Forests Forever Foundation

Analysis

Forests Forever Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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 May 2023, Forests Forever Foundation reported income of $187k and spending of $118k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2023, income fell from $234k to $187k (-20%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Forests Forever Foundation sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enviromental Council of Sacramento Inc ($187k), Lake Erie Islands Conservancy ($187k) and Southwest Weed Management ($187k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $373k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $361k.