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The Forest Stewards Guild FY2021 filing

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Santa Fe, NM501(c)(3)Since 1996Youth Development EIN 85-0446866Revenue $2.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSforeststewardsguild.orgPo Box 6058, 87502-6058 · Santa Fe, NMTax-exempt since May 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Guild practices and promotes stewardship to forge a healthy future for people and forests. Our national network of members, staff, and partners advance a culture of Forest stewardship based on ethical principles, science, and diverse experience. We explore and demonstrate what works in the woods and showcase those effective Forest management practices through outreach, training, and policy development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $111K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$305K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$923K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2021▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.9M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2021▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$923K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$951K
FY2021$923K
FY2022$907K
FY2023$877K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 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 May 1997.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $2.0M Management & general 23% · $607K Fundraising 1% · $23K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alexander Evans
Executive Di
$89,154Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Holian
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Bradley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Seth T Cohen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander Evans’s $112K as Executive Di is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexander Evans$112,458$102,071$93,346$82,867$89,154$86,344

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

Sustain forests and communities through responsible forestry practices.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Fire Management

Fire plays an essential role in shaping our forests. We follow nature's model and use fire where it is needed to make communities more fire-adapted, restore ecosystems, encourage the next generation of forest stewards, and reduce the threat of unnaturally severe wildfire.

$592Kprogram expense
02

Supporting the Next Generation of Forest Stewards

The guild's youth program continues over 25 years of youth programming in new mexico. Since its inception, the forest stewards youth corps (fsyc) program has employed over 700 youth, achieved 300,000 hours of conservation service and education, awarded over 200 hours of college credit, and invested over 7 million in rural new mexico…

$465Kprogram expense
03

Stewardship

The guild actively practices and promotes stewardship, responsible resource management that sustains the entire forest ecosystem and forest-dependent human communities. From maine to new mexico and north carolina to oregon, we worked to implement stewardship projects both to improve forest resilience acre-by-acre, and to demonstrate…

$292Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Asekia INCFY2025$96K
Alliance for Green HeatFY2025$10K
Larson LegacyFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$111K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$754K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$607K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$923K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$754K
Investment incomeLn 3$165
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$156K
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$372K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
Net assetsLn 32$923K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5103
VolunteersI 698
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K$263K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373K$372K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K$305K
Net assetsLn 32$951K$923K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$78K$14K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$167K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$11K$23K$136
Other employee benefitsLn 9$169K$53K$115K$685
Payroll taxesLn 10$113K$95K$17K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$574K$449K$125K$30
Advertising and promotionLn 12$95$75$20
Office expensesLn 13$46K$19K$27K$225
Information technologyLn 14$10K$2K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$64K
TravelLn 17$102K$101K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$400
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$394$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$52K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$7K$5K$574
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.0M$607K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.9M$5.5M$360K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.5M$4.3M$198K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.2M−$30K$877K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.7M−$15K$907K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.6M$2.6M−$28K$923K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$3.0M−$58K$951K 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 $2,587,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,296,394$1,816,078
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $688,616$753,505
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,624$165
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $901$17,647
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,987,535$2,587,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,104,379$1,713,246
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $941,277$902,382
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,045,656$2,615,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$58,121−$28,233
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $2,587,395 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$31,898
VIII-1e Government grants$1,512,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,940
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,816,078
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $753,505$753,505
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $165$165
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $17,647$17,647
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $753,505 · Excluded from tax $17,812$2,587,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,615,628 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,866 · Management $14,462 · Fundraising $1,257$93,585
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,118,410 · Management $167,389 · Fundraising $18,127$1,303,926
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,536 · Management $22,766 · Fundraising $136$33,438
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,200 · Management $114,962 · Fundraising $685$168,847
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $95,126 · Management $16,807 · Fundraising $1,517$113,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $448,698 · Management $125,123 · Fundraising $30$573,851
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $75 · Management $20$95
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,721 · Management $27,066 · Fundraising $225$46,012
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,163 · Management $8,151$10,314
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $63,944$63,944
IX-17 TravelPrograms $101,044 · Management $1,305$102,349
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,748 · Management $400$2,148
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,057$1,057
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,727$1,727
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $394 · Management $21,472$21,866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,599 · Management $15,300$66,899
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,510 · Management $5,036 · Fundraising $574$12,120
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,986,090 · Management $606,987 · Fundraising $22,551$2,615,628
Part X · Balance sheet $1,227,852 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $260,440$156,285
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,246$106,239
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $819,177$564,153
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,848$29,543
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $373,359$371,632
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,481,070$1,227,852
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $185,950$144,886
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $107,764$160,243
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $530,114$305,129
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $776,625$841,100
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $174,331$81,623
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $950,956$922,723
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,481,070$1,227,852
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $922,723 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,587,395
XI-2 Total expenses$2,615,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$950,956
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$922,723

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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