ALLIANCE FOR CAPE FEAR TREES
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $132K · expenses $126K · assets $77K
- EIN
- 85-2353072
- Address
- 7 BEAUREGARD DR SUITE 2, WILMINGTON, NC 28412-6701
- Website
- www.allianceforcapefeartrees.com
- NTEE code
- C50 Environmental Beautification and Aesthetics (Environment) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- February 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Connie Parker (its 2021 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission
To preserve, protect and plant trees in the Lower Cape Fear area to enhance the quality of life and health for present and future generations.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Shepherd | Executive Director | 2024 | $4,615 | $4,615 | 3 |
| Dan Camacho (former) | Executive Director | 2023 | $13,307 | $13,307 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
27 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Murchison | Treasurer | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Margee Herring | President | 2021-2024 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laura McCabe | Vice President | 2021-2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Camilla Herlevich | Secretary | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Connie Parker | President Emeritus | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Beth Rutledge | Executive Committee | 2024 | 7 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gareth Evans | Executive Committee | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bridget Callahan | Director | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Henry Campbell | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bob Elkins | Director | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sonja Green | Director | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sherry O'Daniell (former) | Vice President | 2022-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Donna Hurdle Ph D (former) | Treasurer | 2021-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Anagnost MD (former) | Director | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Bradley (former) | Director | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bill Jayne (former) | Director | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Heny Campbell (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Everette Jones (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dan Schmidt (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joshua Shields (former) | Director | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Beth Carter (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Travis Corpening (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| James D Gregory Ph D (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Virginia Holman (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul Lawler (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wil Massengill (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Edward McCarty (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Shepherd | Executive Director | 40 | $4,615 | - | $0 | $4,615 | 3 |
| Margee Herring | President | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura McCabe | Vice President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Murchison | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Camilla Herlevich | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Connie Parker | President Emeritus | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Beth Rutledge | Executive Committee | 7 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gareth Evans | Executive Committee | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bridget Callahan | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Henry Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bob Elkins | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sonja Green | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Camacho | Executive Director | 40 | $13,307 | - | $0 | $13,307 | 2 |
| Connie Parker | President | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherry O'Daniell | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura McCabe | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Donna Hurdle Ph D | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Anagnost MD | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Bradley | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Henry Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gareth Evans | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sonja Green | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margee Herring | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Jayne | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anagnost | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Bradley | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Heny Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gareth Evans | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sonja Green | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Jayne | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Everette Jones | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Murchison | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Dan Schmidt | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joshua Shields | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Connie Parker | President | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherry O'Daniell | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Carter | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Travis Corpening | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gareth Evans | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| James D Gregory Ph D | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margee Herring | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Virginia Holman | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Donna Hurdle Ph D | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Jayne | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Paul Lawler | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Wil Massengill | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laura McCabe | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Edward McCarty | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $131,501 | $126,090 | $76,892 | $76,892 | $129,853 | $927 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $128,383 | $123,075 | $80,056 | $71,481 | $128,210 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $105,525 | $84,732 | $82,173 | $66,173 | $104,713 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $85,922 | $130,453 | $45,380 | $45,380 | $85,922 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUN INC Wilmington, NC · 2 people in common (Isabelle Shepherd, Michael Murchison)
- WILMINGTON DOWNTOWN INC Wilmington, NC · 1 person in common (Isabelle Shepherd)
Funders of this organization
11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $283,139 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $184,866 | 2024 | $34,330 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $25,511 | 2025 | $25,511 | show |
| THE BALLOUN FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALLIANCE FOR CAPE FEAR TREES” | 2022, 2024-2025 | 3 | $23,400 | 2025 | $10,000 | show |
| LANDFALL FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2025 | 2 | $19,500 | 2025 | $19,500 | show |
| NEW HANOVER COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT INC | Public charity | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $16,000 | 2022 | $16,000 | show |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALLIANCE FOR CAPE FEAR TREES” | 2022-2024 | 3 | $6,500 | 2024 | $500 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $5,250 | 2023 | $5,250 | show |
| WEIL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALLIANCE FOR CAPE FEAR TREES” | 2021-2022 | 2 | $1,500 | 2022 | $1,000 | show |
| GE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALLIANCE FOR CAPE FEAR TREES” | 2024 | 1 | $517 | 2024 | $517 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALLIANCE FOR CAPE FEAR TREES” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $70 | 2023 | $34 | show |
| PFIZER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALLIANCE FOR CAPE FEAR TREES” | 2024 | 1 | $25 | 2024 | $25 | show |
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $126,090 spent · pay $49,928 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $53,050 | 42.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $49,928 | 39.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $19,145 | 15.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,000 | 2.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $532 | 0.4% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $435 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $126,090 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $123,075 spent · pay $59,205 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $59,205 | 48.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $56,107 | 45.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,480 | 3.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,214 | 2.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $69 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $123,075 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,732 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $84,732 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $84,732 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $130,453 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $130,453 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $130,453 | 100% |
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