N C Forestry Association FY2024 filing

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Raleigh, NC501(c)(6)Since 1949Environment EIN 04-3626382Revenue $2.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSncforestry.org1600 Glenwood Ave, 27608-2356 · Raleigh, NCTax-exempt since Jul 2002

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NC Forestry Association ensures healthy, productive, and sustainable forests.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$196K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$196K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.1 months of spending in cash, plus $1.1M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
59
of 59 voting members
Looks good: 59 of 59 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+108% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +108%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$881K
FY2022$945K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$615K
FY2021$773K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

60 people listed on the 990; $196K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$196,119Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice P
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pres Elect/T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Piedmont Vic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Western Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eastern Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Hatcher’s $203K as Executive Di is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Hatcher$202,602$196,119$179,653$157,239$132,500$132,410

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for the forestry and forest products industry through professional logger training programs and business promotion across North Carolina.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The services provided to members of the north carolina forestry association include representation before local, state, and congressional officials, technical support and information on rules, regulations and laws that impact forest landowners and forest management, publications that keep members informed on forestry issues, an annual…

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

The educational programs offered to the public reach students, parents, and educators through various resource materials. The ncfa is a key partner in the sustainable forestry teachers academies that educated approximately 70 teachers through workshops in the mountains, piedmont and coast of north carolina.

$35Kprogram expense
03

The prologger program continues to maintain its position as one of the top training programs in the nation. The prologger program has a database of over 1200 prologgers in "good standing." in 2024, 64 prologgers participated in the program via three different courses held across the state with the help of 30 ncfa volunteers.

$14Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$884K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
60
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a59
IndependentVI 1b59
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$884K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6155
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$214K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$414K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K
Office expensesLn 13$23K
Information technologyLn 14$23K
OccupancyLn 16$30K
TravelLn 17$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$150K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$81K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.4M$2.5M−$103K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.2M$2.2M−$22K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$173K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $945K$1.0M−$82K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $881K$773K$108K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $864K$615K$249K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,202,505 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $783,879$884,266
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $207,877$1,211,318
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,583$91,596
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,244$15,325
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,059,583$2,202,505
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $679,074$740,383
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $553,499$1,484,183
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,232,573$2,224,566
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$172,990−$22,061
Part VI · Governance 59 of 59 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body59
VI-1b Independent voting members59
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,202,505 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,944 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$582,261
VIII-1d Related organizations$151,000
VIII-1e Government grants$49,036
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,969
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$884,266
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,178,898 · Unrelated business $25,476$1,204,374
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $68,088$68,088
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $15,325$15,325
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$316 · Excluded from tax $23,824$23,508
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,183,976 · Unrelated business $27,026 · Excluded from tax $107,237$2,202,505
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,224,566 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$213,938
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$413,774
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$16,907
IX-9 Other employee benefits$47,379
IX-10 Payroll taxes$48,385
IX-11c Accounting fees$16,697
IX-11g Other fees for services$5,496
IX-13 Office expenses$23,422
IX-14 Information technology$23,274
IX-16 Occupancy$30,254
IX-17 Travel$38,123
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$149,906
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$3,376
IX-23 Insurance$2,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,109,845
IX-24e All other expenses$81,482
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,224,566
Part X · Balance sheet $1,226,644 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,420$25,172
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,687$18,889
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,623$43,987
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,233$8,537
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,012,488$1,130,059
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,242,451$1,226,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,876$34,087
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,579$9,543
X-25 Other liabilities$6,571
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,455$50,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,198,623$1,176,443
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,202,996$1,176,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,242,451$1,226,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,176,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,202,505
XI-2 Total expenses$2,224,566
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,061
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,202,996
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,360
XI-7 Investment expenses−$10,679
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$173
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,176,443

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