Alabama Forestry Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 63-0756161)

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

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Promotes good stewardship of renewable forest resources for societal and industry benefit.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The foundation carries out various special projects which range from helping private landowners by providing cost-share incentives for site preparation and planting of shortleaf pine, to forming community-based burning networks and working with landowners to provide training and education, as well as provide access to technical cost…

$1.4Mprogram expense

02

The black belt initiative was implemented to expose rural high school students in alabama's black belt region to the array of employment opportunities in alabama's forest industry. Meetings with guidance counselors throughout the region provide information and materials on careers in forestry and engineering as well as other professional…

$518Kprogram expense

03

The american tree farm system (atfs) is sponsored nationally by the american forest foundation and administered in alabama by the foundation. Tree farm seeks to increase public understanding of the value of the nation's private forest resources and to promote sustainable management of those forests resources by providing education and…

$50Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFY2024$2.8M

The Community Foundation of Louisville INCFY2024$102K

American Forest FoundationFY2024$37K

Sustainable Forestry Initiative INCFY2024$6K

International Paper Company FoundationFY2024$4K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$3.0M

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.5M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$604K

Other incomeLn 4–11$188K

Money outPt IX

$2.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.3M

Managementcol C$94K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K

Total assetsLn 16$2.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$604K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$20K

Other incomeLn 4–11$188K

Gains on assetsLn 7$3K

Total revenueLn 12$2.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$419K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$419K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$379K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$435K

Total assetsLn 16$2.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$234K	$419K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$358K	$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$459K	$435K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.5M	$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$566K	$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$957K	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2K	$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$53K	$47K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$49K	$43K	$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$30K	$27K	$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$3K		$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$20K		$20K
OccupancyLn 16	$19K		$19K
TravelLn 17	$9K		$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$24K	$21K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$16K	$15K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.0M	$2.0M
All other expensesLn 24e	$115K	$93K	$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.4M	$2.3M	$94K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$2.5M	$2.4M	$95K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.5M	$2.4M	$54K	$957K	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.4M	$2.5M	−$30K	$873K	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.0M	$2.0M	−$17K	$937K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.4M	$1.4M	$61K	$971K	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,471,995 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,064,133$604,354

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,256,541$1,659,693

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,588$20,300

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $146,325$187,648

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,476,587$2,471,995

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,500$1,500

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $92,301$101,439

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,328,879$2,274,379

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,422,680$2,377,318

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,907$94,677

Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,471,995 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $2,032 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$604,354

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$604,354

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,657,661$1,657,661

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,118$17,118

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $181,508$181,508

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,182$3,182

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,140$6,140

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,841,201 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,440$2,471,995

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,377,318 across 13 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,500$1,500

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,866 · Management $5,792$52,658

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,415 · Management $5,366$48,781

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,726 · Management $3,303$30,029

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,294$3,294

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,320$2,320

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $20,330$20,330

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,877$18,877

IX-17 TravelManagement $8,948$8,948

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,424 · Management $2,648$24,072

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,559 · Management $1,799$16,358

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,035,481$2,035,481

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $93,450 · Management $21,220$114,670

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,283,421 · Management $93,897 · Fundraising $0$2,377,318

Part X · Balance sheet $2,444,242 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $233,576$419,164

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $458,436$1,200,979

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,376$9,398

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $459,312$435,241

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $358,225$379,460

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,522,925$2,444,242

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $520,094$1,298,076

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,000$43,750

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,500$49,995

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $565,594$1,391,821

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $631,495$691,795

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $325,836$360,626

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $957,331$1,052,421

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,522,925$2,444,242

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,052,421 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,471,995

XI-2 Total expenses$2,377,318

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,677

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$957,331

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$413

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,052,421

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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