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Cascade Forest Conservancy EIN 91-1737883

Cascade Forest Conservancy FY2020 filing

EIN  91-1737883 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vancouver, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects Cascades forests, streams, wildlife, and communities via conservation, education, and advocacy.
Leadership
Molly Whitney · Executive Dir. · $76K
Money in and out
$728K revenue, $536K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Protects Cascades forests, streams, wildlife, and communities via conservation, education, and advocacy. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $728K in revenue, $536K in expenses, and $534K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$728K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$536K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$534K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $192K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$728K
FY2020
Expenses
$536K
FY2020
Total assets
$534K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$728K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$536K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$534K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$192K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$534K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $376K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

In 2020, we continued to promote sustainable solutions to forest management and watershed protections in Washington's South Cascades to address climate resilience. We did this by working in local collaborative groups and providing public comments on forest management and policy decisions and worked to protect the Mt. St.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCascade Forest Conservancy
EINHdr · item D91-1737883
Principal addressHdr · item CVancouver, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cascadeforest.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C360)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Molly Whitney
Executive Dir.
$76,207Pt VII · Sec A
John Miller
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Lloyd
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Russ Pascoe
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allen Poole
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Whitney’s $102K as Executive Di is at the 81st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Molly Whitney$101,987$94,624$87,128$80,329—
Molly Whitney————$76,207

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$611K · 84%
Other revenue$106K · 15%
Investment income$11K · 1%
Contributions & grants84%$611K
Other revenue15%$106K
Investment income1%$11K
Total revenueLn 12$728K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.06
Program services70%$376K
Management & general24%$126K
Fundraising6%$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$536K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$532K
Total assetsLn 16$534K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$534K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $532K · Operating expenses/yr $536K
11.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $376K · Total expenses $536K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $126K · Total expenses $536K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $34K · Total expenses $536K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $34K · Solicited contributions $611K
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $611K · Total revenue $728K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $728K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $728K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $728K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $536K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $728K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $534K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $728K · Expenses $536K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $534K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $534K · Total assets $534K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $534K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Molly Whitney · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $536K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $432K · Total expenses $536K
81%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%——
Overhead ratio 24%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Wilburforce FoundationFY2024$75K
Maine Community Foundation INCFY2024$50K
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFY2024$34K
The Burning FoundationFY2024$30K
Millsdavis FoundationFY2024$25K
Seeding JusticeFY2024$20K
Lamb FoundationFY2024$20K
PatagoniaorgFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 17 funders$331K
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$922K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$798K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$590K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$621K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$728K 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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