Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative

Tax-deductible

Jacksonville, OR501(c)(3)Since 2004EnvironmentEIN 56-2431473Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsofrc.orgPo Box 1946, 97530-1946 · Jacksonville, ORTax-exempt since Mar 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Engage with diverse constituencies on forest health and wild fire risk projects to support resilient landscapes, thriving communities, wood manufacturing and workforce development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $85K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$638K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$427K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$6K
FY2025▼ -92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$40K
FY2022$25K
FY2023$51K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$6K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2006.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.0M Management & general 18% · $229K

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; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,250Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Theresa Fairbanks’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 18th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Theresa Fairbanks$88,250$87,933$80,000$81,731—
Terry Fairbanks————$50,535

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes thriving communities and healthy forests through conservation and education.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative (SOFRC) coordinated landscape-scale forest restoration across public and private lands to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$85K
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $1.3M · 2023–2025
Vibrant Planet PbcFY2025$224,000
Lomakatsi Restoration ProjectOR · FY2025$115,527
Unitemized GrantFY2025$50,512
Salamander Geospatial LLCFY2025$35,695
Bold Ampersand LLCFY2025$7,438
Vibrant Planet PbcFY2024$368,200
Lomakatsi Restoration ProjectOR · FY2024$181,605
Bold Ampersand LLCFY2024$16,689
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,523
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,408
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,060
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,040
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,950
Vibrant PlanetFY2023$132,287
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,280
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,536
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$229K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Other assetsLn 15$850
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 69
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$108K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$155K$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$72K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$383K$383K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$51K$51K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$69K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$399K$303K$96K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$12K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$32K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$156K$156K
Legal feesLn 11b$40$40
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$12K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$405
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$634
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$14K$519
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$229K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$66K$6K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M$21K$72K 990 PDF
FY2023 $638K$612K$26K$51K 990 PDF
FY2022 $412K$427K−$15K$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$40K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,201,568 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,098,180$1,201,568
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,098,180$1,201,568
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $614,637$433,172
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $395,989$558,650
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,449$275,743
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,077,075$1,267,565
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,105−$65,997
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,201,568 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,196,494
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,074
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,201,568
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,201,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,267,565 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $382,660$382,660
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,512$50,512
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,547 · Management $19,703$88,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $302,765 · Management $96,301$399,066
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,989 · Management $18,518$30,507
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,712 · Management $9,115$40,827
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $155,673$155,673
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $40$40
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,600 · Management $30,064$41,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,800 · Management $405$2,205
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,101$12,101
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $37,000$37,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,887 · Management $634$3,521
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,699$2,699
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,462 · Management $1,770$6,232
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,089 · Management $519$14,608
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,038,696 · Management $228,869 · Fundraising $0$1,267,565
Part X · Balance sheet $132,702 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,494$64,864
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $45,395$66,988
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $850$850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $154,739$132,702
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,854$70,001
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $31,807$40,403
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,382$16,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,043$127,004
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $43,936$54,616
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $27,760−$48,918
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,696$5,698
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,739$132,702
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,698 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,201,568
XI-2 Total expenses$1,267,565
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,997
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,696
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,698

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

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