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Our mission is to create and strengthen pathways to rural livelihoods that harmoniously advance social, economic and ecological resilience.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-0764529) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
Download 990
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.9 mo
of spending, in cash
4.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Revenue
$368K
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$350K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$368K
FY2025▲ +53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$368K
Expenses
$350K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$176K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$350K
Net assets
$407K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$389K
FY2025$407K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1980.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $283K Management & general 14% · $49K Fundraising 5% · $18K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$46,347Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Josh Fattal$46,347$29,521$17,500$31,000

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

Supports mission-aligned projects and rents facilities to other groups.

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1 program · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Every year we continue our long term forestry research of selective thinning. Staff for the forestry research stay on our facilities and are encouraged to incubate their own mission-aligned projects. Over the course of the year, the incubator program served over 100 participants.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-0764529) · Dispute this line
$283Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$368K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$350K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Government grantsLn 1e$234K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$368K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$267K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
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$116K$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$278K$267K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$389K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$47K$43K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K$305
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$142K$123K$2K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$8K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$858$2K$49
OccupancyLn 16$10K$8K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$440
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$443$1K−$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$25K$936
Total functional expensesLn 25$350K$283K$49K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $368K$350K$18K$407K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $240K$233K$7K$389K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $291K$176K$116K$381K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 24, 2023 $103K$283K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $30K$310K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $367,746 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $183,645$272,170
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,425$93,843
I-10 Investment income$1,733
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $240,070$367,746
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$7,740
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,862$116,738
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,288$225,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $233,150$349,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,920$17,809
Part VI · Governance no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $367,746 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$234,388
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,782
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$272,170
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,843$93,843
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,733$1,733
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $93,843 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,733$367,746
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,937 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,740$7,740
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $43,226 · Management $4,000$47,226
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,788$54,788
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,681$4,681
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,738 · Management $305$10,043
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,889$5,889
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,095$13,095
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $122,740 · Management $1,967 · Fundraising $17,552$142,259
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,742 · Management $1,989$9,731
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $858 · Management $2,175 · Fundraising $49$3,082
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,075 · Management $2,052$10,127
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,307 · Management $440$1,747
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,379$10,379
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,216$3,216
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,261 · Management −$1,704−$443
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,441 · Management $936$26,377
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $282,916 · Management $49,420 · Fundraising $17,601$349,937
Part X · Balance sheet $411,041 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,041$115,153
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,983$28,716
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $277,551$267,172
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,575$411,041
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,549$4,206
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,549$4,206
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $354,026$406,835
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $389,026$406,835
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,575$411,041
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $406,835 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$367,746
XI-2 Total expenses$349,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,809
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$389,026
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$406,835

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

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