Program areas at Asheville Greenworks
Through our Rivers & Roads program, 1,415 volunteers spent a total of 3,731 hours picking up 41,754 pounds of litter by hand from waterways and roadsides. . GreenWorks' Trash Trout litter capturing devices on local tributaries to the French Broad River. Since 2017, the Trash Trout devices have captured 10,000 pounds. . Held six successful Hard 2 Recycle events, with 2,381 Buncombe County residents bringing their hard to recycle items such as televisions, electronics, batteries, styrofoam hardcover books and more. In total, GreenWorks and its partners diverted 128,570 pounds of waste from the County landfill.
Six young people complete the GreenWorks Youth Enveronmental Leadership Program - a six-week plaid intership for Black, Indegenous and People of Color (BIPOC) youth.
Installed, maintained and expanded a tree nursery at the Buncombe County Sports Park to raise up to 4,000 trees to be used for tree giveaways and tree plantings on public property. Gave away more than 1,416 native trees to Buncombe County residents and planting 49 trees on public lands. Installed a native pollinator meadow on the Wilman Dykeman Greenway along the French Broad River in Asheville
Who funds Asheville Greenworks
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Asheville Greenworks
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Dawn Chavez | Executive Director | $46,712 | 2023-04-17 |
| Megan Ward | Development Director | | 2023-04-17 |
| Chelsea Adams | Operations Manager | | 2023-04-17 |
| Eric Bradford | Director of Operations | | 2023-04-17 |
| Joele Emma | Director of Education | | 2023-04-17 |
| ...and 12 more key personnel |
Financials for Asheville Greenworks
| Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $677,723 | $713,269 | -5% |
| Program services | $92,832 | $27,511 | 237.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $361 | $22 | 1540.9% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-2,703 | $0 | -999% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $18,200 | $10,857 | 67.6% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $1,344 | $2,065 | -34.9% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $1,375 | $2,591 | -46.9% |
| Total revenues | $789,132 | $756,315 | 4.3% |
Organizations like Asheville Greenworks
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Friends of Nevada Wilderness | 501(c)(3) | Sparks, NV | $1,342,107 |
| Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition | 501(c)(3) | Bellingham, WA | $751,741 |
| Yakima Greenway Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Yakima, WA | $996,811 |
| Keep Florida Beautiful | 501(c)(3) | Tallahassee, FL | $275,250 |
| Tree Pittsburgh | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,725,352 |
| Baton Rouge Green Association | 501(c)(3) | Baton Rouge, LA | $775,966 |
| Greater Newark Conservancy | 501(c)(3) | Newark, NJ | $1,398,315 |
| Friends of the Chicago River | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $1,643,887 |
| Boulder Climbing Community | 501(c)(3) | Boulder, CO | $545,243 |
| Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition | 501(c)(3) | Napa, CA | $1,701,974 |
Data update history
May 18, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,050 from Gannett Foundation April 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 17 new personnel
September 5, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
July 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Gannett Foundation Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Political advocacyFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringAuction fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 2 Sulphur Springs Rd
- Asheville, NC 28806
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- County
- Buncombe County, NC
- Website URL
- ashevillegreenworks.org/Â
- Phone
- (828) 254-1776
IRS details
- EIN
- 56-1672870
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1973
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C50: Environmental Beautification and Open Spaces
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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