Smith Island Land Trust
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$8.1m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$8.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
6.0 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
11
reported in Part VI
Smith Island Land Trust's network
12 people5 organisationsi12 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Reyner | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Claire Lonegan | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Craig Bandoroff | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Doug Larsen | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| G Chris Shank | Executive Di | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hilary Gerhardt | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jim Brown | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Katie Chatas | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Marianna Fitz-Hugh | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Melanie Robbins | Trustee/Dire | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Renee Brewster | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Slaughter Fitz-Hugh | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Chris Shank | Executive Di | 3 | $0 | ||
| Katie Chatas | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hilary Gerhardt | Vice Preside | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Brown | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Craig Bandoroff | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Renee Brewster | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marianna Fitz-Hugh | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Slaughter Fitz-Hugh | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Jelinek | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julie Keenan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Larsen | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Claire Lonegan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan Reyner | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Smith Island Land Trust
- EIN
- 561974072
- Address
- Po Box 3109, Bald Head Isl, NC, 28461-7001
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Conserve land for plants and animals (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C340 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- G Chris Shank (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsG Chris Shank
≥8years on the filingsMelanie Robbins
≥8years on the filingsSlaughter Fitz-Hugh
≥7years on the filingsAlan Reyner
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.1m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.6m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2m | $941k | $240k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.