To educate the public about Forestry and preserve the history of the Forestry industry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $19K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $318K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$238K
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$238K
FY2023-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$268K
Expenses
$331K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$336K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1972.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $181K Management & general 44% · $146K Fundraising 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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Educates the public about forestry and preserves its industry's history.

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1 program · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Museum

Estimated number of visitors - approximately 8,917

$181Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$238K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$541
Total revenueLn 12$238K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$318K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$592K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6102
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$291K$318K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$650K$592K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$98K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$8K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$39K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$6K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$181K$146K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $268K$336K−$68K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $400K$343K$56K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $238K$331K−$94K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $238K$302K−$64K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $434K$288K$146K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $206K$299K−$93K$1.2M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $237,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $170,179$175,817
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,481$11,005
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,516$7,400
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,221$43,313
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $238,397$237,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $154,748$168,502
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,385$162,987
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $302,133$331,489
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$63,736−$93,954
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $237,535 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,172 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$13,188
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,629
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,817
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,005$11,005
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,941$7,941
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$541−$541
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,981$36,981
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,160$1,160
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,565 · Excluded from tax $42,153$237,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $331,489 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,899 · Management $51,624$149,523
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,289 · Management $3,129$7,418
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,750 · Management $3,811$11,561
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,250$5,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,471$4,471
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,115 · Management $4,625$8,740
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,355$14,355
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $60,120$60,120
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,847 · Management $7,453$15,300
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,561 · Management $1,959$40,520
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,383 · Management $7,848$14,231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $181,199 · Management $145,819 · Fundraising $4,471$331,489
Part X · Balance sheet $1,085,444 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,726$148,388
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,518$21,268
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,037$4,316
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$1,609
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $649,884$591,928
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $291,306$317,807
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $637$128
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,154,108$1,085,444
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,215$7,463
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,215$7,463
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $705,443$614,265
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $442,450$463,716
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,147,893$1,077,981
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,154,108$1,085,444
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,077,981 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,535
XI-2 Total expenses$331,489
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$93,954
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,147,893
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$24,042
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,077,981

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