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Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association

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Oscoda, MI501(c)(3)Since 1988 EIN 38-2612199Revenue $218K in FY2025

On file with the IRS311 N State St, 48750-1717 · Oscoda, MITax-exempt since Nov 1985Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To promote the historical, scientific & educational activities of the usda forest service through the sale of Interpretive material at sales outlets in the National Forests.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$178K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$218K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$228K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$659K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$218K
FY2025▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$218K
Expenses
$228K
FY2025▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$228K
Net assets
$659K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$551K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$583K
FY2024$681K
FY2025$659K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1985.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $114K Management & general 50% · $114K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susie Vifquain
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sue Duffy
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Liz McNicols
Vice-Chairma
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sells interpretive materials in National Forests to support USDA Forest Service history and education.

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1 program · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Payments to branch locations to improve and promote forest interpretive services

$34Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Eastern National Forests Interpretive AssociationFY2025$27K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $143K · 2022–2025
Eastern National Forests Interpretive AssociationMI · FY2025$16,502
Eastern National Forests Interpretive AssociationMI · FY2025$10,994
Huron Manistee National ForestFY2024$22,992
Monongahela National ForestFY2024$22,569
Huron Manistee National ForestFY2023$23,452
Monongahela National ForestFY2023$19,068
Individual RecipientFY2022$13,249
Seneca Rocks Discovery CenterFY2022$8,468
Cranberry Mountain Nature CenterFY2022$6,143

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$218K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$228K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$659K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$497K
Total assetsLn 16$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$212K
Total revenueLn 12$218K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$497K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$497K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$468
Total assetsLn 16$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K
Net assetsLn 32$659K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K$497K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$624$468
Total assetsLn 16$833K$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K$178K
Net assetsLn 32$681K$659K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$34K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$39K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$6K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$2K$7K
TravelLn 17$2K$420$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$618$309$309
InterestLn 20$38$9$29
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$156$156
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$22K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$5K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K$114K$114K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $218K$228K−$10K$659K 990 PDF
FY2024 $325K$227K$98K$681K 990 PDF
FY2023 $239K$234K$4K$583K 990 PDF
FY2022 $213K$185K$28K$579K 990 PDF
FY2021 $212K$144K$68K$551K 990 PDF
FY2020 $91K$94K−$2K$484K 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 $218,415 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,684$6,565
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $318,259$211,850
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $324,943$218,415
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $67,145$34,037
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $118,101$121,377
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,048$73,078
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $227,294$228,492
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,649−$10,077
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $218,415 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $211,850 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,565$6,565
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $211,850 · Excluded from tax $6,565$218,415
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $228,492 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $34,037$34,037
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,711 · Management $59,408$98,119
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,449 · Management $9,899$16,348
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,732 · Management $4,178$6,910
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,017 · Management $3,053$4,070
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,400 · Management $7,201$9,601
IX-17 TravelPrograms $420 · Management $1,259$1,679
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $309 · Management $309$618
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9 · Management $29$38
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $156$156
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,724 · Management $1,093$2,817
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,513 · Management $20,562$42,075
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,824 · Management $7,200$12,024
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,301 · Management $114,191 · Fundraising $0$228,492
Part X · Balance sheet $837,045 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $513,909$496,981
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $308,585$339,596
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $624$468
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $833,118$837,045
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,155$13,222
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $151,152$164,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $152,307$178,111
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $680,811$658,934
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $680,811$658,934
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $833,118$837,045
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $658,934 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$218,415
XI-2 Total expenses$228,492
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,077
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$680,811
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$11,800
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$658,934

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

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