Timber Framers Guild INC FY2023 filing

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Active since the 1980s, the Guild advances Timber framing and enriches (see schedule o) our community through research, education, and industry. Through our programming, we support sustainable communities, jobs creation, effective infrastructure, and responsible consumption.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4201896) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$223K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 0.4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
60% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$223K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.9 mo
of spending, in cash
6.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$174K
27% of total assets
Liabilities are 27% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.0M
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$927K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$476K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$924K
FY2021$707K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$927K
FY2023▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$944K
FY2021$486K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$927K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$476K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$232K
FY2025$153K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending March 2023) · 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 2017.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $556K Management & general 29% · $270K Fundraising 11% · $100K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $223K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tfg Heartwood Exec. Director
$105,578Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$96,923Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (until 12/2022)
$10,650Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk (from 1/2023)
$9,696Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (from 1/2023)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jackson Dubois’s $107K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Magee———$82,072$115,757$65,000
Jackson Dubois$106,922$33,726————
Neil Godden——$105,578———
Eric Howard—$77,538$96,923———
Ariel Schecter$22,546—————
Michael Cuba$21,223$18,400$9,696———
Chris Koehn$6,174$12,110————
Steve Lawrence——$10,650$10,929——

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

Promotes timber framing through research, education, and industry to build sustainable communities and create jobs.

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3 programs · $361K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The Guild hosts an annual conference, which includes educational presentations, tours, demonstrations, a trade show, and other special events. The Guild also hosts online webinars and gatherings. Many programs are centered on north america; however, we organize and participate in programs on other continents.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4201896) · Dispute this line
$259Kprogram expense
02

Regional events and other seminars to inform, train and educate our members regarding Timber framing. Due to the covid epidemic and leadership changes, there were no international programs during the year ended march 31, 2023.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4201896) · Dispute this line
$75Kprogram expense
03

The Guild and its members design and build structures in partnership with public agencies and nonprofit organizations, with support from Guild members, community volunteers, and other stakeholders.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4201896) · Dispute this line
$27Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $20K · 2022–2023
Tfg Heartwood INCMA · FY2023$10,000
Tfg Heartwood INCMA · FY2022$9,865

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$720K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$343K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$927K
Ln 25
Programscol B$556K
Managementcol C$270K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$476K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$530K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$720K
Government grantsLn 1e$97K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$189K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$343K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
SavingsLn 2$459K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$530K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$90K
Other assetsLn 15$30K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K
Net assetsLn 32$476K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$189K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K$530K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$90K$90K
Total assetsLn 16$546K$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$174K
Net assetsLn 32$376K$476K
Business incomeForm 990-T, Part I
LineFY24
Gross$7K
Net$5K
Tax$896
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$153K$68K$60K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$62K$28K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$11K$8K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$348$5K$174
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$11K$13K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$1K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$295K$279K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$114K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$927K$556K$270K$100K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2026 $1.2M$1.3M−$79K$153K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 $1.1M$1.3M−$248K$232K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 13, 2024 $1.0M$927K$100K$476K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2023 $621K$616K$4K$376K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2022 $707K$486K$222K$372K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 $924K$944K−$19K$150K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $1,026,782 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,429$719,990
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $376,833$342,846
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24$4,253
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $293−$40,307
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $620,579$1,026,782
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$9,865
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $226,921$367,824
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $389,427$548,973
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $616,348$926,662
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,231$100,120
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,026,782 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,552 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$273,409
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,836
VIII-1e Government grants$96,674
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$333,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$188,732
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$719,990
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $318,407 · Unrelated business $24,439$342,846
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,253$4,253
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$54,859−$54,859
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $332,959 · Unrelated business $24,439 · Excluded from tax −$50,606$1,026,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $926,662 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,865$9,865
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $68,138 · Management $60,396 · Fundraising $24,873$153,407
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,247 · Management $27,964 · Fundraising $61,018$151,229
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,819 · Management $8,146 · Fundraising $6,783$25,748
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $348 · Management $5,081 · Fundraising $174$5,603
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,461 · Management $13,372 · Fundraising $7,004$31,837
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,631$8,631
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,411$13,411
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,608$17,608
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,275 · Management $18,730$20,005
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $20,424$20,424
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,957$2,957
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $278,571 · Management $16,244$294,815
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,024$15,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,678 · Management $30,420$144,098
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $556,402 · Management $270,408 · Fundraising $99,852$926,662
Part X · Balance sheet $650,262 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,843$71,080
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $162,437$459,366
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,250$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $90,000$90,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,061$29,816
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $545,591$650,262
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,848$16,048
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$8,251
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $155,900$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,748$174,299
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $321,134$274,173
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $54,709$201,790
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $375,843$475,963
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $545,591$650,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $475,963 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,026,782
XI-2 Total expenses$926,662
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,120
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$375,843
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$475,963

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