Forest Stewards INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 26-2624364)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$108K
FY2022	$140K
FY2023	$117K
FY2024	$153K
FY2025	$263K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$91K
FY2022	$144K
FY2023	$109K
FY2024	$144K
FY2025	$231K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$43K
FY2022	$39K
FY2023	$47K
FY2024	$56K
FY2025	$88K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $224K Management & general 3% · $7K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Peter Bates

President/Executive Director

$16,667Pt VII · Sec A

Wendy Cagle

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Cooper

Secretary/Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Bates’s $17K as President/Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Manages forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains for conservation and sustainability.

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1 program · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Planning, assessment, mapping & analysis of forest in the appalachian mountains.

$224Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$263K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K

Money outPt IX

$231K

Ln 25

Programscol B$224K

Managementcol C$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$88K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K

Total assetsLn 16$96K

LiabilitiesLn 26$8K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K

Total revenueLn 12$263K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$36K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K

Total assetsLn 16$96K

LiabilitiesLn 26$8K

Net assetsLn 32$88K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 521

VolunteersI 62

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$43K	$36K
Total assetsLn 16	$64K	$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9K	$8K
Net assetsLn 32	$56K	$88K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$17K	$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$93K	$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$8K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$66K	$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$64	$64
Office expensesLn 13	$55	$55
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$8K	$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$143	$143
InsuranceLn 23	$6K	$4K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$26K	$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$231K	$224K	$7K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$263K	$231K	$32K	$88K	990 PDF
FY2024	$153K	$144K	$9K	$56K	990 PDF
FY2023	$117K	$109K	$8K	$47K	990 PDF
FY2022	$140K	$144K	−$4K	$39K	990 PDF
FY2021	$108K	$91K	$17K	$43K	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

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Part I · Summary $263,307 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $152,733$263,307

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $152,733$263,307

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,081$117,871

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,087$113,259

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $144,168$231,130

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,565$32,177

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $263,307 across 2 lines filed

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $263,307$263,307

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $263,307 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$263,307

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $231,130 across 12 lines filed

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $16,667$16,667

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,779$92,779

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,425$8,425

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,127$4,127

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,530$65,530

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $64$64

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $55$55

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,187$3,187

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,586$7,586

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $143$143

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,632 · Management $2,629$6,261

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,306$26,306

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $224,374 · Management $6,756 · Fundraising $0$231,130

Part X · Balance sheet $96,144 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,892$36,081

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,000$60,063

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,345$96,144

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,763$8,385

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,763$8,385

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,582$87,759

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,582$87,759

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,345$96,144

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,759 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$263,307

XI-2 Total expenses$231,130

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,177

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,582

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,759

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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