Alabama Forestry Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & 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 · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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…

$627Kprogram 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…

$325Kprogram 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…

$109Kprogram 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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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$807K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$431K

Other incomeLn 4–11$174K

Money outPt IX

$1.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$31K

Owns and owesPt X

$971K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$463K

PeoplePt VI, VII

28

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a27

IndependentVI 1b27

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$431K

Government grantsLn 1e$72K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$807K

Investment incomeLn 3$11K

Other incomeLn 4–11$174K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$373K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$363K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$472K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$463K

Net assetsLn 32$971K

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$129K	$373K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$330K	$363K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$483K	$472K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.3M	$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$416K	$463K
Net assetsLn 32	$883K	$971K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$3K	$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$31K	$30K	$931
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$26K	$25K	$771
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K	$1K	$42
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K	$20K	$631
Investment management feesLn 11f	$3K		$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$857		$857
Office expensesLn 13	$6K		$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$17K		$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$26K	$25K	$777
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$9K	$266
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.1M	$1.1M	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$105K	$105K	$21
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.4M	$1.3M	$31K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$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 Viewing	$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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,422,765 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $293,648$430,783

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,032,919$806,615

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,502$11,450

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $142,665$173,917

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,473,734$1,422,765

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,500$3,000

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$56,728

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,521,091$1,302,099

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,522,591$1,361,827

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,857$60,938

Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27

VI-1b Independent voting members27

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 $1,422,765 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $45,724 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$71,800

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$358,983

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$430,783

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $760,891$760,891

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,126$9,126

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $144,474$144,474

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,324$2,324

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,443$4,443

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,000$25,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $976,089 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,893$1,422,765

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,361,827 across 13 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,000$3,000

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,089 · Management $931$31,020

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,937 · Management $771$25,708

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,374 · Management $42$1,416

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,395 · Management $631$21,026

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,812$2,812

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $857$857

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,774$5,774

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,737$16,737

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,112 · Management $777$25,889

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,592 · Management $266$8,858

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,112,387 · Management $1,586$1,113,973

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $104,736 · Management $21$104,757

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,330,622 · Management $31,205 · Fundraising $0$1,361,827

Part X · Balance sheet $1,433,377 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $129,406$372,646

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $357,189$224,417

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,450

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $483,061$471,571

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $329,703$363,293

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,299,359$1,433,377

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $378,497$251,621

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,500$211,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $415,997$462,621

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $631,113$726,882

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $252,249$243,874

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $883,362$970,756

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,299,359$1,433,377

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $970,756 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,422,765

XI-2 Total expenses$1,361,827

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,938

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$883,362

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$26,456

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$970,756

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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