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Improves economic conditions, preserves natural resources, and balances land and water management in North Carolina. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $654K in revenue, $478K in expenses, and $531K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Marshall, NC
Website
mountainvalleysrcd.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$654KFY2025
Expenses
$478K
Net assets
$531K
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  58-1767802 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Marshall, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves economic conditions, preserves natural resources, and balances land and water management in North Carolina.
Leadership
Mariah Hughes · Executive Director · $72K
Money in and out
$654K revenue, $478K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$654K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$531K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $175K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +257% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$654K
FY2025▲ +111%
Expenses
$478K
FY2025▲ +67%
Total assets
$531K
FY2025▲ +49%
Total liabilities
$700
FY2025▼ -23%
Total revenue
$654K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$531K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$175K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$531K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMountain Valleys Resource Conservation & Development Council
EINHdr · item D58-1767802
Principal addressHdr · item CMarshall, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jmountainvalleysrcd.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1988

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$72,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mariah Hughes’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mariah Hughes$72,400$44,122
Jessica Hocz$49,430$41,989$40,430$40,685

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $448K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Water Programs

-Celebrating 10 years of the Ivy River Partners watershed group with Madison & Buncombe SWCDs, Towns of Mars Hill & Weaverville, NRCS, and USFS. 17,500 lbs of litter and flood debris removed 1,123 electronics recycled 12,590 ft of stream stabilized 10,944 native plants established on streambanks 22 landowners assisted with funding

$448Kprogram expense
02

FOREST PROGRAM 67 individual home assessments 17 outreach and recovery events 7 Learn and Burn workshops held for the public 8 speaking engagements

Pt IX · col B
03

Wnc Energy Cap

42 farmers assisted $33,552 spent on farms for energy projects 18,796 KwH saved per year

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$643K · 98%
Program service revenue$4K · 1%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$643K
Program service revenue1%$4K
Investment income1%$5K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$185K
Total revenueLn 12$654K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program services94%$448K
Management & general6%$26K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$478K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$513K
Total assetsLn 16$531K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$700
Total net assetsLn 32$531K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $513K · Operating expenses/yr $478K
12.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $448K · Total expenses $478K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $478K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $478K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $212K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $643K · Total revenue $654K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $185K · Total revenue $654K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4K · Total revenue $654K
0.6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $654K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4K · Total expenses $478K
0.8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $654K · Prior year $310K
+111%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $304K · FY2024 $654K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $531K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $654K · Expenses $478K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $531K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $531K · Total assets $531K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $531K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mariah Hughes · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $478K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $121K · Total expenses $478K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.6%
Revenue growth 111%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$192K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $354K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$980
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,853
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,278
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,745
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,523
Unitemized GrantFY2022$34,970
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,045
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,493
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,656
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,691
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,774
Madison County Solid Waste DeptFY2021$14,056
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,614
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,605
Unitemized GrantFY2020$36,930
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,449
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,724
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$654K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$310K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$397K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$405K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$335K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$304K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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