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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2025 Expires: December 2027

North Carolina Conservation Network

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
14
(919) 857-4699
234 Fayetteville Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh, NC, 27601
https://ncconservationnetwork.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

North Carolina Conservation Network does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

NCCN does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2025 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected program service expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.

North Carolina Conservation Network meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to support, train, and coordinate diverse groups and directly advocate to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment."

Year, State Incorporated:
1999, NC

North Carolina Conservation Network (NCCN) reports that it works to protect North Carolina's air, water, and quality of life. The organization is a statewide network of over 60 environmental, community, and environmental justice organization's focused on protecting North Carolina's environment and public health. Through its advocacy efforts, NCCN helps train, educate, and engage groups in environmental policy decision-making at all levels of government to improve and protect the state's natural resources; foster environmental justice; and ensure healthy, sustainable communities.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, North Carolina Conservation Network's program expenses were:

Program services $2,690,637
Total Program Expenses $2,690,637

Chief Executive
Brian Buzby, Executive Director

Compensation*
$197,455

Chair of the Board
Gray Jernigan

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Deputy Director and General Counsel, MountainTrue

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
21

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Workplace Giving

Fundraising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,791,031, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on North Carolina Conservation Network's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $4,419,162
Grants $1,371,869
Interest income $406,416
Membership dues $56,451
Conference $10,500
Miscellaneous revenue $5,833
Total Income $6,269,386

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $6,269,386
Total expenses: $3,266,270
  Program expenses $2,690,637
  Fundraising expenses $137,944
  Administrative expenses $437,689
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $3,003,116
Beginning Net Assets $7,643,391
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $10,646,507
Total Liabilities $77,120
Total Assets $10,723,627

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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern North Carolina