SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2019
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS
 
Employer identification number

42-1654651
Return Reference Explanation
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE TAX RETURN WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c WRITTEN POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO VIEW THE TAX RETURN IN THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS.
General explanation attachment SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ON A LITTER ABATEMENT, ILLEGAL DUMPING PREVENTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, A DEDICATED SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS TEAM MEMBER WILL COORDINATE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS ELECTRONIC WASTE DUMPING ABATEMENT AND RECYCLING, BUSINESS RECYCLING, COMPOSTING, WASTE TO ENERGY INITIATIVES AND CITY-WIDE BEAUTIFICATION EVENTS. SHE WILL ALSO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY AGENCIES BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO ENFORCE WASTE REGULATIONS AND WITH CITY RESIDENTS BY EMPOWERING THEM TO ADOPT MORE SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT HABITS. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS STRIVED TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND SUSTAIN WATER ACCESSIBILITY IN THE SANDHILLS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS WORK WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, THE NORTH CAROLINA PFAS TESTING NETWORK, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS STATEWIDE TO HOLD INDUSTRIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR WATER POLLUTION IN THE CAPE FEAR RIVER AND ENCOURAGE MORE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT LEVELS OF FLUORINATED CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURAL AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS ALSO WORKED TO EDUCATE PROPERTY OWNERS WITH WELLS AFFECTED BY GENX ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF FLUORINATED CHEMICALS ON PUBLIC HEALTH, PROPERTY VALUES AND NATURAL RESOURCES. SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS CONTINUED ITS EIGHTH YEAR OF THE GO GREEN INITIATIVE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS. OVER 80 SCHOOLS ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON ENERGY RESILIENCE AND EFFICIENCY, WATER CONSERVATION, RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION. THREE CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE SITES FOR SUSTAINABLE SANDHILLS CARBON BANKS, A PROJECT THAT IMPROVES AIR QUALITY AND SERVES AS A LIVING LEARNING LABORATORY FOR STUDENTS. THE ACADEMY OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY AT DOUGLAS BYRD HIGH SCHOOL USED THE CARBON BANKS TO APPLY THEIR STUDIES SUCH AS MEASURING CARBON SEQUESTRATION VALUES OF TREES AND USING DRONES TO CREATE AERIAL MAPS OF THE CARBON BANKS. THE CARBON BANKS SEQUESTERED A TOTAL OF 15 TONS OF CARBON FROM YEAR 1 THROUGH YEAR 3 OF THE PROJECT.
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Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019


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