2025-11-17T09:00:26-05:00 2024-12-31 561042836 GOULD KILLIAN CPA GROUP PA 100 COXE AVE ASHEVILLE NC 288012354 990 2024-01-01 822268945 WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE INC WALN 8286251122 503 GRASSY KNOB ROAD RUTHERFORDTON NC 28139 BARBARA S STRICKLAND PRESIDENT 9047166846 2025-11-17 true true TERRY B ANDERSEN CPA P00932175 8282580363 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARBARA S STRICKLAND 815 SOUTH MAIN STREET JACKSONVILLE FL 32207 4645415 false X WWW.WALNUTCREEKPRESERVE.ORG X 2017 NC THE MISSION OF WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE IS TO SERVE AS A REGIONAL LOCATION IN POLK COUNTY, AND ADJACENT TO RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC, USING THE ANNE ELIZABETH SURATT NATURE CENTER AND ADJACENT PRIVATE FOREST LANDS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC FOCUSING ON NATURE EDUCATION, THE HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME IN NATURE, THE CULTURE OF THIS REGION AND OTHER TOPICS RELATING TO THE HUMAN, PLANT AND ANIMAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. 5 5 0 23 0 100000 4574163 0 30130 46788 1109 130130 4622060 2000 2000 0 0 0 0 24592 55775 26592 57775 103538 4564285 1544448 6206437 0 1544448 6206437 X THE MISSION OF WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE IS TO SERVE AS A REGIONAL LOCATION IN POLK COUNTY, AND ADJACENT TO RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC, USING THE ANNE ELIZABETH SURATT NATURE CENTER AND ADJACENT PRIVATE FOREST LANDS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC FOCUSING ON NATURE EDUCATION, THE HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME IN NATURE, THE CULTURE OF THIS REGION AND OTHER TOPICS RELATING TO THE HUMAN, PLANT AND ANIMAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. false false 51027 2000 WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE (WCP), AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO CONSERVING CAROLINA, A NORTH CAROLINA 501(C)(3) LAND TRUST (CC), MAINTAINS AN INDOOR NATURE CENTER CLASSROOM AND A SERIES OF GROOMED HIKING TRAILS FOR PROGRAMS CO-SPONSORED BY WCP AND CC. THIS IS THE ONLY NATURE CENTER AVAILABLE TO CC IN POLK COUNTY. WCP MAINTAINS THE AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING AND SURROUNDING GARDEN AND TRAILS PAYS FOR MONTHLY SPEAKERS ON TOPICS SELECTED BY THE WCP AND CC STAFF FOCUSED ON NATURE RELATED EDUCATION. IN 2024 THER WERE 10 MONTHLY PROGRAMS (OCTOBER PROGRAM WAS CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE HELENE), ALL WELL ATTENDED WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 400 ATTENDEES. WCP ALSO HOSTS A GROUP OF AMERICORPS SUMMER OF SERVICE YOUTH WORKERS WHO WORK ON DAILY SCHEDULES IN ITS NATIVE PLANT GARDEN. IN ADDITION, A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL DEVOTES MANY HOURS PLANTING AND TENDING TO THE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN SURROUNDING THE NATURE CENTER, WITH PLANTS PAID FOR BY WCP. IN TOTAL IN 2024 THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 300 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THE GARDEN. THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE SERVES AS A DESTINATION OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR MUDDY SNEAKERS, INC., A NONPROFIT THAT TEACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA 5TH GRADE CURRICULUM OUTDOORS AT DESIGNATED FORESTS IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND HAS TEST RESULTS SHOWING THE EFFICACY OF THIS PROGRAM. WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE HAS HOSTED MULTIPLE CLASSES OF 5TH GRADERS FROM REGIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMING TO SPEND A SCHOOL DAY AT THE PRESERVE UNDER THE MUDDY SNEAKERS, INC. PROGRAM. IN 2024 WCP HOSTED 200 STUDENTS FROM FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA, WITH ALL PLANNED DAYS CANCELLED IN THE AUTUMN, 2024 DUE TO HURRICANE HELENE. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE 2024 SPEAKERS SPONSORED BY WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE TOGETHER WITH CONSERVING CAROLINA: JANUARY 20, 2024: HEMLOCK RESTORATION SOCIETY; STATUS OF ENDANGERED HEMLOCKS IN 2024 FEBRUARY 17, 2024: APPALACHIAN WILDLIFE REFUGE, DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS UNDER AND ABOVE HIGHWAYS MARCH 16, 2024: HOW TO MANAGE AND ERADICATE KUDZU, STAFF OF CONSERVING CAROLINA APRIL 20, 2024: FILM ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, DAVID WEINTRAUB, FILM PRODUCER MAY 18, 2024: PLASTIC POLLUTION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT, ROBIN EDGAR JUNE 15, 2024: BACKYARD CHORUS: INSECT SONGS (DOUBLE CICADA YEAR), TIM FORREST JULY 20, 2024: OWLS, CARLETON BURKE AUGUST 17, 2024: BEAVERS, COLLEEN OLFENBUTTEL, NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 21, 2024: SURVIVAL BY DEGREES: CLIMATE CHANGE, TOM TRIBBLE OCTOBER 19, 2024: CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE NOVEMBER 17, 2024: OVERLAND VICTORY TRAIL HISTORICAL TOUR, WILLIAM CADDUCCI WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE HOSTED A HIKE FOR THE RUTHERFORD OUTDOOR COALITION, WITH 13 ATTENDEES AND ALSO HOSTED A HIKE FOR THE CONSERVING CAROLINA HIKE SERIES, WITH 17 ATTENDEES. WALNUT CCREEK PRESERVE DOES NOT CHARGE FOR USE OF ITS FACILITIES AND WELCOMES OTHER GROUPS SEEKING HIKING OPPORTUNITIES. 51027 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false X X BARBARA S STRICKLAND 8286251122 815 SOUTH MAIN STREET JACKSONVILLE FL 32207 X BARBARA S STRICKLAND PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 AMOS C DAWSON III VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STRATFORD DOUGLAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT M LAZAR MD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WYATT SHUFORD SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 4574163 4095000 4574163 30143 30143 40000 23355 16645 16645 16645 OTHER INCOME 1109 1109 1109 4622060 47897 2000 2000 4020 4020 276 276 183 183 11596 11596 4585 3726 859 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 18750 18750 PROGRAM EXPENSE 10170 10170 TAXES - PROP AND OTHER 5981 4785 1196 BANK CHARGES 214 214 57775 51027 6748 0 134711 84741 4837975 61456 572073 4776519 837664 1345177 1544448 6206437 0 0 X 972375 1429918 572073 4776519 1544448 6206437 1544448 6206437 4564285 97704 X false false false X X 1 CONSERVING CAROLINA 566449365 7 true 2000 0 1 2000 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4380000 4380000 456043 59524 396519 1932 1932 4776519 X 1 4095000 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE IS TO SERVE AS A REGIONAL LOCATION IN POLK COUNTY, AND ADJACENT TO RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC, USING THE ANNE ELIZABETH SURATT NATURE CENTER AND ADJACENT PRIVATE FOREST LANDS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC FOCUSING ON NATURE EDUCATION, THE HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME IN NATURE, THE CULTURE OF THIS REGION AND OTHER TOPICS RELATING TO THE HUMAN, PLANT AND ANIMAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE (WCP), AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO CONSERVING CAROLINA, A NORTH CAROLINA 501(C)(3) LAND TRUST (CC), MAINTAINS AN INDOOR NATURE CENTER CLASSROOM AND A SERIES OF GROOMED HIKING TRAILS FOR PROGRAMS CO-SPONSORED BY WCP AND CC. THIS IS THE ONLY NATURE CENTER AVAILABLE TO CC IN POLK COUNTY. WCP MAINTAINS THE AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING AND SURROUNDING GARDEN AND TRAILS PAYS FOR MONTHLY SPEAKERS ON TOPICS SELECTED BY THE WCP AND CC STAFF FOCUSED ON NATURE RELATED EDUCATION. IN 2024 THER WERE 10 MONTHLY PROGRAMS (OCTOBER PROGRAM WAS CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE HELENE), ALL WELL ATTENDED WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 400 ATTENDEES. WCP ALSO HOSTS A GROUP OF AMERICORPS SUMMER OF SERVICE YOUTH WORKERS WHO WORK ON DAILY SCHEDULES IN ITS NATIVE PLANT GARDEN. IN ADDITION, A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL DEVOTES MANY HOURS PLANTING AND TENDING TO THE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN SURROUNDING THE NATURE CENTER, WITH PLANTS PAID FOR BY WCP. IN TOTAL IN 2024 THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 300 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THE GARDEN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE SERVES AS A DESTINATION OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR MUDDY SNEAKERS, INC., A NONPROFIT THAT TEACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA 5TH GRADE CURRICULUM OUTDOORS AT DESIGNATED FORESTS IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND HAS TEST RESULTS SHOWING THE EFFICACY OF THIS PROGRAM. WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE HAS HOSTED MULTIPLE CLASSES OF 5TH GRADERS FROM REGIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMING TO SPEND A SCHOOL DAY AT THE PRESERVE UNDER THE MUDDY SNEAKERS, INC. PROGRAM. IN 2024 WCP HOSTED 200 STUDENTS FROM FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA, WITH ALL PLANNED DAYS CANCELLED IN THE AUTUMN, 2024 DUE TO HURRICANE HELENE. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE 2024 SPEAKERS SPONSORED BY WALNUT CREEK PRESERVE TOGETHER WITH CONSERVING CAROLINA: JANUARY 20, 2024: HEMLOCK RESTORATION SOCIETY; STATUS OF ENDANGERED HEMLOCKS IN 2024 FEBRUARY 17, 2024: APPALACHIAN WILDLIFE REFUGE, DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS UNDER AND ABOVE HIGHWAYS MARCH 16, 2024: HOW TO MANAGE AND ERADICATE KUDZU, STAFF OF CONSERVING CAROLINA APRIL 20, 2024: FILM ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, DAVID WEINTRAUB, FILM PRODUCER MAY 18, 2024: PLASTIC POLLUTION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT, ROBIN EDGAR JUNE 15, 2024: BACKYARD CHORUS: INSECT SONGS (DOUBLE CICADA YEAR), TIM FORREST JULY 20, 2024: OWLS, CARLETON BURKE AUGUST 17, 2024: BEAVERS, COLLEEN OLFENBUTTEL, NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 21, 2024: SURVIVAL BY DEGREES: CLIMATE CHANGE, TOM TRIBBLE OCTOBER 19, 2024: CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE NOVEMBER 17, 2024: OVERLAND VICTORY TRAIL HISTORICAL TOUR, WILLIAM CADDUCCI FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. 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