Mountaintrue
MountainTrues Mission Statement: MountainTrue champions resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge.
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MountainTrue works to protect clean water, resilient forests, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge region.
MountainTrues Mission Statement: MountainTrue champions resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge.
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Integrity assessment
A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.
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 30,144 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
- government registration
- financial records (5 filed years)
- disclosed leadership
- a website
- a donation page
- third-party accreditation
- a contact email
- an owner-submitted profile claim
Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-08-24. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.
Financials
From irs 990 (fy2024) · FY2024Leadership & board
Disclosed in official filingsHow it stacks up against peers
· vs. 8 similar environment in United StatesSimilar charities
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5 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2024): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.
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Tax-deductibility for donors
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MOUNTAINTRUE is registered in United States. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Staff & volunteers
From filings and published profiles
Leadership
From FY2024 filing
Officers & trustees (25)
Source: Public filings
25 officers and trustees on file - free with a GiveRadar account.
Latest news
From global news sources
10 articles found
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MountainTrue’s River Debris Cleanup Crew has Removed 150,000 Pounds of Storm Debris From High Country Rivers - High Country Press
MountainTrue crew removes 4 totaled vehicles from Hungry River - 828 News Now
MountainTrue removes vehicles from Henderson County river nearly 2 years after Helene - WLOS
MountainTrue removes vehicles from Henderson County river nearly 2 years after Helene - WLOS
MountainTrue removes vehicles from Henderson County river nearly 2 years after Helene - WLOS
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Asheville for 2 nights with MountainTrue - 828 News Now
Is the French Broad River safe to swim this summer? MountainTrue weighs in - 828 News Now
IPEX responds to Citizen Times, but still no contact with MountainTrue - The Asheville Citizen Times
MountainTrue still no contact from IPEX post-Helene about PVC in river - The Asheville Citizen Times
MountainTrue demands IPEX plastic manufacturer take an active role in river cleanup - Mountain Xpress
Activity timeline
Filings and press mentions, merged
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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
What we know and don't know
Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.
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Financial data · FY2024 on record
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Named leadership · 70 officers on file
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Executive pay · Disclosed
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Government registration · Registered with an official registry
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Mission statement · Published
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Official website · On record
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Tax-deductibility · Verified
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Founding date · 1984
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Programs & activitiesNo 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