NonprofitsAmerican Forests

Environment

American Forests

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$26.3M

Total expenses

$29.5M

Net assets

$10.2M

Grants received

$32.1M

349 grants

EIN

530196544

Tax year

2023

Mission

Protection and expansion of threatened urban and wildland forest ecosystems. See Part III

Programs

1 program

Communications - Marketing and communications are core programs that drive our mission by increasing public awareness, inspiring individual action, and mobilizing support. We craft high-impact national campaigns that reach millions through digital storytelling, earned media, and strategic partnerships. We engage diverse audiences and help to grow our donor base, elevate our policy advocacy, and position American Forests as a trusted voice in the climate space.

Expenses: $1.6M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$26.1M
Program service revenue$9K
Investment income$172K
Other revenue$12K
Total revenue$26.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$6.7M
Salaries & benefits$11.9M
Fundraising$2.0M
Other expenses$9.9M
Total expenses$29.5M
Total assets$15.4M
Net assets$10.2M

People

23 listed

NameRoleCompensation

James Daley

President and CEO

Board

$348K

37.5 hrs/wk

Peter Hutchins

COO

Board

$241K

37.5 hrs/wk

Benita Hussain

Advisor

Board

$226K

37.5 hrs/wk

Becky Turner

CPPO

Board

$214K

37.5 hrs/wk

William Bohnett

Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

David Hunter

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Pamela Tate

Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Mary Wagner

Immediate Past Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Elisa Rapaport

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Holly Alpine

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Zimmerman Boulos

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ara Erickson

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Taldi Harrison

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

William Bill P Hazelton

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Nes Parker

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Richard Kabat

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Holly Bostrom

COS

Staff

$209K

37.5 hrs/wk

Leslie Jones

SVP, Policy

Staff

$207K

37.5 hrs/wk

Rekha Patricio

VP, Marketing

Staff

$205K

37.5 hrs/wk

Brian Kittler

CPO, FR

Staff

$185K

37.5 hrs/wk

Kevin O'Hara

VP

Staff

$162K

37.5 hrs/wk

Ian Leahy

VP

Staff

$161K

37.5 hrs/wk

Joel Pannell

VP, Policy

Staff

$160K

37.5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Sanky Communications Inc

Mailing Solicitations

$813K

RSM US LLP

Accounting Services

$593K

Iced Coffee Please

IT Services

$248K

Worthy Journey Communications

Communications Consulting

$229K

Lindsay R Simonds

Fundraising Conulting

$223K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.5M
MOBILIZING TREE EQUITY NATIONWIDE
2024
$1.0M
TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF THE FOREST INNOVATION PLATFORM, A NEW NATIONAL INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL RESOURCE ECOSYSTEM FOR CLIMATE-ADAPTED FOREST PLANNING, CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP
2024
$850K
REFOREST WILDFIRE-AFFECTED AND DEGRADED LANDS
2024
$550K
TO SUPPORT PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE NINTH AMERICAN FOREST CONGRESS IN 2025
2024
$400K
TO SUPPORT THE TREE EQUITY PROGRAM IN PROVIDING DATA, INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES TO BETTER PROTECT FORESTS AND EXPAND TREE CANOPY AS A WAY TO ENHANCE EQUITY IN COMMUNITIES
2024
$300K
ENVIRONMENT
2024
$250K
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
2024
$200K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
2024
$150K
General Purpose unless otherwise stated
2024
$100K
OPERATING
2024
$100K
Forest Conservation
2024
$100K
TENNESSEE SEED CORP PROGRAM
2024
$100K
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2024
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE FOREST-CLIMATE WORKING GROUP (FCWG)
2024
$60K
NEW FOREST RESTORATION STAFF
2024
$50K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$45K
CREATE HEALTHY FORESTS
2024
$42K
GENERAL
2024
$40K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2024
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
Toward a film documenting the case for restoring native Thornforest habitat
2024
$22K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2024
$20K
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
2024
$18K
Conservation Support
2024
$10K
9TH AMERICAN FOREST CONFERENCE
2024
$10K
NORTH AMERICAN FOREST CONGRESS
2024
$9K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$6K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2024
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$312
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$50
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$50
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2024
$1.5M
MOBILIZING TREE EQUITY NATIONWIDE
2023
$1M
Creating Fire Resilient Landscapes and Healthy Resilient Forests for the Future
2023
$600K
TO SUPPORT THE TREE EQUITY PROGRAM IN PROVIDING DATA, INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES TO BETTER PROTECT FORESTS AND EXPAND TREE CANOPY AS A WAY TO ENHANCE EQUITY IN COMMUNITIES
2023
$600K
TO SUPPORT THE TREE EQUITY PROGRAM IN PROVIDING DATA, INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES TO BETTER PROTECT FORESTS AND EXPAND TREE CANOPY AS A WAY TO ENHANCE EQUITY IN COMMUNITIES
2023
$545K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$541K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$400K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$397K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$338K
TO SUPPORT THE CONVENING OF A NINTH AMERICAN FOREST CONGRESS IN 2024 THAT FOSTERS THE SHIFT TO A NEW PARADIGM OF CLIMATE-ADAPTED FOREST CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES
2023
$338K
TO SUPPORT THE CONVENING OF A NINTH AMERICAN FOREST CONGRESS IN 2024 THAT FOSTERS THE SHIFT TO A NEW PARADIGM OF CLIMATE-ADAPTED FOREST CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES
2023
$300K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2023
$250K
MOBILIZING A NATIONAL TREE EQUITY MOVEMENT
2023
$250K
MOBILIZING A NATIONAL TREE EQUITY MOVEMENT
2023
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$250K
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
2023
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$235K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$229K
IMPROVE FORESTS HEALTH IN METRO DC
2023
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2023
$150K
General Purpose unless otherwise stated
2023
$143K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$135K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRON. EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
2023
$110K
Support use of forestsfor social equity andmanagement of climate change.
2023
$100K
Forest Conservation
2023
$100K
TENNESSEE SEED CORPS
2023
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$77K
Toward restoring thorn scrub forests in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
2023
$75K
ENVIRONMENTAL - LEADERSHIP FOR CLIMATE SMART FORESTRY
2023
$50K
THE NEXT PHASE FOR U.S. CLIMATE ALLIANCE STATES LEADERSHIP: FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
2023
$45K
ACCELERATING AMERICAN RELEAF IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
2023
$38K
GENERAL
2023
$35K
TO SUPPORT AMERICAN FORESTS RESILIENT FORESTS PROGRAM
2023
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2023
$25K
OPERATING
2023
$16K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$15K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2023
$10K
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE
2023
$9K
WORPLACE GIVING
2023
$8K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$8K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$7K
Contribution provided
2023
$7K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$6K
TO PLANT TREES
2023
$6K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$3K
Matching Gifts
2023
$2K
AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
2023
$1K
To fund charitable activities.
2023
$1K
HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATON'S PROGRAMS FOR CREATING HEALTHY FORESTS.
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$453
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$400
MATCHING GIFT OF STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS
2023
$400
ASSISTANCE WITH 501(C)(3) PURPOSE
2023
$400
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$250
ENVIRONMENT
2023
$129
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$100
Matching Gifts
2023
$100
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$100
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$100
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
ENVIRONMENT RESTORATION
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$50
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$35
Conservation and Reforestation of Forests
2023
$10
ENVIRONMENT
2023
$650K
ACHIEVING TREE EQUITY THROUGH CAREER PATHWAYS: CREATING THE NEW URBAN FORESTRY WORKFORCE
2022
$650K
ACHIEVING TREE EQUITY THROUGH CAREER PATHWAYS: CREATING THE NEW URBAN FORESTRY WORKFORCE
2022
$575K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2022
$575K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2022
$423K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$406K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$400K
TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL TREE EQUITY CAMPAIGN FOR EXPANDING URBAN AND COMMUNITY FOREST CANOPY, THROUGH AN INTEGRATED HEALTH, CLIMATE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE APPROACH
2022
$400K
TO SUPPORT THE FOREST-CLIMATE WORKING GROUPS EFFORT TO ADVANCE CLIMATE-SMART FORESTRY IN FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT
2022
$320K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$250K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TREE EQUITY SCORE 2.0 TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROGRESS
2022
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$245K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2022
$225K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$203K
WILDFIRE RECOVERY
2022
$200K
DERSHIP OF US CHAPTER OF 1T.ORG
2022
$200K
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
2022
$200K
General Purpose unless otherwise stated
2022
$158K
NEW FOREST RESTORATION STAFF
2022
$120K
THE NEXT PHASE FOR U.S. CLIMATE ALLIANCE STATES LEADERSHIP: FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
2022
$111K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$75K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2022
$70K
GENERAL
2022
$43K
To Plant Trees
2022
$31K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2022
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$25K
OPERATING
2022
$25K
CREATE HEALTHY FORESTS
2022
$25K
COOL CORRIDORS
2022
$24K
To support American Forests Resilient Forests program
2022
$10K
WORKPLACE GIVING
2022
$10K
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2022
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$10K
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
2022
$9K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$8K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2022
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
URBAN FORESTRY
2022
$2K
AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
2022
$1K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2022
$1K
ASSIST IN ITS CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$1K
TO PROTECT THE FOREST
2022
$500
To fund charitable activities.
2022
$500
General Operating Fund
2022
$500
HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATON'S PROGRAMS FOR CREATING HEALTHY FORESTS.
2022
$333
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$300
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2022
$300
ENVIRONMENT
2022
$275
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$250
SUPPORT OF SEC. 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2022
$200
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$150
UNRESTRICTED USE IN CHARITABLE ENDEAVOR
2022
$125
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2022
$100
TO PROTECT AND RESTORE HEALTHY FOREST ECOSYSTEMS.
2022

Funded by

$32.1M from 149 funders · 349 grants · 2017–2024

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc

$5.4M · 12 grants · 2020–2024

Freedom Together Foundation

$4.7M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.8M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

$1.4M · 14 grants · 2018–2023

Tides Foundation

$1.1M · 2 grants · 2022

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$1.1M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc

$1M · 1 grant · 2023

Seattle Foundation

$957K · 12 grants · 2018–2024

Details

EIN530196544
NTEE codeC360
Subsection03
Ruling date1943-08
Formed1875
Employees106
Volunteers6500
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