West Virginia Forestry Association

Analysis

West Virginia Forestry Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, West Virginia Forestry Association reported income of $307k and spending of $269k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $293k to $307k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, West Virginia Forestry Association sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ward 8 Woods Conservancy Inc ($307k), The Parks and Recreation Foundation of Vancouver and Clark County ($307k) and Nevada Preservation Foundation ($307k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (45% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $523k against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $461k. It reported 3 employees.