Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1947.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
21 people listed on the 990; $527K paid to officers and key staff.
Lisa Alexander’s $200K as Executive Director - Former 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Alexander | $200,000 | $232,500 | $166,500 | $155,324 | $122,391 | $158,007 |
| Lois Taylor | — | — | $112,195 | — | — | $101,116 |
| Amy Ritsko-Warren | $109,931 | $102,497 | $102,292 | — | — | $91,889 |
| Sherrice Ajebon | $109,431 | $103,031 | — | — | — | — |
| Alison Pearce | $107,231 | $102,499 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacqueline Wershable | — | — | — | — | — | $104,032 |
| Allison Pearce | — | — | $102,292 | — | — | — |
| Diane Lill | — | — | — | — | — | $93,942 |
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
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
Inspires DC-area residents to appreciate, understand, and protect nature through outdoor experiences, education, and advocacy.
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Environmental Education Nature Forwards educational mission is to nurture a lifetime of outdoor discovery, exploration and stewardship of nature for people in the Washington, DC metro region. The Organization connects with individuals and groups of all ages to create a community of people who actively care for the natural world.
Sanctuaries Nature Forward Maintains Two Nature Sanctuaries
our headquarters 40-acre Woodend Sanctuary in Chevy Chase, MD and our 68-acre Rust Sanctuary in Leesburg, VA. The Organization provides free public access to our sanctuaries and invites people to enjoy our trails, including a new wheelchair accessible trail at Woodend.
The Organization has the annual support of more than 1,884 active member households representing approximately 5,000 individuals in the DC metro region. Members participate in environmental education programs, support conservation programs through grassroots advocacy and environmental stewardship, restore habitats, and provide volunteer…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $8.4M | $9.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $15.1M | $15.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $904K | $1.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $14.2M | $14.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $66K | $66K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $338K | $295K | $3K | $39K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $33K | $301K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $99K | $86K | $1K | $12K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $323K | $282K | $3K | $38K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $215K | $187K | $2K | $25K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $847 | $847 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $23K | $18K | $3K | $2K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $43K | $43K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.4M | $1.2M | $117K | $32K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $140K | $111K | $5K | $24K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $321K | $268K | $38K | $15K |
| TravelLn 17 | $30K | $30K | $23 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $45K | $27K | $3K | $15K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $61K | $60K | $354 | $258 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $48K | $37K | $6K | $4K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $73K | $58K | $6K | $9K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.7M | $4.9M | $264K | $517K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $5.9M | $5.7M | $288K | $14.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $4.5M | $4.7M | −$190K | $14.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $5.6M | $4.6M | $1.0M | $13.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $5.1M | $4.4M | $775K | $12.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $5.2M | $5.8M | −$535K | $12.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.8M | $4.0M | −$227K | $12.8M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,949,818 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,662,263 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $15,927,791 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,891,150 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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