Forests Forever INC EIN 68-0201338

Forests Forever INC FY2020 filing

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Protects forests through public education, outreach, and advocacy with lawmakers and companies. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $530K in revenue, $547K in expenses, and $130K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Environment
Location
Berkeley, CA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$530KFY2020
Expenses
$547K
Net assets
$130K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  68-0201338 Membership association Berkeley, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects forests through public education, outreach, and advocacy with lawmakers and companies.
Leadership
Paul Hughes · Ex Dir. & Secre · $76K
Money in and out
$530K revenue, $547K expenses
Bottom line
-3% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$530K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$547K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$130K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$17K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.15
Operating surplus
-3%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
21%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
77%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$530K
FY2020
Expenses
$547K
FY2020
Total assets
$238K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$107K
FY2020
Total revenue
$530K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$547K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$130K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$17K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$238K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $443K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Mobilizing our base of about 20,000 supporters, promoting an effort to save largest unprotected stands of old-growth Douglas-fir in California. Worked to influence formulation, implementation of state wildfire policy as regards logging and carbon.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CForests Forever INC
EINHdr · item D68-0201338
Principal addressHdr · item CBerkeley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex Dir. & Secre
$76,236Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Hughes’s $56K as Ex Dir. & Secre is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Paul Hughes$56,398$79,070$73,196$69,302$76,236

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$419K · 79%
Program service revenue$111K · 21%
Contributions & grants79%$419K
Program service revenue21%$111K
Investment income$1
Total revenueLn 12$530K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.15
Program services81%$443K
Management & general4%$24K
Fundraising15%$80K
Total functional expensesLn 25$547K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$107K
Total net assetsLn 32$130K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $91K · Operating expenses/yr $547K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $443K · Total expenses $547K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $24K · Total expenses $547K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $80K · Total expenses $547K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $80K · Solicited contributions $419K
$0.19 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $419K · Total revenue $530K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $530K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $111K · Total revenue $530K
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1 · Total revenue $530K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $111K · Total expenses $547K
20%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $530K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $130K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $530K · Expenses $547K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $238K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $130K · Total assets $238K
55%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $238K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Hughes · Reported title Ex Dir. & Secre · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $547K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $422K · Total expenses $547K
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$281K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$431K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$444K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$473K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$530K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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