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To facilitate negotiations between members to help insure that landowners were educated and that financial and environmental issues were addressed regarding gas and oil activity in our area.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-1998570) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 95% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
41.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $842K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
41.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$374K
×11 vs prior year
Spent
$3K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$849K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$374K
FY2021▲ ×11
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$374K
FY2022−$231K
FY2023$21K
FY2024$140K
Expenses
$3K
FY2021▼ -77%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$1K
FY2024$542
Net assets
$849K
FY2021▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$849K
FY2022$542K
FY2023$563K
FY2024$697K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $2K Management & general 6% · $162

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Offic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps landowners negotiate gas and oil deals, ensuring financial and environmental issues are addressed.

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1 program · $2K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Sure facilitated negotiations between the members (landowners and oil and gas companies) to help ensure that landowners were educated and that financial and environmental issues were addressed. Meetings were held during year 2021 for informational purposes.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-1998570) · Dispute this line
$2Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
NC IdeaFY2021$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$374K
Money outPt IX
$3K
Ln 25
Programscol B$2K
Managementcol C$162
Owns and owesPt X
$849K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$374K
Gains on assetsLn 7$370K
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$842K
Total assetsLn 16$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$849K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$918K$842K
Total assetsLn 16$929K$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$928K$849K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$162$162
Total functional expensesLn 25$3K$2K$162$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2025 $140K$542$139K$697K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 $21K$1K$20K$563K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2023 −$231K$2K−$233K$542K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $374K$3K$372K$849K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $34K$11K$22K$928K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $374,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,695$374,275
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,695$374,275
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,476$2,633
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,476$2,633
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,219$371,642
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $374,275 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,776$3,776
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $370,499$370,499
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $374,275$374,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,633 across 2 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,471$2,471
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $162$162
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,471 · Management $162 · Fundraising $0$2,633
Part X · Balance sheet $850,639 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,610$9,079
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $917,853$841,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $929,463$850,639
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,144$1,144
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,144$1,144
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $928,319$849,495
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $928,319$849,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $929,463$850,639
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $849,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$374,275
XI-2 Total expenses$2,633
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$371,642
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$928,319
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$450,466
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$849,495

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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