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Nonprofit · EIN 56-1791849

NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST

Tax-exempt · WILMINGTON, NC 28412

Financials

$6.4M$5.3M2022$9.1M$11.2M2023$6.3M$5.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$6,324,120$5,056,607$1,267,513$64,807,680$5,806,979$59,000,701
September 30, 2024990$9,093,305$11,238,743-$2,145,438$58,241,203$839,521$57,401,682
September 30, 2023990$6,355,820$5,341,933$1,013,887$60,130,401$1,911,286$58,219,115
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,610,662
of which government grants
$2,994,034
Program service revenue
$24,158
Investment income
$667,113
Net rental income
$57,257
Net gain from sales of assets
$89,548
Net income from fundraising events
-$102,903
Other revenue
$22,187

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,041,994
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$120,000
Other salaries and wages
$635,384
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$923,810
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$21,500
Occupancy
$73,034
Travel
$34,556
Depreciation
$16,080
Program services (functional)
$4,341,860
Management and general (functional)
$376,281
Fundraising (functional)
$338,466

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$58,241,203
Total assets, end of year
$64,807,680
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,806,979
Net assets, end of year
$59,000,701
Land, buildings and equipment
$51,600,341
Publicly traded securities
$11,816,791
Net assets without donor restrictions
$52,228,329
Net assets with donor restrictions
$6,772,372
Gross receipts
$8,349,758
Employees
13
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1992
State of legal domicile
NC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HARRISON MARKSEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$120,000
BOB EMORYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MERRIE JO ALCOKEVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HANNAH HOLTVP/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NICK PARKERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STAN RIGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YOSHI NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY TILLERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
M CHAD PEARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORRIE BASNIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN HINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN RUBINODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL RICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHERYL SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WEBB FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MAVIS GRAGGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA MURCHISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL MURCHISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM SNYDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HARRISON MARKSEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$115,042
BOB EMORYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MERRIE JO ALCOKEVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HANNAH HOLTVP/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NICK PARKERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HAL KITCHINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURIE MCCOMAS KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BERNEST HEWETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STAN RIGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YOSHI NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY TILLERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
M CHAD PEARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORRIE BASNIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN HINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN RUBINODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAM WATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL RICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHERYL SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HARRISON MARKSEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$108,687
HAL KITCHINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MERRIE JO ALCOKEVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BOB EMORYVP/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NICK PARKERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LAURIE MCCOMAS KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BERNEST HEWETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT WELLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STAN RIGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YOSHI NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY TILLERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
M CHAD PEARSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORRIE BASNIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN HINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HANNAH HOLTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN RUBINODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAM WATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3 PINE VALLEY DR, WILMINGTON, NC 28412-6707
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
HARRISON MARKS
Signed the 990
HARRISON MARKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(910) 790-4524
Return prepared by
JASON C KELLER CPA PLLC

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS ACQUIRING AND PROTECTING LANDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONSERVATION AND/OR HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE IN THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LAND ACQUISITION AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION: NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST (NCCLT) COMPLETED FOUR (4) NEW CONSERVATION ACQUISITIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PROTECTING 1,272 ACRES. ADDITIONALLY, NCCLT PLACED PERMANENT CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON FOUR (4) PROPERTIES (THROUGH STATE OR FEDERAL CONSERVATION OR RESTRICTIVE EASEMENTS AND/OR NOTICES OF GRANT RESTRICTIONS). NCCLT COMPLETED THREE (3) TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE, NAMELY, THE TRANSFER OF ONE (1) PROPERTY TO THE STATE TO BE ADDED TO STATE GAME LANDS AND MANAGED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION (NCWRC) AND THE TRANSFER OF TWO (2) PROPERTIES TO MUNICIPALITIES - ONE FOR USE AS A PUBLIC NATURE AND HISTORY PARK AND THE OTHER TO FACILITATE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE OCEAN-TO-SOUND SOUTH END OF TOPSAIL ISLAND PURCHASED BY NCCLT. NCCLT ALSO TRANSFERRED ONE (1) PROPERTY TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND LEADER IN WETLANDS RESTORATION, FOR LONG-TERM HYDROLOGICAL AND FORESTED WETLANDS RESTORATION. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR'S COMPLETED TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOLLOW: - IN OCTOBER 2024, NCCLT COMPLETED THE BARGAIN SALE PURCHASE OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 268 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR THE CITY OF NEW BERN AND THE TOWN OF BRIDGETON, IN CRAVEN COUNTY - THE THIRD PHASE OF A FOUR-PHASE PROJECT TO PROTECT MORE THAN 600 ACRES ALONG MORGAN SWAMP IN THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN. THE PREDOMINANTLY FORESTED PROPERTY CONTAINS STANDS OF NATURALLY REGENERATED LOBLOLLY PINE OF VARIOUS AGES, MIXED PINE HARDWOOD UPLANDS, AND COASTAL PLAIN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS AND PROVIDES A 1,400 LINEAR FOOT RIPARIAN BUFFER ALONG A TRIBUTARY OF MORGAN SWAMP. THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THIS PROPERTY PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY TO OTHER LANDS NCCLT HOLDS UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT THAT BUFFER MORGAN SWAMP AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROTECTION OF THE WATER QUALITY OF UPPER BROAD CREEK. - IN NOVEMBER 2024, NCCLT CLOSED ON THE PURCHASE OF THE 594-ACRE NEWPORT RIVER II TRACT, IN CARTERET COUNTY, FROM WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, WITH GRANTS FROM THE U.S. DEPT. OF DEFENSE REPI PROGRAM, N.C. LAND AND WATER FUND (NCLWF), USFWS NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT (NAWCA), AND ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND. THE ACQUISITION CONCLUDED THE SECOND PHASE OF A THREE-PHASE PROJECT INVOLVING NCCLT'S PURCHASE OF THREE (3) CONTIGUOUS TRACTS (COLLECTIVELY CONTAINING ALMOST 3,000 ACRES) ALONG THE NEWPORT RIVER. THE FIRST PHASE WAS COMPLETED IN MAY 2023 WITH NCCLT'S PURCHASE OF THE 1,437-ACRE NEWPORT RIVER I TRACT FROM WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY. FOLLOWING NCCLT'S PURCHASE OF THE NEWPORT RIVER II TRACT, NCCLT PLACED PERMANENT CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY WITH THE TRANSFER OF A RESTRICTIVE EASEMENT TO THE U.S.A., A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE STATE, THROUGH NCLWF, AND A NOTICE OF FEDERAL GRANT RESTRICTIONS. THIS PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM (NC NHP) AS A STATE SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HERITAGE SITE OF VERY HIGH ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE DUE TO THE DISCOVERY OF A RARE FOREST TYPE (COASTAL FRINGE EVERGREEN FOREST) ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY, WHICH ALSO FEATURES ESTUARINE MARSH, MANAGED LOBLOLLY PINE FOREST, AND BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS ALONG FOUR (4) MILES OF THE NEWPORT RIVER, PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY TO OTHER CONSERVATION LANDS, NAMELY, IT IS LOCATED ACROSS THE NEWPORT RIVER FROM NCCLT'S 530-ACRE NEWPORT RIVER MARSHES NATURE PRESERVE AND IS ADJACENT TO A PORTION OF THE 160,000-ACRE CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST. - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING NCCLT'S TRANSFER OF PERMANENT CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON THE NEWPORT RIVER II TRACT, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, NCCLT TRANSFERRED THE 594-ACRE PROPERTY (WITHOUT CONSIDERATION) TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, INC., A NORTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, FOR LONG-TERM HYDROLOGICAL AND FORESTED WETLANDS RESTORATION ON THE PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH THE NEWPORT RIVER I TRACT, TO ENHANCE WATER QUALITY AND SHELLFISH HABITAT IN THE NEWPORT RIVER AND REDUCE FLOODING OF THE NEUSE RIVER ESTUARY. - IN DECEMBER 2024, NCCLT COMPLETED THE BARGAIN SALE PURCHASE OF THE 314- ACRE HOGGARD'S MILLPOND TRACT NEAR THE TOWN OF WINDSOR, IN BERTIE COUNTY, WITH GRANTS FROM THE NCLWF, USFWS NAWCA, NC ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT GRANT (EEG), AND ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND, AND FUNDS FROM THE TOWN OF WINDSOR. THE ECOLOGICALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HOGGARD MILL CREEK SWAMP STATE SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HERITAGE AREA AND IS RANKED OF HIGH ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE BY THE NC NHP. THE PROPERTY HOSTS FRONTAGE ALONG 2.2 MILES ON EACH SIDE OF HOGGARD'S MILL RUN, THE LARGEST TRIBUTARY OF THE CASHIE RIVER, MATURE CYPRESS FOREST, BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS, AND UPLAND RIDGES WHICH PROVIDE EXCELLENT WILDLIFE, WATERFOWL, AND COLONIAL WATERBIRD HABITAT. THE PERMANENT CONSERVATION OF THE HOGGARD'S MILLPOND TRACT REPRESENTS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT A SITE WITH SIGNIFICANT WILDLIFE, HISTORIC, WATER QUALITY, AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES FOR A PUBLIC PARK AND ECOTOURISM DESTINATION DESIGNED TO BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY. - THE PURCHASE AND PERMANENT CONSERVATION OF THE HOGGARD'S MILLPOND TRACT IN DECEMBER 2024, WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NCCLT AND THE TOWN OF WINDSOR, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETING THE PURCHASE OF, AND RECORDING PERMANENT STATE AND FEDERAL CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY, NCCLT TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP OF THE HOGGARD'S MILLPOND TRACT TO THE TOWN OF WINDSOR TO BE USED AS THE SITE OF A FUTURE PUBLIC NATURE AND HISTORIC PARK. - IN APRIL 2025, NCCLT TRANSFERRED A STATE-HELD NCLWF CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND A NOTICE OF FEDERAL GRANT RESTRICTIONS (PURSUANT TO NCLWF AND USFWS NAWCA GRANTS) TO PLACE PERMANENT CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON ITS 17 -ACRE ECOLOGICALLY UNIQUE CHOWAN BLUFFS PRESERVE, NEAR COLERAIN, IN BERTIE COUNTY, WHICH NCCLT PURCHASED IN JULY 2023. THE PROPERTY, DESIGNATED BY THE NC NHP AS THE CHOWAN RIVER POINT COMFORT BLUFFS NATURAL HERITAGE AREA OF EXCEPTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE (THE HIGHEST NC NHP RANKING), FEATURES 85 TO 90- FOOT BLUFFS OVERLOOKING THE CHOWAN RIVER, INCLUDES A UNIQUE COASTAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM, AND GEOLOGICALLY FORMS A PART OF THE WICCOMICO TERRACE - THE PLEISTOCENE-ERA SHORELINE. NCCLT WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE THIS PROPERTY AS A NATURE PRESERVE. - ALSO IN APRIL 2025, NCCLT COMPLETED THE PURCHASE OF THE 97-ACRE SOUTH END OF TOPSAIL ISLAND, IN PENDER COUNTY, ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING PRIVATELY OWNED, LARGE, UNDEVELOPED TRACTS ON NORTH CAROLINA'S BARRIER ISLANDS. THIS CONSERVATION VICTORY AND ACQUISITION FOLLOWED AN AMBITIOUS, YEARLONG FUNDRAISING EFFORT WHICH RAISED NEARLY 8 MILLION GARNERING SUPPORT OF ALMOST 800 DONORS AND FOUR (4) MAJOR PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCES. STRETCHING FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO BANKS CHANNEL, THE SOUTH END HAS EXCEPTIONAL NATURAL AND ECOLOGICAL VALUES AND FEATURES EXPANSIVE DUNES, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, AND MARITIME SHRUB FORESTS THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES, MORE THAN 30 PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES, AND THE RARE COASTAL PLANT, SEABEACH AMARANTH. GRANT FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF), NCLWF, USFWS NAWCA, AND NATIONAL COASTAL WETLANDS CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAMS. TO MEET THE CONTRACT DEADLINE FOR CLOSING, WHICH PRECEDED RECEIPT (BUT NOT APPROVAL OF) GRANT FUNDS, NCCLT SECURED A BRIDGE LOAN. NCCLT PLANS TO OWN AND MANAGE THE PROPERTY FOR UP TO A YEAR, REPAY THE LOAN UPON RECEIPT OF ALL GRANT FUNDS, AND TRANSFER THE LAND TO THE STATE TO BE MANAGED BY THE DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT, A MODEL FOR COLLABORATIVE COASTAL CONSERVATION, CONSERVES CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT WHILE OFFERING LASTING BENEFITS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. - ALSO IN APRIL 2025, IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETING THE PURCHASE OF THE SOUTH END OF TOPSAIL ISLAND, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, NCCLT SOLD A 1-ACRE PORTION OF THE 97-ACRE SOUTH END TRACT TO THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACH FOR PUBLIC PARKING AND AMENITIES TO FACILITATE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH END TRACT. - IN AUGUST 2025, NCCLT TRANSFERRED ITS 303.5-ACRE PLUM CREEK/PASQUOTANK RIVER PRESERVE, IN CAMDEN COUNTY, TO THE STATE TO EXPAND THE NORTH RIVER GAME LAND AND BE MANAGED BY THE NCWRC. THE PRESERVE, WHICH LIES ALONG 1.7 MILES OF THE PASQUOTANK RIVER, IS LOCATED WITHIN A STATE ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM'S TARGETED LOCAL WATERSHED AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A WETLAND OF EXCEPTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE BY THE NC DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT. THE PRESERVE IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE WHITEHALL SHORES HARDWOOD FOREST STATE SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HERITAGE AREA. NCCLT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN MARCH 2008 WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY A NC CLEAN WATER MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND (NOW NCLWF) GRANT AND MANAGED THE PROPERTY AS A NATURE PRESERVE. WITH THE STATE'S RECENT ACQUISITION OF NEIGHBORING PROPERTY (MANAGED BY NCWRC), THE TRANSFER OF THE PASQUOTANK RIVER PRESERVE TO THE STATE WILL FACILITATE LONG-TERM COORDINATED CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF BOTH PROPERTIES. - NCCLT COMPLETED, IN COORDINATION WITH THE WEST BANK/CEDAR HILL FOUNDATIO
    Expenses $3,823,285 · grants $3,041,994
  • LAND STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: - NCCLT CONTINUED ITS ONGOING WORK TO ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES AT ITS 247-ACRE ISLAND CREEK NATURE PRESERVE, IN JONES COUNTY, WITH BRUSH AXE REMOVAL AND HERBICIDE TREATMENT IN JUNE 2025. - NCCLT CONTRACTED WITH WRIGHT-MCKINLEY FORESTRY TO CONDUCT A PRESCRIBED BURN ON 33 ACRES AT MAGNOLIA PRESERVE IN CRAVEN COUNTY IN MAY 2025. - NCCLT CONTRACTED WITH WRIGHT-MCKINLEY TO CONDUCT SITE PREP DISCING OF 30 ACRES AT ITS TRENT RIVER OAK GROVE PRESERVE, IN JONES COUNTY, IN JUNE 2025. - NCCLT CONTRACTED WITH ANDREW REYNOLDS TO HYDRO AXE 30 ACRES OF UNDERSTORY AT MILL CREEK PRESERVE IN MARCH 2025. - NCCLT CONTRACTED WITH WRIGHT-MCKINLEY FORESTRY FOR TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT WORK, SPECIFICALLY THE REMOVAL OF LOBLOLLY PINE, ON 87 ACRES AT NCCLT'S BERN PRESERVE, IN CRAVEN COUNTY, IN JANUARY 2025. - ALL NCCLT PROPERTIES HELD IN FEE TITLE AND UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT WERE MONITORED AND POSTED BY STAFF BIOLOGISTS, INTERNS, OR CONTRACTORS.
    Expenses $437,505 · revenue $24,158
  • CONSERVATION EDUCATION: NCCLT HOSTED A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE'S COAST, OR ENTERED INTO AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: - NCCLT CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH CAMP ALBEMARLE, WHICH HAS PROVIDED CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS, TO EXPAND CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO NATURE ON NCCLT'S 367+ ACRE GALES CREEK PRESERVE NEAR THE TOWN OF NEWPORT, IN CARTERET COUNTY, WHICH FEATURES OPEN, PARK-LIKE STANDS OF LONGLEAF PINE AND MATURE MIXED PINE HARDWOOD FOREST ALONG MORE THAN A MILE OF FRONTAGE ON GALES CREEK, A TIDAL CREEK THAT FLOWS TO BOGUE SOUND. NCCLT ALLOWS CAMP ALBEMARLE TO USE GALES CREEK PRESERVE FOR ITS CAMPER AND NATURE STUDY PROGRAMS. THIS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES GREATER RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN; - NCCLT PARTNERED TO HOST THE "FIRE IN THE PINES" FESTIVAL, AN EDUCATIONAL FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO RAISING POSITIVE AWARENESS ABOUT CONTROLLED BURNING IN THE LONGLEAF PINE ECOSYSTEM, AND HOSTED "FIRE IN THE PINES" SCHOOL EVENTS IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C.; - NCCLT HOSTED A "TRICK OR TREAT ON THE TRAILS" EVENT WITH 120 ATTENDEES AND A "LOVE YOUR LAND" HIKE AT NCCLT'S EVERETT CREEK PRESERVE, IN ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C.; - IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NC SCIENCE FESTIVAL, NCCLT HOSTED "POLLINATOR PALOOZA", A FREE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EVENT WITH 329 ATTENDEES WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATORS IN NATURE AND FOOD SUPPLY AND PROVIDED MATERIALS AND GUIDANCE ON CREATING SMALL POLLINATOR GARDENS; - AMERICORPS SERVICE MEMBERS HOSTED BY NCCLT DELIVERED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING INTO ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS IN 19 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SEVEN (7) NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES, CONDUCTED 13 FIELD TRIPS, AND PROVIDED AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, REACHING 2,249 STUDENTS; - NCCLT HOSTED MONTHLY TRAIL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ON SEVERAL OF ITS NATURE PRESERVES; - NCCLT HOSTED ITS 14TH ANNUAL FLYTRAP FROLIC ON JULY 7, 2025, AT THE STANLEY REHDER CARNIVOROUS PLANT GARDEN, WHICH IS PERMANENTLY PROTECTED UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT HELD BY NCCLT. THE FREE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EVENT, WHICH ATTRACTED 1,105 PARTICIPANTS AND HIGHLIGHTED NATIVE CARNIVOROUS PLANTS THAT THRIVE IN SOUTHEASTERN N.C., WAS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NC SCIENCE FESTIVAL; AND - NCCLT REGULARLY COMMUNICATED EDUCATIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EVENTS AND FEATURES PROFILES OF ITS CONSERVATION WORK, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES, IN ITS ELECTRONIC AND NEWSLETTER COMMUNICATIONS AND ON ITS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND UPDATED WEBSITE.
    Expenses $81,070

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
56-1791849
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1992
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C340)
Assets (IRS master file)
$64,807,680
Income (IRS master file)
$8,349,758

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$6,324,120$5,056,607$64,807,680XML
990September 2024$9,093,305$11,238,743$58,241,203XML
990September 2023$6,355,820$5,341,933$60,130,401XML
990September 2022$7,074,843$3,935,833$57,014,249IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-1791849).

Questions about NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST

What is the EIN of NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST is 56-1791849.
Is NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
Are donations to NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names HARRISON MARKS.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,000 (HARRISON MARKS, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,324,120, expenses of $5,056,607 and total assets of $64,807,680 at year end.

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