North Carolina · Nonprofit
SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION
SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $219,329 to it, the largest being NC COUNTS COALITION ($118,829). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2022
- $114k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $219k
- Net assets
- $36k
What Sandhills Cooperation Association does
Mission
The primary exempt purpose of the Sandhills Cooperation Association is to promote social and economic self-sufficiency in marginalized communities. To achieve this the organization focuses on providing resources tools and inspiration to individuals who are interested in exploring cooperative models and creating sustainable lifestyles for themselves. We offer community conversations and financial education opportunities to help people develop the skills they need to gain economic independence and autonomy. We also work with organizations and businesses to create structural changes toward more sustainable enterprises. Our ultimate goal is to create thriving communities where people have the power to make a positive difference in their own lives as well as the lives of those around them.
As stated on its FY2022 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Provided families who met the criteria food boxes for their families.
$392,304 spentof which $10,000 as grants$929,021 earned by the program62% of program spendingFocuses on increasing access to fresh healthy foods in communities where it is often difficult to buy such products. The program aims to combat food insecurity by enabling people with limited resources to grow fruits and vegetables for their own consumption.
$46,629 spent7% of program spendingThis program teaches healthy eating and provides education on the benefits of healthy food choices.
$37,962 spent6% of program spending| Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| Youth veteran community gardening and summer entrepreneur program., $33021, $0, $3000| Mushroom Grow Room entrepreneur model and training., $28738, $0, $0| Increase the number of individuals who are Black Indigenous and People of Color BIPOC and from other historically marginalized populations* receiving COVID-19 vaccinations across the state of North Carolina., $28454, $0, $30000| Assisting and mentoring new and existing businesses., $19685, $0, $5650| Healthy foods program for marginalized communities, $17770, $0, $0| Teaching youth in marginalized communities how to cook healthy meals. Provide resources and assistance to help support individuals and families in achieving their goals of financial stability and long-term success through community conversations., $15884, $0, $0| Provide families with financial literacy classes. Community conversations to address strategies for self-reliance., $11545, $0, $0|
$155,097 spent$38,650 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2021 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $631,992.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2021 to 2022, from $215k to $36k (−83%).
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.
98% of SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 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
Sherri Allgood
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2021 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $8k → $54k.
From the IRS filings of SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION’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
SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
61% 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 SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 64% · 2023 49% — diversifying over time.
“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
93% of SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION'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. 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
SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 3 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,599 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2022
Organizations like SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION
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.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION: 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 SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION?
- SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $219,329 to it, the largest being NC COUNTS COALITION ($118,829). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $219,329 in grants to SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION?
- NC COUNTS COALITION is the largest funder on record, with $118,829 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SANDHILLS COOPERATION ASSOCIATION 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 FY2022 (financials across 2020–2022), 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