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Asheville environmental organizations

There are 103environmental organizations in the greater Ashevillemetro area. Combined, these Asheville metro environmental organizationsemploy 986 people, earn more than $73 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $219 million.
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Types of environmental organizations in Asheville

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Natural resource conservation organizations
45
$38,988,788
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies
19
$12,445,666
Environmental education organizations
19
$18,867,077
Land conservation organizations
14
$25,922,020
Garden clubs and horticultural programs
10
$680,608
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations
9
$3,559,158
Botanical gardens and arboreta
5
$6,652,678
Civic environmental and open space organizations
4
$757,159
Pollution abatement and control organizations
4
$166,079
Environmental alliances and advocates
3
$211,391
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Job trends for Asheville environmental organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
5
1-10
12
11-25
14
26-100
5
101 to 1,000
3
1,000+
0
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Sizes of environmental organizations in Asheville

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
20
$250k to $1M
13
$1M to $5M
12
$5M to $25M
5
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of environmental organizations in Asheville

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North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS)

North Carolina Outward Bound School is a nonprofit organization that serves people of all ages and backgrounds by inspiring them to discover and develop their potential through challenging experiences.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$27.3m
Employees
180
EIN
56-0857708
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC)

The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is one of the country's oldest and most respected land trusts. SAHC works to protect the world's oldest mountains for the benefit of present and future generations.
Revenue
$11.0m
Assets
$80.4m
Employees
21
EIN
62-1098890
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Find Outdoors

Find Outdoors promotes education, recreation, and interpretation of natural resources. They manage visitor centers, recreational areas, and offer Cradle of Forestry partnership.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
163
EIN
56-1302500
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Conserving Carolina

Conserving Carolina protects natural areas through stewardship, restoration, public access, and education.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$44.3m
Employees
79
EIN
56-6449365
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eagle's Nest Foundation

Eagle's Nest Foundation is the nonprofit organization supporting Eagle's Nest Camp, Hante Adventures, and The Outdoor Academy, a premier semester school in Western North Carolina serving high school sophomores and select juniors.
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$7.1m
Employees
155
EIN
56-6009912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hights

HIGHTS inspires trust, connection and hope in disengaged youth through workforce development and therapeutic counseling services in Western North Carolina.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
35
EIN
26-1566023
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MountainTrue

MountainTrue fosters and empowers advocates throughout the region to be engaged in policy and project advocacy, outreach and education, and on the ground projects.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
21
EIN
56-1422691
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The American Chestnut Foundation

Restoring the American Chestnut tree to its native range through breeding, bio-control, and biotechnology. Committed to scientific collaboration and continued research.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$9.2m
Employees
31
EIN
41-1483019
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dogwood Alliance

Dogwood Alliance protects southern forests and communities from industrial logging and advocates for forest protection as a climate solution.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$4.9m
Employees
23
EIN
56-2139120
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Association of Radon Scientists

Professional association dedicated to radon measurement and mitigation, providing training, resources, and ethical standards for members to benefit consumers.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
12
EIN
22-2790477
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Friends of the WNC Nature Center

Conservation organization supporting the WNC Nature Center with membership, gift shop, volunteers, outreach education programs, and cash support.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$1.9m
Employees
16
EIN
23-7412910
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Whitewater (AW)

American Whitewater restores rivers dewatered by hydropower dams, eliminates water degradation, improves public land management and protects public access to rivers for responsible recreational use.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
14
EIN
23-7083760
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards

Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards empowers and educates the public to steward protected public lands through training, outreach, and partnerships.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$264.8k
Employees
33
EIN
47-2407669
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The North Carolina Arboretum Society

The promotion of The North Carolina Arboretum and providing financial and volunteer assistance to The Arboretum. Promotion of The n.c. Arboretum and providing financial and volunteer assistance to The n.c. Arboretum.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
0
EIN
56-1712373
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Organic Growers School

OGS educates and supports organic farming, offering workshops to non-commercial growers. It hosts the annual sustainable living spring conference.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$453.3k
Employees
13
EIN
75-3166329
IRS type
501(c)(3)

RiverLink

RiverLink promotes the French Broad River and its watershed's environmental and economic health through land conservation and education programs.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$7.6m
Employees
8
EIN
58-1867958
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP)

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project's (ASAP) mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$2.0m
Employees
23
EIN
06-1642769
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asheville Greenworks

Asheville GreenWorks inspires, equips, and mobilizes individuals and communities to take action to care for the places we love to live. Preserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the City of Asheville and the County of Buncombe.
Revenue
$757.2k
Assets
$239.5k
Employees
10
EIN
56-1672870
IRS type
501(c)(3)

North Carolina Resource Conservation and Development Association

NCRCDA improves living and working conditions in each RC&D District Council by utilizing natural and human resources, providing RC&Ds with resources and training.
Revenue
$801.5k
Assets
$366.0k
Employees
0
EIN
58-1934833
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sylva Garden Club

Sylva Garden Club is a civic environmental or open space organization in Sylva, NC that was founded in 2004.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
42-1615957
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "C00: Environment: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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