Appalachian Voices brings people together to protect the land, air, and water of central and southern appalachia and advance a just transition to a generative and equitable clean energy economy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$293K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $634K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$293K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$6.8M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$7.3M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$7.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.1M Management & general 9% · $234K Fundraising 8% · $220K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $293K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$119,375Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$98,499Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Op
$74,900Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas D Cormons’s $193K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas D Cormons$193,053$180,149———
Kathleen K Boyle$166,422$162,763———
Genevieve D Silverman$146,015$134,694———
Matthew F Wasson$134,655$115,891———
Tom Cormons——$134,282$128,271$119,375
Adam T Wells$129,445$105,970———
Kathleen Boyle——$123,780$110,771$98,499
Martin L Harrison$110,311$103,110———

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects Appalachia's environment and promotes a clean energy economy.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Shift investments to clean energy and accelerate a just transition to healthy prosperous communities: promoted policies and strengthened efforts to hasten a transition to clean energy sources that support rather than destroy the natural and cultural heritage of the appalachian mountain region, and worked in broad partnerships to advance…

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Prevent new investments and eliminate fossil fuels' externalities: opposed major new investments in fossil fuel infrastructure including gas pipelines and new fossil fuel-generated electricity that would lock us into decades of continued fossil fuel use and thus discourage renewable energy and energy efficiency gains and internalized the…

$640Kprogram expense
03

Build Awareness of Regional Issues

Continued to produce the appalachian voice newspaper, to build awareness of environmental threats and opportunities to transition to sustainable energy and economic alternatives.

$135Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$66K
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $704K · 2023–2024
Martin County Health DepartmentFY2024$128,813
Cabell County Public LibraryWV · FY2024$34,000
Renewall INCWV · FY2024$33,350
Steele Memorial United Methodist ChurchFY2024$25,000
Neon First Church of GodKY · FY2024$24,000
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteFY2024$23,919
First Presbyterian ChurchFY2024$23,570
Leslie County Fiscal CourtFY2024$22,500
Experience Learning INCWV · FY2024$22,400
Virginia Organizing INCVA · FY2024$22,000
Red Bird Mission INCKY · FY2024$21,000
Huntington City MissionWV · FY2024$16,600
Lawrencefield Parish ChurchFY2024$12,500
Broomgrass Community Association INCFY2024$10,644
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$234K
Fundraisingcol D$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$413K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$188K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 6133
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.4M$167K$156K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$250K$210K$22K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$128K$103K$13K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$9K$7K$558
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K$95
Office expensesLn 13$21K$14K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$143K$121K$13K$9K
TravelLn 17$28K$27K$730$872
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$29$200
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$7K$380$592
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$446$390
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$242K$225K$2K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$46K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.1M$234K$220K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.8M$7.3M−$552K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$5.1M$1.3M$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.0M$3.9M$1.1M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$2.8M$1.0M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.9M$2.6M$258K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,862,373 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,551,037$2,875,620
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,604$16,653
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,049−$29,900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,673,690$2,862,373
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,856,348$2,064,845
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $760,708$539,304
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,617,056$2,604,149
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,634$258,224
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,862,373 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$41,622 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$61,191
VIII-1e Government grants$413,010
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,401,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,875,620
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,653$16,653
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,722$11,722
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$13,247 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,862,373
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,604,149 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,364,058 · Management $166,948 · Fundraising $155,913$1,686,919
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $209,982 · Management $21,633 · Fundraising $18,738$250,353
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,125 · Management $12,629 · Fundraising $11,819$127,573
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,293 · Management $7,059 · Fundraising $558$16,910
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,524 · Management $95$17,619
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,549 · Management $4,422 · Fundraising $3,477$21,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $120,691 · Management $12,900 · Fundraising $8,967$142,558
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,573 · Management $730 · Fundraising $872$28,175
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,588 · Management $29 · Fundraising $200$1,817
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,050 · Management $380 · Fundraising $592$8,022
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,641 · Management $446 · Fundraising $390$5,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,251 · Management $2,449 · Fundraising $14,034$241,734
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46,212 · Management $4,673 · Fundraising $4,659$55,544
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,149,537 · Management $234,393 · Fundraising $220,219$2,604,149
Part X · Balance sheet $2,864,749 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $235,439$187,894
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,698,832$2,226,404
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $598,855$415,069
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,359$596
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,167$1,956
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,721$16,509
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,421$16,321
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,611,794$2,864,749
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,160$48,892
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,160$48,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,957,683$2,354,664
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $599,951$461,193
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,557,634$2,815,857
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,611,794$2,864,749
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,815,857 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,862,373
XI-2 Total expenses$2,604,149
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$258,224
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,557,634
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,815,857

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