Redwood Forest Foundation Inc

Analysis

Redwood Forest Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Bragg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, Redwood Forest Foundation Inc reported income of $8.6m and spending of $6.6m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $8.6m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 347%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Redwood Forest Foundation Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program ($8.6m), Deep South Center for Environmental Justice ($8.7m) and Quail Gardens Foundation Inc ($8.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (1.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $89.5m against liabilities of $71.1m, net assets of $18.4m. It reported 10 employees.