2025-09-02T11:09:57-07:00 2024-12-31 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2024-01-01 562139120 Dogwood Alliance Inc DOGW 8282512525 PO Box 7645 Asheville NC 28802 Damie Sesay Treasurer 8282512525 2025-09-02 true true Slater Solomon CPA P00496339 8282360206 2025-09-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Damie Sesay PO Box 7645 Asheville NC 28802 3866258 false X dogwoodalliance.org X 1998 NC Dogwood Alliance advances environmental justice and climate action by mobilizing diverse voices to protect southern forests and communities from industrial logging. 14 14 19 27 0 0 2652066 3671181 0 97439 195077 0 2749505 3866258 211000 265162 0 1583039 1824702 0 197101 713723 838516 2507762 2928380 241743 937878 4910089 5874357 107578 133968 4802511 5740389 Dogwood Alliance advances environmental justice and climate action by mobilizing diverse voices to protect southern forests and communities from industrial logging. false false 378814 0 0 Campaigns: Policies passed at a national level over the past several years provide major new subsidies for the biomass industry. In 2024 we led an effort to stop Enviva from receiving IRA subsidies, organized a tour of wood pellet impacts for 5 federal agencies, met with top officials from CEQ, DOE, and the White House, and cultivated two congressional champions from the South. We continued to play a support role relative to the Cut Carbon Not Forest Campaign in the UK and other campaigns in Europe. We are also part of a coalition working to leverage the EU policy on deforestation to protect Southern forests. Our collective, sustained campaigning in Europe and the UK has tempered the biomass industrys expansion. While the UK and EU markets are still driving wood pellet exports from the US South, markets in Asia - primarily Japan - are driving new expansion of wood pellet production in the Gulf region. 1525324 190162 0 Organizing: At the state, and local levels, North Carolina continued to be a top priority for our organizing in 2024. Our work coordinating the Impacted Communities Against Wood Pellets continued to achieve results. NCDAQ required Enviva to reduce the fugitive dust pollution from its export facility in Wilmington. We launched a new effort demanding that NCDAQ require Enviva to do the same at all of its wood pellet mills in North Carolina. We organized a conference in Georgia with 9 organizations attended by over 200 people, Biomass was at the top of the agenda. Thus far, the organizing and legal strategies around the proposed wood pellet mills in Adel, Georgia have led to an indefinite delay in construction. This year we reached out to the community impacted by a wood pellet mill owned by FRAM in Lumber City which planned to expand production. The local opposition combined with a legal strategy resulted in the permit for that expansion being revoked. Over 80 residents in the small town of Gloster showed up to the public hearing to oppose Draxs permit to expand production. Meanwhile, Enviva was denied a local economic development grant in Mississippi, shuttering plans to expand wood pellet production in the state. 326935 75000 0 Conservation: Our work to proactively protect forests through establishing community- owned forests has been focused in the Pee Dee Watershed of South Carolina. Against the backdrop of a culture that has largely accepted the working forest conservation and economic model, Dogwood Alliance and our local partners are charting a new course that puts community-led forest protection at the center of our conservation and rural economic development agenda. This work gained significant momentum in 2024 with the acquisition of 305 acres of wetland forests, including old-growth cypress, on the Little Pee Dee River. In partnership with New Alpha Community Development Corporation, we also initiated the development of a Justice Conservation Fund for Southern Forests and Communities to expand the acquisition of community forests throughout the South in areas impacted by the wood pellet biomass industry. 2231073 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false 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 true 23 0 true 19 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA IL KY MD MA MI MN MS MO NM NY NC OH SC TN VT VA WA WI X X Sasha Mitchell 8282512525 45 S French Broad Ave Ste 170 Asheville NC 28801 Margaret Danna Smith Executive Director 40.00 X 125493 0 29163 Stephanie Powell Director of Finance & Operations 40.00 X 100447 0 10475 Jacob Blass Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Jackson Vice Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Abigail Rome Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Damie Sesay Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 John Beal Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Florence Aroruo Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Richie Harding Board Member 3.00 X 8000 0 0 Jonathan Phillips Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Amanda Starbuck Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Angela Hollowell Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Loretta Slater Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Rebekah Miel Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Aanahita Ervin Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Marvin Burns Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 233940 0 39638 3 false false false 3671181 1402 3671181 195077 0 195077 3866258 0 0 195077 265162 265162 265578 191216 53116 21246 1260184 907129 250029 103026 22191 17000 3148 2043 165531 122358 28027 15146 111218 79243 22753 9222 4678 3698 980 0 46414 0 46414 0 451221 369983 66268 14970 73494 63824 3068 6602 12758 5451 2166 5141 62889 49590 9073 4226 8369 6285 1331 753 80953 74235 4327 2391 35560 25795 6653 3112 14966 11325 2290 1351 Marketing & Education Printed Materials 4360 3726 0 634 Program Events 16745 15333 0 1412 Marketing & Education Supplies 4749 2481 55 2213 Dues and Subscriptions 8477 7883 475 119 12883 9356 33 3494 2928380 2231073 500206 197101 161633 127332 4698326 2986062 50130 1708375 3607 1048981 4910089 5874357 106578 133968 1000 107578 133968 X 4503459 3710687 299052 2029702 4802511 5740389 4910089 5874357 937878 X X false true X true false X 0 2506423 2983768 2634803 2652066 3671181 14448241 0 0 2506423 2983768 2634803 2652066 3671181 14448241 1964896 12483345 17142 8041 19075 97439 195077 336774 0 0 0 44 44 14785059 0.84430 0.86960 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Rental Income 2020: 0. 2021: 0. Description: Special Event Income, Gross 2020: 0. 2021: 0. Description: Miscellaneous 2020: 0. 2021: 0. 2022: 44. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 3551 3551 2924829 2928380 296419 74105 0 0 257166 283229 275388 296419 1112202 1668303 3844 10621 6975 3551 24991 64292 70807 68847 74105 278051 417077 1081 0 0 0 1081 Pt II-B Line 1 During 2024, Dogwood Alliance staff members had direct meetings with state and federal elected officials concerning policies and legislation on forest protection and climate change. Staff members also encouraged volunteers and supporters to communicate with elected officials concerning forest protection and climate change. X 3866258 3866258 3866258 2928380 2928380 2928380 Pt X, Line 2 Dogwood is generally exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, however, income from certain activities not related to the organizations tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The organization had less than $1,000 of income from unrelated business activities in the year ended December 31, 2024 and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. true Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League PO Box 2168 Franklin WV 26807 581624130 10000 Bioenergy Cultivator Inc POB 704 Murfreesboro NC 27855 814840478 10000 Community Solutions EEECHO PO Box 7803 Gulfport MS 39506 473809502 20000 Bioenergy Gaston Youth 711 James Jones Rd Pleasant Hill NC 27866 812081558 10000 Community Solutions Georgia Interfaith Power and Light 701 S Columbia Dr Campus Box 326 Decatur GA 30030 263446212 27500 Bioenergy KMartin Group PO Box 492 Gloster MS 39638 474572196 20000 Bioenergy New Alpha Community Development 1528 Palomar Pkwy Florence SC 29506 473582552 80000 Community Solutions Pee Dee Indian Tribe PO Box 568 Latta SC 29565 570706888 15000 Community Solutions Southern Vision Alliance PO Box 51698 Durham NC 27717 611639641 10000 Bioenergy The People's Justice Council 1500 Daniel Payne Drive Birmingham AL 35214 830784025 10000 Forest & Climate Blackbelt Women Rising 1124 Washington Street Uniontown AL 36786 844087385 10000 Environmental Justice Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation SC 3688 Warrior Creek Church Road Gray Court SC 29645 570791346 10000 Forest Protection 12 0 Pt I Line 2 All grant partners go through an application process and are required to provide proof of 501(c)3 status, financial statements, and other background documentation prior to disbursement of funds, and memorandums of understanding are signed with all grantees to govern the process. Grant goals are established during the application process, and reported on in the end of year report; measures of success can be analytical or subjective. Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Treasurer and the finance committee for review, and once it is approved, shared with the entire Board for final approval or proposed revision. Pt VI, Line 12c Enforced as necessary. Any Board Member with a conflict of interest on any specific issue informs the Board and abstains from voting on the issue. Pt VI, Line 15a Dogwood Alliance follows best practices in determining compensation for its Executive Director, top management officials, and all employees by implementing a structured, transparent, and fair process. Compensation decisions are guided by our Compensation Philosophy, which emphasize fairness and market competitiveness. Our approach includes: Independent Review & Approval: Compensation structures, including executive salaries, are reviewed and approved based on established pay grades and benchmarking data, ensuring independent oversight. Comparability Data: Salaries are benchmarked against national and NC-based non-profit organizations with budgets between $1 million and $5 million, ensuring competitiveness within the sector. Dogwood Alliance aims to offer salaries at the 50th percentile of market data. Documented Deliberation: Compensation decisions are made using objective, measurable factors, including years of relevant experience, and are transparently documented and calculated to ensure consistency and fairness. Board Review: Our board reviewed and approved the salary framework. By aligning our compensation practices with these best practices, Dogwood Alliance ensures that all employees, including the Executive Director, are fairly compensated in a manner that supports organizational sustainability. Pt VI, Line 15b Same process as for Part VI, line 15a listed above. Pt VI, Line 18 Form 1023 and forms 990 are available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request. Pt XII, Line 2c The boards finance committee is responsible for reviewing the audit, and the full board receives and reviews the written documents. Other Dogwood gave to New Alpha Development which is a 501(c)(3) that Reverend Leo Woodbury is the ED. Pt VI, Line 2 Loretta Slater, a current board member, is the CFO of New Alpha Community Development Corp where Leo Woodberry, who was on the board in 2023, serves as Executive Director. Other Richie Harding received $8,000 for his work as a contracted Community Organizer after review under the Board Conflict of Interest Policy. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Consulting 187328. 174828. 0. 12500. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Research and Consulting 263893. 195155. 66268. 2470.