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Western Forestry & Conservation Association

Not tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(4)Since 1996EIN 93-0331712Revenue $2.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwesternforestry.org4033 Sw Canyon Rd, 97221-2760 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Mar 1946

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The mission of wfca is the dissemination of scientific and technical Forestry information.

83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $81K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$145K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$994K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$994K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$994K

From the FY2025 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 Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.9M Management & general 17% · $391K

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; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Nicole Jacobsen
Executive Director
$58,707Pt VII · Sec A
Blake Manley
Executive Director
$45,059Pt VII · Sec A
John Davis
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Milt Moran
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Ison
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Zabel———$107,943——
Richard a Zabel————$95,202$106,202
Nicole Jacobsen$58,707$94,990$100,000———
Blake Manley$45,059—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Shares scientific and technical forestry information.

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2 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

During 2025, western forestry & conservation association (wfca) continued advancing sustainable forestry through professional education, workforce development, and regional collaboration. Wfca organized and administered 14 conferences, workshops, trainings, and technical meetings serving forestry professionals, landowners, educators…

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Wfca also provided fiscal sponsorship, financial management, and administrative support for 30 forestry research cooperatives, technical groups, and professional organizations, helping support continued research, collaboration, and education within the forest sector.

$415Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$376K
Other incomeLn 4–11$114K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$391K
Owns and owesPt X
$994K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$972K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$145K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$376K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$114K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$452K
SavingsLn 2$520K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$972K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$145K
Net assetsLn 32$994K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$972K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K$145K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$994K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$104K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$86K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$2K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$123K$123K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.5M$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K−$18$2K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$2K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$1K$11K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$824
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$65$65
InsuranceLn 23$882$882
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$347K$342K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$10K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.9M$391K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.3M−$220K$994K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$2.7M−$433K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.4M−$9K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.2M−$71K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.7M$256K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.9M−$12K$1.3M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,078,086 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,473,673$1,580,201
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $698,202$376,420
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,190$7,798
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,553$113,667
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,240,618$2,078,086
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $318,347$216,020
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,354,893$2,080,080
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,673,240$2,298,100
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$432,622−$220,014
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 $2,078,086 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,580,201
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,580,201
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $376,420$376,420
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,798$7,798
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $82,163 · Excluded from tax $31,504$113,667
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $466,381 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,504$2,078,086
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,298,100 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $103,766$103,766
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $86,189$86,189
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,600 · Management $6,300$7,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $18,165$18,165
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $123,373$123,373
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,547,345 · Management $1,383$1,548,728
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,082$6,082
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms −$18 · Management $2,378$2,360
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,848 · Management $18,876$20,724
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,064 · Management $10,558$11,622
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,022 · Management $824$1,846
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $65$65
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $882$882
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $342,133 · Management $5,024$347,157
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,872 · Management $7,369$17,241
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,906,866 · Management $391,234 · Fundraising $0$2,298,100
Part X · Balance sheet $1,139,149 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $584,148$451,711
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $702,689$520,045
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $224,595$144,909
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,043$21,484
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $500$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,535,975$1,139,149
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $196,404$79,427
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $57,015−$2,820
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $68,302$68,302
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $321,721$144,909
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,214,254$994,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,214,254$994,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,535,975$1,139,149
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $994,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,078,086
XI-2 Total expenses$2,298,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$220,014
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,214,254
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$994,240

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

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