Southern Environmental Law Center – SELC
Group
You can always find the SELC at the forefront of environmental policy in North Carolina. They are the first to the litigation table and work hand in glove with the Democrats when they are at the helm at NC DEQ, sometimes appearing as an adversary, but always pushing the most leftist policies.
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) has received more than $3 million, in 4 grants, from Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation since 2003. SELC has received more than $4.5 million from the Energy Foundation.
Two massive, radical extremist environmental out-of-state groups spent millions in 2014 to defeat North Carolina legislators. The SELC, along with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), whose headquarters is in China and New York, worked to defeat six Republican legislative candidates by creating and funneling money to a shell group known as North Carolina Environmental Partnership (NCEP). Civitas filed a complaint with the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBOE) against SELC and NRDC contending that they had violated state law and federal regulations by paying for TV ads but indicating the ads were paid for by the NCEP. There is no evidence that the NCEP actually exists. NCEP appeared to be a shell group used to hide the identities of SELC and NRDC. Because neither the NRDC nor the SELC identifies donors in their reports, millions of dollars were spent in this state by groups that refuse to identify their funding sources.
A 2014 United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Minority Staff report, titled “The Chain of Environmental Command – How a Club of Billionaires and Their Foundations Control the Environmental Movement and Obama’s EPA,” describes the Energy Foundation this way:
“The Energy Foundation is a pass-through public charity utilized by the most powerful Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) members to create the appearance of a more diversified base of support, to shield them from accountability, and to leverage limited resources by hiring dedicated energy/environment staff to handle strategic giving. The Energy Foundation is the largest recipient of grants from the foreign-funded Sea Change Foundation; yet, it appears the Energy Foundation attempts to hide donations from Sea Change, as it is not listed as one of Energy Foundation’s partners.”
| Financials: Source IRS 990s | |||||
| Year | Revenue | Expenditures | Net Assets | ||
| 2015 | $35,398,817 | $22,279,867 | $78,658,169 | ||
| 2014 | $39,032,095 | $20,811,748 | $66,998,516 | ||
| 2013 | $23,854,021 | $17,097,949 | $46,703,255 | ||
| 2012 | $17,080,456 | $14,192,984 | $36,996,788 | ||
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People Connections:
| Person | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Blakely Hildebrand | Associate Attorney | Current |
| Brooks Pearson | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Chandra Taylor | Senior Attorney | Current |
| David Neal | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Derb Carter, Jr. | Director, Chapel Hill Office | Current |
| Frank Holleman | Senior Attorney | Current |
| Geoff Gisler | Senior Attorney | Current |
| Gudrun Thompson | Senior Attorney | Current |
| John Suttles | Litigation Director | Current |
| Jovian Sackett | Senior Geospatial Analyst | Current |
| Kara Kooken | Development Officer | Current |
| Kathleen Sullivan | Senior Program Communications Manager (NC) | Current |
| Kym Hunter | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Lauren Bowen | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Leslie Griffith | Associate Attorney | Current |
| Mary Maclean Asbill | Senior Attorney | Current |
| Myra Blake | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Nadia Luhr | Associate Attorney | Current |
| Nick Torrey | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Peter Stein | Associate Attorney | Current |
| Ramona McGee | Associate Attorney | Current |
| Shannon Groff | Geospatial Analyst | Current |
| Sierra Weaver | Senior Attorney | Current |
| Will Hendrick | Associate Attorney | Current |
| Amelia Burnette | Senior Attorney | Former |
| D.J. Gerken | Managing Attorney | Former |
| Patrick Hunter | Staff Attorney | Former |
| Peter Ledford | Legal Practice Fellow Associate Attorney | Former |
| Sam Evans | Staff Attorney | Former |
| Will Scott | Attorney | Former |
This group funded by:
| Funder | Year | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| F M Kirby Foundation Inc | 2017 | $30,000.00 | For continued efforts in NC |
| James P. and Rebecca T. Craig Foundation | 2017 | $75,000.00 | |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | 2017 | $238,000.00 | |
| Overton and Katherine Dennis Fund | 2017 | $10,000.00 | General charitable purposes |
| Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundation | 2016 | $2,000.00 | General support |
| F M Kirby Foundation Inc | 2016 | $30,000.00 | For continued efforts in NC |
| Futch Foundation, Inc. | 2016 | $250.00 | |
| Msb Cockayne Fund, Inc | 2016 | $12,000.00 | General support |
| Msb Cockayne Fund, Inc | 2016 | $6,000.00 | General support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2016 | $240,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundation | 2015 | $1,000.00 | General support |
| F M Kirby Foundation Inc | 2015 | $30,000.00 | For continued efforts in NC |
| Futch Foundation, Inc. | 2015 | $250.00 | |
| Julian Price Family Foundation | 2015 | $5,000.00 | General purpose of charity |
| The Frances & William H Beattie Foundation | 2015 | $10,000.00 | General usage |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | 2015 | $20,000.00 | Protect the Chesapeake Bay from fracking on lands perilously close to the Bay and from coal ash storage in unlined ponds adjacent to Virginia rivers in the Bay watershed |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2015 | $11,726.00 | For alliances and advocacy |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2015 | $720,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Challenge Fund | 2014 | $2,000.00 | |
| F M Kirby Foundation Inc | 2014 | $30,000.00 | For continued efforts in NC |
| Futch Foundation, Inc. | 2014 | $250.00 | |
| Julian Price Family Foundation | 2014 | $6,000.00 | General purpose of charity |
| The Blumenthal Foundation | 2014 | $1,000.00 | For general operating support |
| The Energy Foundation | 2014 | $400,000.00 | Program development |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2014 | $2,000.00 | |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2014 | $2,000.00 | |
| F M Kirby Foundation Inc | 2013 | $25,000.00 | For continued efforts in NC |
| Futch Foundation, Inc. | 2013 | $250.00 | |
| Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | 2013 | $190,000.00 | For Low Country Land Conservation Partnership |
| Julian Price Family Foundation | 2013 | $3,500.00 | General purpose of charity |
| The Energy Foundation | 2013 | $640,000.00 | Program development |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2013 | $25,000.00 | For unrestricted use |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2013 | $2,000.00 | |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2013 | $2,000.00 | |
| The Energy Foundation | 2012 | $525,000.00 | Program development |
| The Energy Foundation | 2012 | $200,000.00 | Program development |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2012 | $720,000.00 | General Support |
| The Energy Foundation | 2011 | $450,000.00 | Program development |
| The Energy Foundation | 2010 | $515,000.00 | Program development |
| The Energy Foundation | 2010 | $160,000.00 | Program development |
| The Energy Foundation | 2009 | $375,000.00 | Program development |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2009 | $825,000.00 | General Support |
| The Energy Foundation | 2008 | $375,000.00 | Program development |
| The Energy Foundation | 2007 | $525,000.00 | Program development |
| The Energy Foundation | 2007 | $300,000.00 | Program development |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2006 | $825,000.00 | General Support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2003 | $100,000.00 |
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Address 1:
601 West Rosemary Street Suite 220
City:
Chapel Hill
State:
NC
Zip:
27516