2023-07-26T12:12:32-07:00 2022-09-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2021-10-01 472407669 Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards SOUT 8287851517 225 E Chestnut Street Asheville NC 28801 Kaitlin de Varona Executive Director 8287851517 2023-07-24 true Kaitlin de Varona Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2023-07-26 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Kaitlin de Varona 225 E Chestnut St Asheville NC 28801 1236805 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. 9 9 35 153 0 0 167394 133068 895024 1103699 0 4670 38 1067088 1236805 0 0 861485 887632 0 62690 181612 240629 1043097 1128261 23991 108544 134823 252577 59470 68680 75353 183897 Educating, cultivating, and empowering an engaged public for the stewardship of protected public lands. false false 842247 0 1103699 Stewardship: SAWS created 25 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. Stewardship in review: -cleared 61 miles of trails -removed 1,201 downed trees -installed 216 wooden and stone steps -removed 851 pounds of trash Further, wilderness specialist completed 17 technical wilderness character documents including detailed narratives of special wild places. This key information provides a basline for monitoring the wilderness characterics of that area indefinately. Partnership and Outreach: SAWS participated in or hosted 51 stewardship events with 20 being volunteer, 11 education, and 7 community events across our bootprint. SAWS accumulated 38,990 stewardship hours that covered 9 states and 51 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. 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. We held 4 - in person courses for 60 participants including 19 partner organizations representing 7 national forests. 38 crosscut saw certifi- cations were awarded including 10 advanced certifications. In addition to WSI, SAWS was able to award another 90 crosscut saw certifications across the country as SAWS was sought outside our regular bootprint. We executed another 13 training courses including crosscut saw, wilderness 101, wilderness values, trail maintenance, and trail deFurther,sign and construction. 842247 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 35 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AR GA NC SC TN VA WV KY X X Tracy Harrell 3789775140 225 E Chestnut Street Ste 001 Asheville NC 28801 Kaitlin de Varona Executive Director 40.00 X 38707 0 17053 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 Hannah Malvin Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Veena Rangaswami Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Merritt Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bart Hawley Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mason Boring Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 38707 0 17053 false false false 133068 133068 Contract Service Revenue 541900 826852 0 0 Program Revenue 541900 276847 0 0 1103699 Other Income 900099 38 0 0 38 38 1236805 1103699 0 38 70847 42104 20545 8198 703799 559365 103168 41266 45690 35457 7294 2939 67296 52250 10747 4299 2385 0 2385 0 9160 0 9160 0 32325 3307 26445 2573 8046 4286 3760 0 4044 0 4044 0 29284 8200 19620 1464 49991 49991 0 0 2222 0 2222 0 1079 863 162 54 8627 8627 0 0 33564 24750 8814 0 Program Supplies 34247 34247 0 0 Staff Training 21469 18249 3220 0 Educational Materials 221 221 0 0 Miscellaneous 2849 330 1691 828 1116 0 47 1069 1128261 842247 223324 62690 69599 55175 47776 188580 2522 2522 94042 89474 13194 4568 1732 1732 134823 252577 48185 63552 11285 5128 0 0 59470 68680 X 75353 183897 75353 183897 134823 252577 108544 X false true X true false X 0 360368 322669 292067 167394 133068 1275566 0 0 360368 322669 292067 167394 133068 1275566 255694 1019872 0 0 210 310 698 4670 38 5926 1281492 3981698 0.79580 0.81160 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Income 2017: 210. 2018: 310. 2019: 698. 2020: 4670. 2021: 38. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 10799 9745 1054 83243 79729 3514 4568 Security Deposits 1732 1732 None 0 0 X 1237255 450 450 1236805 1236805 1128711 450 450 1128261 1128261 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, 2022 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 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 15a In the annual budgeting process, the Board approves a budget line for aggregate salary expense. Thereafter, individual salaries and salary increases for employees are determined by the Executive Director. The Board of Directors sets the Executive Director's salary after a performance review and a check of comparable salary information for similar organizations with similar budgets. Pt VI, Line 18 Forms 990 are available on the IRS website and the websites of many charity watch organizations. Form 1023 is available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request.