Center for Responsible Forestry

Tax-deductible

Quilcene, WA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 86-1324309

The Center for Responsible Forestry's mission is to secure the permanent protection of the remaining mature legacy forests on state trust lands in Western Washington for climate and ecological benefits.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 20% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $102K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$154K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$170K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$154K
FY2025▼ -53%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$214K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$154K
Expenses
$170K
FY2025▼ -28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$148K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$170K
Net assets
$221K
FY2025▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$84K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$237K
FY2025$221K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $120K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former Executive Director
$62,671Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brel Froebe’s $63K as Former Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Brel Froebe$62,671$50,704$45,250

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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Programs and updates

Protects mature forests on state lands for climate and ecological benefits.

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1 program service account for $176K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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CRF Conducted multiple advocacy campaigns promoting the conservation of timber sales across Western WA. Provided information to multiple county governments about conservation tools available to them.

$176Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$102K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $49K · 2023–2023
Conservation NwWA · FY2023$49,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$154K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$154K
Money outPt IX
$170K
Ln 25
Programscol B$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$154K
Total revenueLn 12$154K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$221K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $154K$170K−$15K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024 $332K$235K$97K$237K 990 PDF
FY2023 $296K$241K$56K$139K 990 PDF
FY2022 $214K$148K$66K$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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