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American Forests

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % DELIA JOHNSON
Environment · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 53-0196544

About

American Forests creates healthy and resilient forests, from cities to large landscapes, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife. We advance our mission through forestry innovation, place-based partnerships to plant and restore forests, and movement building.We envision a world in which the significant environmental, societal, and economic benefits of forests are fully realized and equitably available to all people.We embrace diverse perspectives, focus on the most pressing issues of the day, empower others, and engage in important projects, even if the results are only experienced by future generations.

In care of Delia Johnson

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Category
Environment
Employees
106
Volunteers
6,500

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$26.3M
Expenses
$29.5M
Assets
$15.4M
Liabilities
$5.2M

Financial history

$29.5M$14.7M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $26.3M · Avg: $14.1M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$25K
Foreign employees1
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
North America

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$80K
Grants Given
$6.7M
AMERICAN FORESTS
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Address

1220 L ST NW STE 750
Washington, DC, 20005-407

Governance

Voting board members12
Independent members12
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$2.1M
Net to org$940K
Retained by contractors$1.0M
ChannelsMail · Email
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