Carolina Land & Lakes RC-D Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1999

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Richard Gardner

Phone

8282448722

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Carolina Land & Lakes RC-D Inc, founded in 1999, is a small nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $830K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue surged 51% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Net assets of $2.7M represent 40 months of operating reserves.

Mission

Carolina Land & Lakes serves as a bridge between local communities federal and state agencies and other stakeholders to preserve protect and provide responsible stewardship and utilization of local and environmental resources.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $622,940 Revenue: $622,940

CWDG- Community Wildfire Defense Grant. 27 Counties protected and reducing fire risk with strategic planning. | CWPPs are strategic plans developed by fire districts to guide wildfire mitigation and...

Program 2

Expenses: $6,880 Revenue: $4,880

Prescribed Burns & Wildfire Mitigation: Restoring Our Landscapes. 2202 Acres treated | 262 Acres Cost-Shared | 50 per acre | 200 landowners assisted and benefited from fire risk reduction programs...

Prescribed Burns & Wildfire Mitigation: Restoring Our Landscapes. 2202 Acres treated | 262 Acres Cost-Shared | 50 per acre | 200 landowners assisted and benefited from fire risk reduction programs including the beginning and advanced womens chainsaw class. | Partners included; CocoAim and the Piedmont Prescribed Burn Association.

Program 3

Expenses: $48,982 Revenue: $0

Carolina Land & Lakes leads a statewide collaboration to advance community flood resilience and protect water resources.Staff coordinate with partners including the American Flood Coalition to share best practices support local planning and raise awareness of flood risk in vulnerable communities.Activities include outreach and education participation in statelevel resilience efforts and development of applications for dam removal and related water projects including future sediment removal. These efforts position the organization and its communities to secure funding for implementation and longterm watershed improvement.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $717,617

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $13,093

Other Revenue $99,721

TOTAL REVENUE $830,431

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $246,166

Fundraising Expenses $20,496

Program Expenses $678,802

Other Expenses $565,716

TOTAL EXPENSES $811,882

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$830,431	$550,316	+0.5%
Expenses	$811,882	$611,076	+0.3%
Net Income	$18,549	$-60,760	-1.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

$112,298

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Richard Gardner	Treasurer	2.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Bunton	Secretary	1.25	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Allen Fullwood	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James Hallman	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Lineberger	Chair Board of Directors	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Melissa Patton	Executive Director	60.00	Key Emp Highest	$112,298	$0	$112,298

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$830,431	$811,882	$2,755,091	$18,549
2024	$550,316	$611,076	$2,722,119	$-60,760
2023	$1,323,552	$628,257	$2,809,649	$695,295
2022	$130,580	$361,791	$1,907,706	$-231,211
2022	$2,341,641	$252,591	$2,175,939	$2,089,050
2021	$120,805	$154,966	$38,879	$-34,161
2020	$201,947	$145,629	$73,916	$56,318
2019	$131,323	$145,967	$16,327	$-14,644