2024-07-25T14:12:04-07:00 2023-09-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2022-10-01 472407669 Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards SOUT 8287851517 225 E Chestnut Street Asheville NC 28801 Kaitlin B de Varona Executive Director 8287851517 2024-07-22 true Kaitlin de Varona true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2024-07-25 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Kaitlin de Varona 225 E Chestnut St Asheville NC 28801 1034257 false X www.wildernessstewards.org X 2014 NC SAWS exists to set standards of excellence that inspire, connect, and equip people to steward wild landscapes. 8 8 33 116 0 0 133068 135487 1103699 888241 0 38 10529 1236805 1034257 0 0 887632 818630 0 81182 240629 213268 1128261 1031898 108544 2359 252577 264775 68680 78519 183897 186256 X SAWS exists to set standards of excellence that inspire, connect, and equip people to steward wild landscapes. false true 734041 0 888241 Stewardship (Field Crews, Rangers, Specialists): SAWS created 16 new jobs this year, hiring seasonals across the country to steward wild public land in the southeast as wilderness field crew leaders and members, wilderness rangers, and wilderness specialists. Among many stewardship highlights, SAWS cleared 28 miles of trail of vegetation, removed 1063 downed trees, and installed 186 wooden and stone steps. Our stewardship staff removed a whopping 799 pounds of trash while collecting important wilderness data and connecting with 3232 visitors in the field. In addition to SAWS mighty presence in the field, wilderness specialists also completed 52 technical wilderness character documents including detailed narratives of special wild places as well as scouring files and databases to compile key information and data about these places that will form a baseline for monitoring wilderness character indefinitely. Partnership and Outreach: SAWS participated in or hosted 78 stewardship events with 35 being volunteer, 26 education, and 17 community events across our bootprint. SAWS accumulated 36,900 stewardship hours that covered 9 states and 45 wildernesses in 2022 alone. One large outreach event SAWS plans and co-hosts is The Bridge Program, a candidate hub focused on people of color and underrepresented backgrounds in the environmental sector. We offer career navigation support, professional development, networking with like-minded candidates and intentional employers, as well as vetted job posting opportunities. The Bridge Program worked with hundreds of underrepresented candidates and helped them secure a wide range of environmental jobs in communications, policy, law, operations, sales, development, philanthropy, human resources, and more. We also interacted with 26 teachers and 150 students in public schools and community events. Training and Education: SAWS planned, organized, and executed the Southern Region's Wilderness Skills Institute (WSI), a free regional traditional tools and wilderness training for federal agency staff, partners, and volunteers across the southeast. SAWS co-hosts WSI with the U.S. Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conservancy. In 2023 we were able to offer 8 separate courses for approximately 100 participants across 21 partner organizations and 11 national forests, and for 64 first time participants. In addition to WSI, SAWS was able to award another 134 crosscut saw certifications across the country as SAWS was sought outside our regular bootprint. We executed another 9 training courses including crosscut saw, wilderness 101, wilderness values, trail maintenance, and trail design and construction. 734041 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 33 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false NC TN VA X Tracy Harrell 6789775140 225 E Chestnut Street Ste 001 Asheville NC 28801 Kaitlin de Varona Executive Director 40.00 X 59699 0 14713 Chris Sporl Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim Smith Woodford Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Nealon DeVore Secretary 2.50 X X 0 0 0 Paul Dickens Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Bart Hawley Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Aliya Naim Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anya Boyko Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lornett Vestal Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 59699 0 14713 1 false false false 135487 503 135487 Government Contracts 541900 802679 0 0 Program Revenue 541900 85562 0 0 888241 796 796 796 Worker's Compensation Refund 900099 9606 0 0 9606 Insurance Refund 900099 54 0 0 54 Reimbursements 900099 73 0 0 73 9733 1034257 888241 0 10529 82634 43796 27269 11569 647615 472180 123178 52257 35840 31214 3681 945 52541 40457 8932 3152 224 23 188 13 10126 0 10126 0 16028 9173 5122 1733 166 7 64 95 9149 4367 4062 720 9375 4687 3750 938 21637 6491 12982 2164 78925 77109 1135 681 2965 0 2965 0 702 562 105 35 4568 3655 685 228 36648 23902 9908 2838 Program Supplies 9260 9260 0 0 Staff Training 4995 4246 749 0 Miscellaneous Expense 6333 2912 1774 1647 Event Expense 2167 0 0 2167 1031898 734041 216675 81182 55175 81940 188580 10000 158811 2522 2522 94042 94042 4568 0 1732 11502 252577 264775 63552 68749 5128 0 9770 68680 78519 X 183897 186256 183897 186256 252577 264775 2359 X false true X true false X 0 322669 292067 167394 133068 135487 1050685 0 0 322669 292067 167394 133068 135487 1050685 178898 871787 0 0 310 698 4670 38 9733 15449 1066134 4180228 0.81770 0.79580 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2018: 310. 2019: 698. 2020: 4670. 2021: 38. 2022: 9733. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 10799 10799 0 83243 83243 0 0 Security Deposits 1732 Right-of-Use Assets 9770 11502 Operating Lease Liability 9770 9770 X 1034357 100 100 1034257 1034257 1031998 100 100 1031898 1031898 Pt X, Line 2 SAWS is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, however, income from certain activities not related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The organization had no income from unrelated business activities in the year ended September 30, 2023 and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements Pt III, Line 3 The Bridge program with Greening Youth Foundation was cancelled. Pt VI, Line 4 Directors shall serve a term of three (3) years from the date of their election through the third annual meeting following the year of their election, except that a Director's term shall continue beyond that term until a successor is elected. No Director shall be elected to more than two (2) consecutive three-year terms. Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Board for review, proposed revisions and final approval. 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 18 Form 990 is posted on the organization's website and Form 1023 is available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request.