STURGEON CITY OF JACKSONVILLE NC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

STURGEON CITY OF JACKSONVILLE NC

EIN 56-2228246

What they do

AT STURGEON CITY, OUR MISSION is to CHAMPION ENVIRONMENTAL and STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, and MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION, SHAPING THE FUTURE BY NURTURING LEADERS and STEWARDS of BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT and THE SCIENCES. for MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE CITY of JACKSONVILLE DISCHARGED ITS WASTEWATER INTO THE NEW RIVER. IN 1997, THE CITY MOVED to AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LAND APPLICATION TREATMENT SYSTEM and STOPPED DISCHARGING INTO THE RIVER. THE CITY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY for THE IMPACTS to THE RIVER and BEGAN BIOREMEDIATION PROJECTS to RESTORE RIVER and WETLAND HEALTH and DETERMINED THAT THE FORMER PLANT COULD BE CONVERTED INTO AN EDUCATION CENTER. THE PROJECT EXPANSION to INCLUDE CIVIC and ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION LED to THE FORMATION of THE STURGEON CITY NON-PROFIT. THE NON-PROFIT PROVIDES STEAM and ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION for K-12 STUDENTS and THE COMMUNITY. EDUCATION is PROVIDED THROUGH HANDS-ON INQUIRY BASED PROGRAMS and EVENTS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

74.84%of revenue went to mission work79.9% of expenses · Program services

3.50%of revenue went to fundraising3.7% of expenses

$93.63spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.29%of revenue went to management and office costs16.3% of expenses

$2.26in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

45.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$472,696

Mission workProgram services$353,74874.84% of revenue79.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$72,26515.29% of revenue16.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$16,5543.50% of revenue3.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$30,1296.37% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$442,56793.63% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.9% mission · 16.3% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.63% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 16.1% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.93% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 16.5% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.03% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.0% mission · 12.0% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.08% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 11.8% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.26% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 11.8% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.74% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.0% mission · 12.0% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.98% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$472,696

Expenses$442,567

Annual surplus $30,129 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$353,748 · 79.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$72,265 · 16.3% of expenses

Fundraising$16,554 · 3.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$472,696

Expenses$442,567

Assets$1,001,645

Income$558,345

Contributions$213,638

Mission work (program services)$353,748

Fundraising$16,554

Management and general$72,265

Accounting fees$5,740

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LISA MURABITOEXECUTIVE DI · 40 hrs/week $64,555

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (12)

LISA MURABITOEXECUTIVE DI

CHARLES EFIRDDIRECTOR

DON HERRINGCHAIR

FRANKY J HOWARDDIRECTOR

JAY LEVINEDIRECTOR

KRYSTAL PHILLIPSDIRECTOR

LAUREN WARGODIRECTOR

MARY ANNE WILLIAMSTREASURER

MICHELLE CHADWICKVICE CHAIR

PAMELA TRAFTONSECRETARY

TABITHA ERNST-CHADWICKDIRECTOR

TYDREA RUSSELLDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 50 COURT ST BLDG 100, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28540-4617
County: Onslow
In care of: DON HERRING
Primary officer: DON HERRING, CHAIR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@sturgeoncity.org Phone(910) 750-5876 Officer phone(910) 938-6452

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PETERS THOMPSON & CHRISTIAN PA