Friends of the Urban Forest

Analysis

Friends of the Urban Forest is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 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 June 2023, Friends of the Urban Forest reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.7m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $4.2m (+11%), an average of +3.5% a year. 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, Friends of the Urban Forest sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restore Americas Estuaries ($4.2m), Shirley Heinze Land TR Inc ($4.2m) and Allegheny Land TR ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $491k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. It paid $50k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $244k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 65 employees.