Forest Trends Association

Analysis

Forest Trends Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Forest Trends Association reported income of $12.3m and spending of $11.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.5m to $12.3m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Forest Trends Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Wild Turkey Federation Inc ($12.3m), Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc ($12.4m) and Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests ($12.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 32 employees.