National Forest Foundation

Analysis

National Forest Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 September 2023, National Forest Foundation reported income of $51.6m and spending of $47.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $20.4m to $51.6m (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National Forest Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc ($50.4m), African Parks Foundation of America ($51.6m) and Conference U S a ($50.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $419k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.6m. At year end it held assets of $73.8m against liabilities of $22.7m, net assets of $51.1m. It reported 103 employees.