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Mountaintrue

MountainTrues Mission Statement: MountainTrue champions resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge.

Environment Asheville, NC EIN: 561422691 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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77
Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
77/100 · methodology

About

MountainTrue works to protect clean water, resilient forests, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge region.

Mission

MountainTrues Mission Statement: MountainTrue champions resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since January 1985.

Focus & reach

Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 561422691
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 1985

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 1985

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 7/10
('Website', 3)
('No email on file', 0)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 10/20
('Updated within 2 years', 10)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

GiveRadar's verified records show Mountaintrue with a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 86% of the 30,143 environment charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - more than 82% of similar organizations. See the sources
  • By reported annual revenue, it is larger than 77% of the 13,369 environment charities in the United States with financial records on GiveRadar. See the filings
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (5 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a donation page
  • third-party accreditation
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • a contact email
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

Financials

From irs 990 (fy2024) · FY2024
Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Reporting year
2024
To programmes
87%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Where money goes
Program87%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
AM
Ameena B•••••
Board
DE
Deke A••••
Board
EN
Enrique S••••••
Board
GE
George A•••••
Board

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar environment in United States
Program spending This charity: 87%
Peer average: 78%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 1.59%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 77
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
87% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2024) why this matters
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Filing history

5 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2024): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

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Staff & volunteers

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Employees
24

Leadership

From FY2024 filing

MI
Miller W•••••••
Treasurer

Officers & trustees (25)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

10 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

MountainTrue’s River Debris Cleanup Crew has Removed 150,000 Pounds of Storm Debris From High Country Rivers - High Coun
Aug 2026
www.hcpress.com
MountainTrue crew removes 4 totaled vehicles from Hungry River - 828 News Now
Aug 2026
828newsnow.com
MountainTrue removes vehicles from Henderson County river nearly 2 years after Helene - WLOS
Aug 2026
wlos.com
MountainTrue removes vehicles from Henderson County river nearly 2 years after Helene - WLOS
Aug 2026
wlos.com
MountainTrue removes vehicles from Henderson County river nearly 2 years after Helene - WLOS
Aug 2026
wlos.com
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Asheville for 2 nights with MountainTrue - 828 News Now
Jul 2026
828newsnow.com
Is the French Broad River safe to swim this summer? MountainTrue weighs in - 828 News Now
Jul 2026
828newsnow.com
IPEX responds to Citizen Times, but still no contact with MountainTrue - The Asheville Citizen Times
Jun 2026
www.citizen-times.com
MountainTrue still no contact from IPEX post-Helene about PVC in river - The Asheville Citizen Times
May 2026
www.citizen-times.com
MountainTrue demands IPEX plastic manufacturer take an active role in river cleanup - Mountain Xpress
May 2026
mountainx.com
Form filed
$5.1M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Form filed
$2.5M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$2.2M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$2.3M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$1.6M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
Environment this charity 30,144
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425

Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2024 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 70 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2024 on record
  • Named leadership · 70 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 1984
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Mountaintrue

What is Mountaintrue?
Mountaintrue is a environment supporting organization (509(a)(3)) based in Asheville, United States. MountainTrue works to protect clean water, resilient forests, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge region.
When was Mountaintrue founded?
Mountaintrue was founded in 1984.
Who leads Mountaintrue?
Miller Williams serves as Treasurer.
Where is Mountaintrue located?
Headquartered in Asheville, NC, United States.
What is Mountaintrue's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2024 is approximately $1M-$10M. 87% of expenses go to program services.
Is Mountaintrue trustworthy?
Mountaintrue has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 77 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Mountaintrue's registration number?
IRS EIN: 561422691.
What is Mountaintrue's website?
http://mountaintrue.org