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Catawba Riverkeeper

Educates and advocates for clean waters

Overview

Catawba Riverkeeper educates and advocates to protect the Catawba-Wateree River Basin’s waters for people and wildlife. It informs residents, monitors water quality, and pursues policy actions to keep lakes, rivers, and streams clean and plentiful for over two million people who drink the water and nearly three million households that rely on the river for power. The group focuses on outreach, citizen engagement, and watchdog-style advocacy across 26 counties in North and South Carolina. Its goal is to maintain high-quality, abundant waters for humans, wildlife, and ecosystems dependent on the Catawba-Wateree River Basin.

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Why Catawba Riverkeeper is rated
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Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

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Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

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Headquarters

Charlotte, NC

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • September 15, 2026 Canoe Creek restoration advanced 2,200 linear feet with new funding.
  • Duke Energy Foundation backed 2026 Floating Classroom programming, expanding education reach across the basin.
  • 2025 Riversweep removed 57,115 pounds of trash, proving volunteer mobilization still scales fast.

What critics are saying

  • ProPublica shows 2024 revenue $1.77 million against $2.00 million expenses and $660,797 net assets.
  • Membership funded five-person operations make donor concentration a survival risk if giving weakens in 2027.
  • Charlotte's 63-million-gallon interbasin transfer fight threatens a defining campaign and future relevance.

What makes Catawba Riverkeeper unique

  • Catawba Riverkeeper owns basin-wide credibility through 2025 State of the River reporting.
  • The 2026 Water Watcher app bundles pollution reporting, basin maps, and recreation alerts.
  • Its 2026 coalition work links Duke Energy relicensing, stormwater, and stream restoration.

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  • Remote Work Options

Company News

Google
Aug 14th, 2023
Litter Collection Device To Be Installed At Glenn Hilton Park In Hickory

The City of Hickory is partnering with Catawba Riverkeeper to install and maintain a stream trash trap on Horseford Creek in Glenn Hilton Park.

PR Newswire
Jun 1st, 2023
Transportation Insight And Nolan Transportation Group Host Atlanta River Cleanup With Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Local logistics provider demonstrates commitment to giving back with series of tree planting and river cleanupsATLANTA, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transportation Insight (TI) and Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), a leading provider of non-asset, tech-enabled logistics and brokerage solutions in North America, will collaborate with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) to remove trash in and around the Chattahoochee River watershed on June 3 at Atlanta Memorial Park. This marks the second consecutive year TI & NTG have participated in a river cleanup event with CRK.Transportation Insight + Nolan Transportation GroupTI & NTG partnered with environmental groups across the country to engage local offices in tree planting and river cleanup projects. These partnerships aimed to give back to the communities in which employees live and work and to date, 163 TI & NTG employees have planted almost 300 trees and donated $47,500. TI & NTG will also remove approximately 2,000 lbs. of debris from local waters through multiple river cleanup events.TI & NTG environmental partners:Atlanta, GA – Chattahoochee RiverkeeperAustin, TX – TreeFolksCharleston – Charleston Parks ConservancyCharlotte, NC – TreesCharlotteChicago, IL – Chicago Region Trees InitiativeDallas, TX – Texas Trees FoundationDenver, CO – The Park PeopleDetroit, MI – Releaf MichiganGrand Rapids, MI – One Tree PlantedHattiesburg, MS. – The Nature ConservancyHickory, NC – Catawba RiverkeeperNashville, TN – Cumberland River Compact"The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper cleanup marks our twelfth environmental project across the US this year," said Ken Beyer, CEO of TI & NTG

Catawba Riverkeeper
Jun 23rd, 2022
Catawba Riverkeeper launches new and improved app

Catawba Riverkeeper is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved app.

Axios Charlotte
Feb 17th, 2022
Envision Charlotte partnered with Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated on Feb 1st 20'.

In February 2020, the city, county, Envision Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services (CMSWS) and the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation partnered with Coca-Cola Consolidated on a creek cleanup program using three devices called Litter Gitters.

Catawba Riverkeeper
Dec 13th, 2021
Catawba Riverkeeper partners with AvidXchange, Inc.

This fall, Catawba Riverkeeper partnered with AvidXchange to provide a program on Single-Use Plastics at Walter G. Byers School.

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