafalaya Watershed in Louisiana. Now, Dogwood is on the ground in affected communities building a model of inclusive, rural organizing with voices typically not included in the decision-making process regarding land use. In 2019, we began to explore opportunities for community-led economic solutions with partners in the Pee Dee watershed that will both protect standing wetland forests and provide economic sustainability for a community outside of traditional industrial logging. |
| Other | Program Service Accomplishments - Part III Line 4c |
| Other | Forests and Climate (F&C) - The Paris Climate Agreement gave the world a charge: decarbonize all energy sectors and simultaneously remove carbon dioxide from the air. The best and most cost-effective technology we have to remove carbon from our atmosphere right now lies in the power of forests. Standing forests are the natural life support that we need to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and protect those most profoundly impacted, often low income communities and people of color. Logging in the US releases large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere while simultaneously degrading the nation's forests ability to provide critical climate benefits. Despite these facts, forest protection continues to remain on the sidelines of the national climate agenda and renewable energy policy in the US. Dogwood Alliance's new forest and climate program is designed to shift this dynamic, by elevating the current climate justice threats posed by biomass and building support for forest protection as a national climate justice priority. In 2019 Dogwood Alliance rose to become the go-to leader working at the intersection of forests, climate and justice. Our focus on deepening partnerships created opportunities to influence policy and policy makers at the state and national level--both to protect standing forests and oppose industrial biomass as a renewable energy pathway. The drafters of the Green New Deal reached out to Dogwood Alliance for input on forest protection language in the resolution introduced in the House and Senate. Early in 2019, Georgia Senator Lester Jackson introduced #Stand4Forests Resolution SR108, calling on forest protection and against industrial biomass in the state. After gaining traction and a half-dozen co-sponsors, Rep. Carl Gilliard (D) agreed to introduce a companion resolution in the Georgia House. At the end of the year, the resolution has bipartisan support and the backing of the entire Economic and Development Committee. Both resolutions will go to committee in Q1 2020. Furthermore, Dogwood Alliance partnered with the Center for Sustainable Economy to release "Climate Impacts of Industrial Forest Practices in North Carolina." The report was sent to over 100 elected official targets in the US and overseas and generated significant industry response. Garnering significant media attention, the report was featured in an article in The NewScientist. The report itself reveals that logging in North Carolina is the third highest carbon emitting sector, just behind electricity and transportation for the state. Other notable leadership opportunities and actions included speaking at several youth-led Climate rallies, helping organize Al Gore's Climate Reality Project in Georgia which highlighted the importance of forests for the first time, and hosting two regional gatherings for frontline community members at the intersection of forests and climate in the Southern US to network and explore economic solutions (FOREST Circle). Executive Director, Danna Smith, was the keynote speaker at Rachel's Network conference--a women's philanthropy group inspired by Rachel Carson and later in December was awarded a justice partnership award from the NAACP Chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Pt VI, Line 11b | The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Treasurer and the finance committe for review, and once it is approved, shared with the entire Board for final approval or proposed revision. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | Enforced as necessary. Any Board Member with a conflict of interest on any specific issue informs the Board and abstains from voting on the issue. |
| Pt VI, Line 15a | In the annual budgeting process, the Board approves a budget line for aggregate salary expense. Thereafter, individual salaries and salary increases for employees are determined by the Executive Director. The Executive Director's compensation is determined by the Executive Committee of the Board, with the process led by the Board Chair and Vice Chair. The Executive Director's compensation is based on responsibilities, performance, a check of comparability data with similar non-profit organizations in the City of Asheville, the state of North Carolina, the southeast region, and nationally. The organizational budget is also consulted. |
| Pt VI, Line 18 | Form 1023 and 990 available upon request. |
| Pt VI, Line 19 | Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request. |
| Pt XII, Line 2c | The board's finance committe is responsible for reviewing the audit, and the full board receives and reviews the written documents. |
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