Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL)
Group
The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) is a regional environmental democracy social justice and a community empowerment organization. They belong to the liberal political Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Network. From 2004-2013, over ninety percent of BREDL grant money, came from the Z Smith Reynolds Foundation.
| Financials: Source IRS 990s | |||||
| Year | Revenue | Expenditures | Net Assets | ||
| 2012 | $357,146 | $79,445 | $368,748 | ||
| 2013 | $477,150 | $180,338 | $549,086 | ||
| 2014 | $539,875 | $202,394 | $751,480 | ||
| 2015 | $671,519 | $304,375 | $1,055,855 | ||
| 2016 | $726,656 | $474,892 | $1,307,619 | ||
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People Connections:
| Person | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Kerr | Associate Director/Communications Coordinator | Current |
| Cary Rodgers | NC Environmental Justice Coordinator | Current |
| Charles Utley | Environmental Justice Campaign Director | Current |
| Daisy O’Nan | Board Youth Representative | Current |
| Elizabeth O’Nan | Western North Carolina Vice President | Current |
| James Johnson | Board President | Current |
| Louis Zeller | Executive Director | Current |
| Mara Robbins | Community Organizer, Virginia | Current |
| Mark Barker | Southwest Virginia Vice President | Current |
| Pat Hill | Eastern North Carolina Vice President | Current |
| Sam Tesh | Board President | Current |
| Sandy Kurtz | Tennessee/Alabama Vice President | Current |
| Therese Vick | Sustainable Economic Development Coordinator | Current |
| Willie Tomlin | Georgia Vice President | Current |
| Kate Dunnagan | Development Director | Former |
This group funded by:
| Funder | Year | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2016 | $60,000.00 | For general operating support of its work in NC |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2015 | $120,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2014 | $60,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Foundation For The Carolinas | 2013 | $400,000.00 | |
| Park Foundation Inc | 2013 | $10,000.00 | For North Carolina Organizing Campaign |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2013 | $60,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2012 | $5,000.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2012 | $55,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Park Foundation Inc | 2011 | $20,000.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general operating support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2011 | $55,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Park Foundation Inc | 2010 | $20,000.00 | General/operating support For general operating support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2010 | $850,000.00 | General/operating support For general operating support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2010 | $60,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2009 | $60,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2008 | $2,000.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2008 | $75,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2007 | $60,000.00 | For general operating support to continue statewide environmental justice work |
| Southern Partners Fund | 2006 | $5,000.00 | General/operating support For general support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2006 | $60,000.00 | For general operating support to launch Healthy Communities project and expand zero waste work |
| Oak Hill Fund | 2005 | $1,000.00 | |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2005 | $2,000.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2005 | $50,000.00 | For general operating support to promote clean air and environmental justice |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2004 | $2,000.00 |
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Address 1:
PO Box 88
City:
Glendale Springs
State:
NC
Zip:
28629