North Carolina · Nonprofit
NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC
NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $328,739 to it, the largest being THE GOLDEN LEAF INC ($200,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.4M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $329k
- Net assets
- $2.2M
What Nc Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation Inc does
Mission
To build capacity in and provide public relations and financial support to north carolina's 96 local soil and water conservation districts and their statewide association.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Improving the environment: the initiative is designed to protect or enhance natural resources through best management practice implementation. During the year, 17 grants were provided to help preserve ecosystem services on working lands through term conservation agreements in military priority areas. A pilot program to support the conversion of animal waste to fertilizer was launched and 14 awards were made.
$102,964 spentof which $27,624 as grants10% of program spendingEducating the citizens: the initiative is designed to provide educational resources and opportunities on conservation issues to all citizens of the state. During the year, 7 careers in conservation scholarships were provided to students enrolled in natural resource management, agriculture, forestry, or a related field of study at nc universities and community colleges. The statewide soil health initiative continued with assistance from local soil and water conservation districts.
$7,633 spentof which $6,000 as grants1% of program spendingBuilding conservation capacity: the initiative is designed to support conservation capacity at the state level through pilot studies or at the local level through an influx of resources. During the year, districts were provided one-on-one support to develop farmland preservation programs in their county. A total of 86 subawards were created in 2024 for the following: 28 districts for low-cost rental equipment (and demo days) for improving soil health, 7 districts for shared-use, no-cost rental equipment for repairs on hurricane helene-affected farms, 38 districts for environmental education and outreach tools, and 13 districts for drones for agricultural use. Additionally, a program focusing on soil health and freshwater aquatic species support provided technical and financial assistance to districts through internship funding and data collection via an americorps service member.
$952,215 spentof which $603,017 as grants90% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,062,812.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $3.6M to $6.1M (+70%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 80% · 2018 77% · 2019 35% · 2020 50% · 2021 47% · 2022 74% · 2023 50% · 2024 81%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Amanda Egdorf-Sand
Executive director
Board chair
Jimmy Gentry
President & chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $200k → $76.
1 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $15k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation). These are real filings, and they are not money NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 61% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 99% · 2022 63% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
89% of NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $388 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $621k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$521k
- Environmental Protection Agency$100k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC?
- NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $328,739 to it, the largest being THE GOLDEN LEAF INC ($200,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $328,739 in grants to NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC?
- THE GOLDEN LEAF INC is the largest funder on record, with $200,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NC FOUNDATION FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing