American Forest Foundation

Analysis

American Forest Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Forest Foundation reported income of $11.3m and spending of $28.5m, spending 252% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $12.2m to $11.3m (-7.2%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 513%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Forest Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clearpath Inc ($11.2m), Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc ($11.3m) and Conserving Carolina ($11.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.9m. At year end it held assets of $159.2m against liabilities of $21.6m, net assets of $137.6m. It reported 116 employees.