American Forests EIN 53-0196544 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

American Forests FY2022 filing

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Protects and expands threatened urban and wildland forest ecosystems across the United States through public awareness campaigns, policy advocacy, and community engagement. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $21.9M in revenue, $18.5M in expenses, and $14.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1875
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.americanforests.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$21.9MFY2022
Expenses
$18.5M
Net assets
$14.2M
People
21
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  53-0196544 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 1875
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Protects and expands threatened urban and wildland forest ecosystems across the United States through public awareness campaigns, policy advocacy, and community engagement.
Leadership
James Daley · President & CEO · $324K
Money in and out
$21.9M revenue, $18.5M expenses
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$21.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$18.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.12

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-T
Revenue
$21.9M
FY2022▲ +37%
Expenses
$18.5M
FY2022▲ +44%
Total assets
$19.0M
FY2022▲ +23%
Total liabilities
$4.8M
FY2022▲ +28%
Total revenue
$21.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$18.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$19.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAmerican Forests
EINHdr · item D53-0196544
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.americanforests.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1875
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C360)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1943

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$323,890Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$210,651Pt VII · Sec A
VP Communications
$195,829Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$188,412Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP Policy
$187,543Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Forest Restoration
$164,011Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Conservation Finance & Policy
$141,944Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Urban Forestry
$137,505Pt VII · Sec A

James Daley’s $315K as President/CEO (to 09/25) is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Daley$315,009$348,410$384,579$323,890$286,906
Jad Daley$249,072
Peter Hutchins$228,454$241,248$232,190$210,651$191,136$175,050
Benita Hussain$230,780$226,331$144,189
Rebecca Turner$228,990$188,412$177,994$152,392
Becky Turner$225,509$213,558
Mary A T Alexander Taliaferro Picka$218,647
Holly Bostrom$201,476$209,036

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $15.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Programs and Public Policy

Restoring forest ecosystems, supporting urban forest research and work, advocating for sound national forest policies and funding, promoting science and research, and working with local and community partners are the lynchpins of American Forests' conservation and public policy work.

$14.1Mprogram expense
02

Communications

Beyond supporting the work occurring in the programs and public policy programs, American Forests' communications program focuses on informing the public on the issues, challenges and developments in forestry.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$21.7M · 99%
Investment income$150K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$21.7M
Investment income1%$150K
Program service revenue$20K
Other revenue$65K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Total revenueLn 12$21.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.12
Program services86%$15.9M
Management & general3%$480K
Fundraising12%$2.2M
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$14.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.7

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K
Grants paid · 340 grants · $28.1M · 2019–2024
Red Mtn Resource LLCFY2024$1,318,763
The Greening of DetroitMI · FY2024$334,783
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife DivisionFY2024$240,670
Sierra Nevada AllianceCA · FY2024$189,468
Alta Archaeological Consulting LLCFY2024$149,012
US Forest ServiceFY2024$121,875
The University of TennesseeFY2024$111,000
Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesFY2024$106,093
Michigan State UniversityMI · FY2024$100,000
Prt USA INCFY2024$94,795
Bexar Branches Alliance CorpTX · FY2024$70,000
City of CamasFY2024$65,000
Nc Dept of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFY2024$63,489
Bbrac Farms LLCFY2024$63,200
Trees Atlanta INCGA · FY2024$60,000
Knox INCCT · FY2024$60,000
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFY2024$58,676
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$26.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$24.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$21.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$16.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$11.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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