Nonprofit · EIN 56-2139120
DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC
Tax-exempt · ASHEVILLE, NC 28802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,529,471 | $3,290,930 | -$761,459 | $5,113,453 | $134,523 | $4,978,930 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,866,258 | $2,928,380 | $937,878 | $5,874,357 | $133,968 | $5,740,389 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,749,505 | $2,507,762 | $241,743 | $4,910,089 | $107,578 | $4,802,511 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,313,583
- Program service revenue
- $50,000
- Investment income
- $165,888
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $203,100
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $304,891
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,494,877
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,204,851
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,331
- Accounting fees
- $52,035
- Occupancy
- $10,133
- Travel
- $86,835
- Program services (functional)
- $2,354,616
- Management and general (functional)
- $579,953
- Fundraising (functional)
- $356,361
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,874,357
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,113,453
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $134,523
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,978,930
- Publicly traded securities
- $656,022
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,242,064
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,736,866
- Gross receipts
- $2,529,471
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Danna Smith | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $142,881 | $31,940 |
| Stephanie Powell | Director of Finance & Operations Officer | 40 | $105,563 | $24,505 |
| Krystal Nicole Martin | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $23,296 | $0 |
| Jacob Blass | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Damie Sesay | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Starbuck | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebekah Miel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Morgan Alexander | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| John Beal | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Corley | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Hollowell | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Allen Hershkowitz | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Judy Kinney | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Phillips | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Abigail Rome | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jermaine Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Loretta Slater | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Aanahita Ervin | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Marvin Burns | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Rev Leo Woodberry | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Danna Smith | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $125,493 | $29,163 |
| Stephanie Powell | Director of Finance & Operations Officer | 40 | $100,447 | $10,475 |
| Richie Harding | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Jacob Blass | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Jackson | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Abigail Rome | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Damie Sesay | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Beal | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Florence Aroruo | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Phillips | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Starbuck | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Hollowell | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Loretta Slater | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebekah Miel | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Aanahita Ervin | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Marvin Burns | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Danna Smith | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $107,583 | $24,708 |
| Richie Harding | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $9,000 | $0 |
| Joseph Jackson | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Loretta Slater | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Abigail Rome | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Judy Kinney | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jacob Blass | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sami Grover | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Leo Woodberry | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas RaShad Easley | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Beal | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Florence Aroruo | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Xavier Boatwright | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Phillips | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Damie Sesay | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Starbuck | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7645, ASHEVILLE, NC 28802-7645
- In care of
- % CHRISTIAN STOLZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jacob Blass, PO Box 7645, Asheville, NC 28802
- Signed the 990
- Rebekah Miel, Treasurer
- Phone
- (828) 251-2525
- Website
- dogwoodalliance.org
- Return prepared by
- CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC
Mission
Dogwood Alliance advances environmental justice and climate action by mobilizing diverse voices to protect southern forests and communities from industrial logging.
Program accomplishments
- Campaigns: Throughout the year, our campaigns and advocacy translated into increased political engagement, with more than 50 meetings held between Dogwood staff, community partners, and state and federal policymakers. At the federal level, Dogwood helped advance an updated biomass bill and continues to work closely with two vocal congressional champions. These efforts coincide with growing scrutiny of the industry overall: Drax is facing regulatory investigations, mounting lawsuits, and questions about its long-term economic viability, signaling that sustained public pressure and coordinated advocacy are creating a potential tipping point for the biomass industry in the US South. On World Health Day, Dogwood Alliance and its 20+ member coalition hosted an educational webinar on the public health impacts of the biomass industry, drawing 649 registrants and 236 attendees.Expenses $558,155
- Organizing: Dogwood Alliance helped drive meaningful momentum against the expansion of the wood pellet industry across the US South. We expanded and strengthened partnerships opposing Drax and Envivas proposed expansions in Mississippi and North Carolina, aligning community groups, regional allies, and national advocates around shared strategies. Our organizing supported tangible outcomes: Enviva withdrew its permit application for a facility expansion in North Carolina, and a proposed Drax expansion in Mississippi was initially denied before being reconsidered through appeal. State regulators also issued new fugitive-dust regulations for Envivas North Carolina port facility, while Enviva closed a Mississippi plant and Drax halted operations at two Arkansas facilities. Dogwood also activated new impacted communities in Georgia and initiated outreach in Alabama and Louisiana. Dogwood Alliance distributed $194,000 directly to frontline organizations through our community subgrants program, reinforcing our commitment to grassroots, community-led activism. These funds provided critical resources to leaders fighting forest destruction and advancing protection in their own communities. By investing directly in frontline power, we strengthened the regional movement and expanded community-driven solutions across the South. Dogwood hosted a three-day Roots & Reach Regional Gathering that brought together over 30 participants from six directly impacted communities across NC, GA, MS, and AL, with additional attendees joining virtually. The program was designed and led by frontline community leaders.Expenses $1,309,472 · grants $163,100 · revenue $50,000
- Conservation: Our work to proactively protect forests through establishing community-owned forests has been focused in the Pee Dee Watershed of South Carolina. Against the backdrop of a culture that has largely accepted the working forest conservation and economic model, Dogwood Alliance and our local partners are charting a new course that puts community-led forest protection at the center of our conservation and rural economic development agenda. This work gained significant momentum in 2024 with two new community forests in South Carolina secured and in process for Conservation easements and ongoing conservation plans. One additional community forest is ready to be acquired in South Carolina and funded through the Justice Conservation Fund. Potential community forest partners in North Carolina were contacted, and relationships were established. In 2025, Dogwood Alliance and New Alpha Community Development Corporation celebrated the opening of Freedom Land Community Forest, a 305-acre former slave plantation in Marion County, SC, now reclaimed as a community-owned space for healing, recreation, and ecological restoration. As Dogwoods second justice-centered community conservation project, Freedom Land reflects a powerful model for land return and nature-based climate solutions. The emotional ribbon cutting marked a significant milestone in advancing community-led forest protection and environmental justice across the South. In 2025 Dogwood Alliance developed the structure for a new conservation fund, Justice Conservation Fund, in partnership with New Alpha Development Corporation. The Funds purpose is to support additional community forest acquisitions in areas impacted by biomass and industrial logging. Dogwood signed an MOU with New Alpha outlining roles, funding criteria, and processes. While New Alpha CDC manages the financial accounting, the project is a partnership effort between Dogwood and New Alpha. The partnership resulted in $1 million of seed funding.Expenses $486,989 · grants $40,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-2139120
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C013)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,113,453
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,529,471
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,529,471 | $3,290,930 | $5,113,453 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,866,258 | $2,928,380 | $5,874,357 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,749,505 | $2,507,762 | $4,910,089 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,653,922 | $2,664,572 | $4,693,995 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-2139120).
Questions about DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC
- What is the EIN of DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC is 56-2139120.
- Is DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jacob Blass.
- Who are the officers and directors of DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,881 (Margaret Danna Smith, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,529,471, expenses of $3,290,930 and total assets of $5,113,453 at year end.
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