Status and standing
Is it real, and can you give to it?
Where the money goes
What each dollar paid for.
Statement of Functional Expenses
Finances
Money in and out, what it owns and owes
Summary of the Filing
| FY2021 | $3.3M |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $3.9M |
| FY2023 | $3.8M |
| FY2024 | $3.8M |
| FY2024 | $4.4M |
| FY2021 | $27K |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $13K |
| FY2023 | $39K |
| FY2024 | $138K |
| FY2024 | $95K |
Balance Sheet
Statement of Revenue
Money in detail
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spent on programs | 91% | — | — |
| Spent on management, % of spending | 6% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost, % of gifts | 3% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 60% | — | — |
| Investment manager fees, % of assets | 0.04% | — | — |
| Legal fees, % of spending | 0.02% | — | — |
| Accounting fees, % of spending | 0.4% | — | — |
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
Leadership and pay
Who runs it, and what are they paid?
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Jennifer L Ferre’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer L Ferre | $94,186 | $76,098 | $73,051 | $69,305 | $66,903 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Governance & Policies
- 19Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
- 19Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
- Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
- Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
- Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
- Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No
Mission and programs
What it does.
Improves rural life and agriculture in western North Carolina through innovative programs.
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Where the work happens
Each year since 1949, WNCC has evaluated the applications of community centers across 20 counties in WNC and given cash awards to a network of over 70 community centers that have offered quality programs to serve their resident's needs.
Hemlock Restoration Imitative (hri)
The objective of HRI is to restore eastern and Carolina hemlocks to their native habitats throughout North Carolina and to mitigate damage to hemlocks caused by infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid.
Wnc Agricultural Options Program
Since 2012, WNC Communities has managed a cost-share grant program to support small family farms in WNC. Funded by the North Carolina General Assembly, through the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, the mission of the WNC AgOptions program is to build sustainable farming communities in the mountain region by providing resources directly…
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Filing history
Every return on file.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $2.0M | $2.1M | +26% | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.6M | $1.7M | -36% | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $2.5M | $2.0M | +60% | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.6M | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
Full filing: Form 990 for FY2022
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,495,883 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,956,526 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,870,797 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,858,168 net assets at year end
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