2016-08-08T10:29:43-07:00 2015-09-30 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST STE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 288011434 990 2014-10-01 472407669 Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards SOUT 8282264320 160 Zillicoa Street Asheville NC 28801 BILL HODGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8282264320 2016-08-08 true STEPHEN C CORLISS 8282360206 2016-08-08 2014 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z X BILL HODGE 12115 New Highway 68 Tellico Plains TN 37385 419263 false X www.trailcrews.org X 2014 NC Educating, cultivating, and empowering an engaged public for the stewardship of protected public lands. 10 10 0 102 0 359694 59569 0 0 419263 0 0 229311 0 8629 115199 344510 74753 122825 48072 74753 Educating, cultivating, and empowering an engaged public for the stewardship of false false 239634 59569 FIELD CREW PROGRAM OUR FIELD CREW PROGRAM EMPLOYED 17 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED OVER 8000 HOURS OF STEWARDSHIP. STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS INCLUDED RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, AND SITE RESTORATION. IMPROVEMENTS TO RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE MITIGATED ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION, IMPROVED RECREATIONAL USER SAFETY, AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTED THE LOCAL TOURISM ECONOMIES. WILDERNESS SKILLS INSTITUTE THE 2015 WILDERNESS SKILLS INSTITUTE TRAINED 95 STUDENTS IN SKILLS FOR WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING PUBLIC EDUCATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, TRAIL MAINTENANCE, AND TRAIL CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES. STUDENTS APPLIED LEARNED SKILLS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ON FEDERALLY PROTECTED PUBLIC LANDS IN PROJECTS WHICH IMPROVED RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATED THE RECREATING PUBLIC, AND COLLECTED DATA. STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS MITIGATED ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION, IMPROVED WILDERNESS RANGER PROGRAM THE 2015 SAWS WILDERNESS RANGER PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE ELLICOTT ROCK WILDERNESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR WILDERNESS RANGER IN ELLICOTT ROCK INVENTORIED ALL USER-CREATED TRAILS, MONITORED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLITUDE, PERFORMED CAMPSITE AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE, AND EDUCATED VISITORS IN LEAVE NO TRACE PRACTICES AND WILDERNESS ETHICS. ALL WORK WAS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANDREW PICKENS DISTRICT OF THE FRANCIS MARION-SUMTER NATIONAL FOREST. 239634 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 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN WILDERNESS STE 8282264320 160 Zillicoa Street Asheville NC 28801 X BILL MEADOWS Chairman 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILL SKELTON Vice Chair 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ANNA WLODARCZYK Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEIRDRE PEROT LIGHTSEY Treasurer 0.50 X X 0 0 0 AARON SANFORD Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAWSON WHEELER Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDERS REYNOLDS Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAMILLA SIMON Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHUCK ROCHA Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 JODIE GOLDBERG Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL HODGE Executive Director (see note) 40.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 40000 319694 359694 Contract Service Revenue 541900 59569 59569 419263 59569 60974 27141 30427 3406 150205 143255 5560 1390 648 523 110 15 17484 14108 2979 397 40328 0 40328 0 8557 8557 0 0 1980 0 0 1980 11734 6336 5174 224 2559 512 2047 0 2925 2340 439 146 14535 11628 2180 727 1102 0 1102 0 4535 3628 680 227 8571 5873 2581 117 Program Supplies 16620 14958 1662 0 Staff Training 708 708 0 0 Miscellaneous 1045 67 978 0 344510 239634 96247 8629 31443 40529 50472 4535 45937 4916 0 122825 8503 39569 0 48072 X 72753 2000 0 74753 0 122825 74753 X false true X true false X 359694 359694 359694 359694 359694 0 359694 59569 X 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2370 527 1843 48102 4008 44094 45937 Security Deposits 4916 4916 X 432763 13500 13500 419263 419263 358010 13500 13500 344510 344510 Pt X, Line 2 Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards 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 less than $1,000 of income from unrelated business activities in 2015 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 1023 and 990 are available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request.