2025-12-18T17:03:33-05:00 2025-06-30 560997842 Continental Tax and Accounting Svcs 2207 Bragg Blvd Fayetteville NC 28303 990 2024-07-01 421654651 SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS % DENISE RENFRO SUST 9104849098 PO BOX 144 FAYETTEVILLE NC 28302 DENISE RENFRO DR BOARD CHAIR 9104849098 2025-12-11 true true BARBARA MILLS P00102613 9104837893 2025-12-18 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ASSAD TAVAKOLI DR 176 ELLERSLIE DR FAYETTEVILLE NC 28303 216491 false X WWW.SUSTAINABLESANDHILLS.ORG X 2004 NC WORKS AS A CHANGE AGENT TO EMPOWER YOUTH, COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, DOCUMENT AND DEMAND STRONGER PROTECTION FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT THOUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAMS: CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, GREEN SCHOOLS AND GREEN BUSINESS. 11 11 6 100 0 0 120663 69392 135754 144660 0 1060 2439 257477 216491 0 0 164857 160569 0 0 52476 51600 217333 212169 40144 4322 142315 146523 2848 2734 139467 143789 WORKS AS A CHANGE AGENT TO EMPOWER YOUTH, COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, DOCUMENT AND DEMAND STRONGER PROTECTION FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT THOUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAMS: CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, GREEN SCHOOLS AND GREEN BUSINESS. false false 130428 69392 7764 EARTHFEST 27991 37751 SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS ALSO CONTINUED ITS ROLE AS MANAGER OF THE REGIONAL AIR QUALITY PROGRAM FOR THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (FAMPO). ONE OF THE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTS IN FY24 WAS THE FIFTH ANNUAL SANDHILLS DRIVE ELECTRIC CAR SHOW. OVER 25 ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS, BETWEEN 150-200 EVENT ATTENDEES AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES INCLUDING LOCAL UTILITY PROVIDERS AND FAMPO PARTICIPATED. 3657 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 162076 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X DENISE RENFRO 9104849098 5409 LABRADOR DRIVE HOPE MILLS NC 28348 X JUAN MA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RODNEY MEDLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ZIMMERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER STANTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EDDIE ROSADO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JONELLE KIMBROUGH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMY ELLIOT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ZACHARY HALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ASSAD TAVAKOLI TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER BROWN BOARD VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE RENFRO BOARD CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE RIDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 743 59736 8913 69392 CUMBERLAND CTY SCHOOLS 541900 74750 74750 FAMPO 541900 37751 37751 NC DHHS 541900 9398 9398 NC STATE UNIVERSITY GEN 541900 9150 9150 CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE 541900 4754 4754 8857 8857 144660 743 0 INTEREST EARNED 900001 2439 2439 2439 216491 147099 0 0 X 20833 20833 128043 126650 1393 11693 10043 1650 4280 4280 4795 4495 300 2544 2544 4646 4646 7711 7711 1018 1018 2876 2876 REGISTRATION FEES 199 199 NC SOS TAXES 104 104 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 470 470 22957 20689 2268 212169 162076 50093 0 44741 73362 97574 69777 3384 142315 146523 2848 2734 2848 2734 X 139467 143789 139467 143789 142315 146523 4322 0 X true X false false false X 80309 53460 57504 111147 69392 371812 138326 160080 170180 137992 135803 742381 8098 11986 2365 11203 8857 42509 226733 225526 230049 260342 214052 1156702 0 0 0 0 0 0 1156702 226733 225526 230049 260342 214052 1156702 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE GOVERNING BODY WAS AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c WRITTEN POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO VIEW THE TAX RETURN IN THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS. List of other expenses Part IX line 24e AIR QUALITY PROGRAM (FAMPO) $1755 EARTHFEST $15277 ENERGY RESILIENCE PROGRAM $1235 GENERAL PROGRAM EXPENSE $339 REGISTRATION FEES $52 GIVING TUESDAY EXPENSE $375 GO GREEN INITIATIVE (CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS) $267 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM $3657 General explanation attachment SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS CONTINUED ITS SIX-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH NC STATE UNIVERSITY (NCSU) AND ITS WORK ON PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) AND OTHER EMERGING CONTAMINANTS THAT CAUSE WATER POLLUTION IN THE CAPE FEAR RIVER. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS REMAINS THE MID-CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS REGARDING EMERGING CONTAMINANTS. THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTED NCSU AND ITS PARTNERS STATEWIDE WITH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY WATER CONTAMINATION AND ASSISTED NCSUS GENX EXPOSURE STUDY IN COLLECTING WATER SAMPLES AS WELL AS PUBLICIZING STUDY RESULTS THROUGHOUT THE SANDHILLS AREA OF INTEREST. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR ALSO SERVED ON THE STUDYS COMMUNITY SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS ALSO CONTINUED ITS ROLE AS MANAGER OF THE REGIONAL AIR QUALITY PROGRAM FOR THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (FAMPO). ONE OF THE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTS IN FY24 WAS THE FIFTH ANNUAL SANDHILLS DRIVE ELECTRIC CAR SHOW. OVER 25 ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS, BETWEEN 150-200 EVENT ATTENDEES AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES INCLUDING LOCAL UTILITY PROVIDERS AND FAMPO PARTICIPATED. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS COLLABORATED WITH THE NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (NC DHHS) ON THEIR BUILDING RESILIENCE AGAINST CLIMATE EFFECTS (BRACE) PROGRAM AND SERVED AS A MEMBER ON THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE TASK FORCE. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN FOUR COUNTIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT AND TO MITIGATE THE ADVERSE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF HEAT AND WILDFIRE/PRESCRIBED BURN SMOKE. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS INCREASED PROGRAM CAPACITY IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING COOLING STATIONS DURING THE EXTREME HIGH HEAT DAYS. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS CONDUCTED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON HEAT, SMOKE AND FLOOD MITIGATION IN THE SANDHILLS AREA OF OPERATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE TO ADDRESS LITTER, ILLEGAL DUMPING, AND RECYCLING IN THE CITY IN FY23. THE ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TEAM MEMBER WORKING DIRECTLY WITH, THE CITY DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED NUMEROUS PROJECTS TO COMBAT WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES INCLUDING A REVERSE LITTER CAMPAIGN, A SERIES OF VOLUNTEER-BASED LITTER COLLECTION EVENTS, AN ELECTRONIC WASTE DRIVE AND A RECYCLING EDUCATION PLAN. EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN A MARKED DECREASE IN THE LITTER INDEX IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE. OVER THE YEAR, SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS MAINTAINED ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE AND EXPAND SUPPORT TO THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE WASTE MANAGEMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE SANDHILLS REGION. THIS EFFORT RESULTED IN REMOVING 30 TONS OF TRASH FROM THE FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT DID NOT ENTER CREEKS, AND RIVERS AS STORM DEBRIS. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS CONTINUED THE GO GREEN INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS TO EVALUATE ENERGY USE, IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO DECREASE WASTE, AND INCORPORATING SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE GO GREEN INITIATIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDED BY SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS FACILITATES CONSERVING NATURAL AND FISCAL RESOURCES AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR EACH SCHOOLS GREEN TEAM LEADER AND GREEN TEAMS. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO SEVERAL REGIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ATTENDING NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETINGS, ASSISTING AND WRITING GRANT PROPOSALS FOR THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS, AND THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.