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Kathy Abusow

President & CEO · Sustainable Forestry Initiative INC

President & CEO at Sustainable Forestry Initiative INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$914K

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
Reported as President & CEO of Sustainable Forestry Initiative INC, based in Washington, DC.
Received $914K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as Board Member of North American Forest Partnership INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Kathy Abusow is President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., which she joined in 2007 (retiring 2026). Under her leadership, SFI expanded its mission beyond forest standards to include conservation collaboration, Indigenous relations, and environmental education, achieving certification of over 150 million hectares / 370 million acres globally.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
SFI President/CEO 2007–2026
Education
  • McGill University (Undergraduate)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative INC President & CEO · $13.5M revenue · Washington, DCSFI'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH FOREST-FOCUSED COLLABORATION.pay $722K → $914KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$914Kreported comp
North American Forest Partnership INC Board Member · $1.3M revenue · Washington, DCTHE NORTH AMERICAN FOREST PARTNERSHIP IS WORKING TO BUILD TRUST AND SUPPORT TO MANAGE, HARVEST, CONSERVE AND PLAY IN NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS IN WAYS…Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

J
SVP Customer Affairs · FY2024
$225K
W
Executive Director · FY2020
$222K
H
Chief Scientist · FY2024
$200K
N
SVP Community & Gov't Relations · FY2024
$195K
P
Chief Conservation Officer · FY2021
$190K
N
SVP Community & Gov't Relations · FY2022
$187K
B
Chief Sustainability & Diversity · FY2022
$187K
L
Chief Conservation Officer · FY2024
$172K
D
VP Communications · FY2021
$169K
B
Former CFO (until 07/24) · FY2024
$167K
P
VP, Urban and Community Forestry · FY2024
$161K
L
Sr. Dir Conservation Collaboration · FY2023
$159K

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