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Asheville GreenWorks

Public charity · Grantmaker Asheville, NC EIN: 56-1672870 Website

Asheville GreenWorks inspires, equips and mobilizes communities to create an equitable climate-resilient future.

Asheville GreenWorks at a glance

Total assets
$901,806
+433.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,462,763
+95.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$758
+2815.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$819,706
+2.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Asheville GreenWorks funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Asheville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $490 (2022) to $31K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $31K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Speaking of Gardening Asheville, NCOrganizational Needs$31,322
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$901,806$1,462,763$819,706——$758
2024$169,190$749,913$800,015$31,3221$26
2023$239,542$757,159$794,985$5,0311$-55
2022$294,087$789,132$883,489$490Total only$-2,342
2021$343,672$756,315$561,750——$22
2020$230,704$524,793$615,896——$25

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Asheville GreenWorks

Based on IRS filings

Asheville GreenWorks is a public charity, based in Asheville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $902K in total assets. Net investment income was $758.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Asheville GreenWorks is led by Eric Bradford, Interim Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 2 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric Bradford

    Interim Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $61K (2024) → $64K (2025)

  • Allison Jordan

    Interim Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    $38K (2025)

  • Jenny Abla

    President

    Board Member → Chair, 2024

    Chair → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • AJ Hardie

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sophie Mullinax

    Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Colvin

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gillie Roberts

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Miceli

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Dunnick

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip Blocklyn

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Norton-Rimron

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Dennis

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Ann Lydon

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Richter

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justine Carlisle

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Bigelow

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Falknor

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Moseley

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Scholl

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: John Robbins (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lee Ann Smith (2020–2024) — Exiting Vice Chair
  • Former: Ed Macie (2022–2024) — Exiting Chair
  • Former: Gregory Hammer (2022–2024) — Exiting Treasurer
  • Former: Renee Caldwell (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Renee White (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Henry Gargan (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan McGlidden (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dawn Chavez (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jannette Montenegro (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Phyllis Stiles (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Alison Ormsby (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brandon Oliver (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Guillo Rodriquez (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bob Roepnack (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Curry (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Swann (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Samantha Bowers (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Cathy Walsh (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynn Brailsford (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Patty Wright (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dennis Michele (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Edward Macie (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Greg Hammer (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Amanda Fairley (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ed Parker (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Patino (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Eric Bradford — Interim ED 6/1/24-7/31/24: $64KEric BradfordInterim ED 6/1/24-7/31/24$64KAllison Jordan — Interim ED 8/1/24-4/30/25: $38KAllison JordanInterim ED 8/1/24-4/30/25$38K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $64K, to Eric Bradford (Interim ED 6/1/24-7/31/24). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Asheville GreenWorks

How large is Asheville GreenWorks?

Asheville GreenWorks reported $902K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

Where does Asheville GreenWorks operate?

Asheville GreenWorks has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Asheville GreenWorks's EIN?

Asheville GreenWorks's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1672870. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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