American Forest Foundation

Organization Overview

American Forest Foundation is located in Washington, DC. The organization was established in 1994. According to its NTEE Classification (C36) the organization is classified as: Forest Conservation, under the broad grouping of Environment and related organizations. As of 12/2020, American Forest Foundation employed 54 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations.

For the year ending 12/2020, American Forest Foundation generated $11.4m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 3.1% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $17.8m during the year ending 12/2020. While expenses have increased by 9.2% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2016, American Forest Foundation has awarded 300 individual grants totaling $13,412,686. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2020

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION HELPS FAMILY WOODLAND OWNERS PROTECT AND MEASURABLY INCREASE THE CLEAN WATER, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND SUSTAINABLE WOOD SUPPLIES THAT COME FROM FAMILY-OWNED FORESTS.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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WOODLANDSAFF ENGAGES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LANDOWNERS AND COLLABORATES WITH HUNDREDS OF ON-THE-GROUND AGENCY, NONPROFIT, AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER SUPPLIES, REDUCE WILDFIRE RISKS, CONSERVE AT-RISK SPECIES, ADDRESS CARBON POLLUTION AND INCREASE SUSTAINABLE WOOD SUPPLIES.AFF CONTINUES TO BUILD ON ITS POSITION AS A TRUSTED ADVISOR AND INNOVATOR TO FURTHER ACCELERATE AND EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S REACH TO LANDOWNERS, INFLUENCE WITH PARTNERS, AND IMPACT ON THE GROUND. - ENGAGING MORE THAN 56,000 LANDOWNERS WITH THE HELP OF INNOVATIVE NEW TOOLS SUCH AS LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLANS AND WOODSCAMP, TO HELP INCREASE OUTCOMES ON THE GROUND AND PREPARE MORE LANDOWNERS TO BECOME CERTIFIED TO THE AMERICAN TREE FARM SYSTEM STANDARDS. - INCREASING THE IMPACT OF THE ATFS BY CERTIFYING OVER 1.6 MILLION ACRES, ALL FOCUSED ON INCREASING OUTCOMES ON THE GROUND BY PROTECTING SUSTAINABLE WOOD SUPPLIES, CLEAN WATER, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND RECREATIONAL VALUES AND SUPPORTING 70,000 LANDOWNERS IN THEIR CERTIFIED STEWARDSHIP. - WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS AND PARTNERS TO INCREASE OTHER CONSERVATION OUTCOMES ON MORE THAN 1 MILLION ACRES NATIONWIDE. - DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM TO EFFECTIVELY ALLOW THE 21 MILLION AMERICANS THAT OWN FOREST LAND TO PARTICIPATE IN CARBON MARKETS.MORE DETAILS ON OUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.FORESTFOUNDATION.ORG.


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Thomas Leland
Culture Conversations
$130,791
Woodadvisors
Woodland Advisors
$185,189
Designdata
It Management & Consulting
$248,827
Cornerstone
Government Relations & Consulting
$165,076
Summit Strategy Group
Family Forest Carbon Program
$158,675
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$2,779
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $2,793,399
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$5,064,594
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$7,860,772
Total Program Service Revenue$207,327
Investment income $5,408,288
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $23,844
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$2,079,931
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $11,420,300

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, American Forest Foundation has awarded $4,357,339 in support to 53 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

WARNER ENTERPRISES

PURPOSE: SEEDING COMPANY

$1,067,494

NATIONAL FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

Org PageRecipient Profile

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: PARTNER IN FERERAL GRANT

$624,143

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY

PURPOSE: PARTNER IN FERERAL GRANT

$353,215

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

PURPOSE: PARTNER IN FERERAL GRANT

$270,464

PETERSON TIMBER SERVICES

PURPOSE: SEEDING COMPANY

$266,717

NORTH AMERICA FOREST PARTNERSHIP

Org PageRecipient Profile

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: SPECIAL PROJECT

$225,000
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 13 grants that American Forest Foundation has recieved totaling $248,859.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Westrock Foundation

Atlanta, GA

PURPOSE: FAMILY FOREST CARBON PROJECT

$50,000
Westrock Foundation

Atlanta, GA

PURPOSE: FAMILY FOREST CARBON PROGRAM

$50,000
Westrock Foundation

Atlanta, GA

PURPOSE: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND RETENTION PROGRAM

$50,000
Westrock Foundation

Atlanta, GA

PURPOSE: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE TENNESSEE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU - FAMILY LANDOWNER PROGRAM

$45,000
Westrock Foundation

Atlanta, GA

PURPOSE: WHITE OAK INITIATIVE

$25,000
W L Lyons Brown Foundation

Louisville, KY

PURPOSE: OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

$15,000
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