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Nature Forward INC

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % ALISON PEARCE
Environment · CHEVY CHASE, MD · EIN 53-0233715
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About

Nature Forward inspires residents of the DC area to appreciate, understand, and protect their natural environment through outdoor experiences, education and advocacy, and creates a larger and more diverse community of people who treasure the natural world and work to preserve it.

In care of Alison Pearce

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Environment
Employees
127
Volunteers
282

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-08-31
Revenue
$4.5M
Expenses
$4.7M
Assets
$15.1M
Liabilities
$904K

Financial history

$9.2M$4.6M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $4.5M · Peak FY2019: $9.2M · Avg: $5.3M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$23K
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Sub-Saharan Africa——
North America Not the United States——
South Asia——
Europe including Iceland and Greenland——
South America——

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$5K
Grants Given
$50K
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Address

8940 Jones MILL RD
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815-472

Governance

Voting board members16
Independent members16
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
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Endowment held by related orgNo
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