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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS (EIN 53-0204630)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-05
IRS object ID
202413109349301471
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-05T09:57:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN260794367PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18601 ROBERT FULTON DRIVE SUITE 210AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBIACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21046ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN530204630EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOCIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2029383910PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12121 K ST NW 315AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20037ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTERRY BAKERPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2029383910PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATSIARYNA VASILIEVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02167272PTIN
Phone4107205220PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTERRY BAKERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12121 K ST NW 315AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20037ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,519,048GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EFORESTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS IS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TECHNOLOGY, PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE WHILE ENSURING THE CONTINUED HEALTH, INTEGRITY, AND USE OF FORESTS TO BENEFIT SOCIETY IN PERPETUITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers512TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$2,920,166CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,333,380PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$854,537CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$18,321PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$42,142CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,187,644PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,607,286CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$79,864PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$123,135CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$4,545,739PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,493,146CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$358,095PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$885,860CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$24,129,334TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$25,826,097TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,602,481TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,696,984TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS IS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TECHNOLOGY, PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE WHILE ENSURING THE CONTINUED HEALTH, INTEGRITY, AND USE OF FORESTS TO BENEFIT SOCIETY IN PERPETUITY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,379,794ExpenseAmt
Grant$14,362GrantAmt
Revenue$965,359RevenueAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES: THE SOCIETY'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM SERVES SOCIETY MEMBERS BY ENSURING THAT THEY RECEIVE TIMELY, HIGH QUALITY, AND HIGHLY VALUED SERVICES. THE PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING, ENGAGING, RETAINING MEMBERS, PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MANAGING PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION. MARKETING AND OUTREACH: THE SOCIETY'S MARKETING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS CONSTITUTE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM THAT SPANS THE ORGANIZATION'S PORTFOLIO OF WORK AND AMPLIFIES THE VALUE OF THE FORESTRY PROFESSION ACROSS THE FOREST SECTOR AND BEYOND. THIS PROGRAM ENHANCES THE SOCIETY'S ONLINE PRESENCE AND BRAND RECOGNITION, WHILE RECRUITING FOR OUR CAUSE AND MAKING THE CASE FOR FOREST CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.STATE SOCIETIES: THROUGH ITS STATE SOCIETIES, DIVISIONS, AND CHAPTERS, SAF NATIONAL SUPPORTS THE WORK OF 30 STATE SOCIETIES AND 179 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE U.S. THAT PROVIDE VALUE, EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND OTHER BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS: THE SOCIETY'S POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM WORKS WITH POLICYMAKERS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND COALITIONS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND PROMOTE SCIENCE-BASED, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND GIVE FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS THE POLICY TOOLS, FUNDING, AND OTHER AUTHORITIES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THROUGH THE POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, THE SOCIETY ALSO ORGANIZES STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO CONVENE THE SECTOR AND BENEFIT THE BROADER FORESTRY COMMUNITY. #FORESTPROUD: THE SOCIETY'S #FORESTPROUD PROGRAM IS THE FOREST SECTOR'S GREATEST COMMUNICATIONS ASSET. WHEN #FORESTPROUD WAS LAUNCHED, ITS GOAL WAS TO BRING THE FOREST SECTOR TOGETHER TO BETTER TELL THE STORY OF WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND WHY WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. TOGETHER, WE BUILT THE #FORESTPROUD COMMUNITY. AND TODAY, WE ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO ELEVATE TRUSTED VOICES WITHIN THE SECTOR, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY PRACTICES, AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SECTOR AT SCALE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,096,496ExpenseAmt
Grant$98,773GrantAmt
DescGOVERNMENT GRANT AND OTHER PROGRAMS: THE SOCIETY OFFERS OTHER PROGRAMS IN SERVICE OF ITS MEMBERSHIP AND OF THE PROFESSION. THE SOCIETY AWARDS GRANTS TO AFFILIATED STATE SOCIETIES FOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT THE PROFESSION. THE SOCIETY ALSO AWARDS GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$806,018ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,000GrantAmt
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DescCONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS: THE SOCIETY'S CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS PROGRAM IS THE PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THE SOCIETY PLANS AND HOSTS ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION AND OTHER EVENTS PROMOTING THE PROFESSION. THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL CONVENTION BRINGS TOGETHER FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES STUDENTS, PRACTITIONERS, ACADEMICS, AND VENDORS EACH YEAR TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FORESTRY FIELD, AND TO OFFER NETWORKING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$718,067$418,757SCIENCE AND EDUCATION: THE SOCIETY'S SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT AND TO PROMOTE THE FIELD OF FORESTRY BY CREATING AND MAINTAINING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND BY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR IDENTIFYING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND ENGAGING IN ISSUES RELATED TO FOREST SCIENCE AND FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM ACCREDITS FORESTRY, URBAN FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCE AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, AND FOREST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AT INSTITUTIONS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM CREATES AND ADMINISTERS COMPETENCY EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS WISHING TO BECOME CERTIFIED THROUGH THE SOCIETY OR LOCAL PROGRAMS, OR LICENSED THROUGH STATE PROGRAMS, AND EVALUATES CANDIDATE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. THROUGH THE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE SOCIETY ALSO DELIVERS ITS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS AND ACCREDITS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, THROUGH IN PERSON AND ONLINE LEARNING CONTENT, TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.
$355,691$578,439PUBLICATIONS: THE SOCIETY'S PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM SERVES THE FORESTRY PROFESSION BY PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY, AND EDITORIAL CONTENT IN PRINT AND DIGITAL PERIODICALS THAT COMMUNICATE SCIENCE, RESEARCH, POLICY, AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH AUTHORS TO PUBLISH WORKS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE PROFESSION AT LARGE.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$997,196TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,356,066TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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IRP Document35IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2029383910PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12121 K ST NW 315AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20037ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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SAM COOK
PRESIDENT; CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA BARNARD
VICE PRESIDENT; CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MAISCH CF
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS SCHNEPF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 12.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR RONALD BOLDENOW CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 22.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN TODD
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 32.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY NORRIS CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 42.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMBER MARCHEL
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 52.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN BENNETT CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 62.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH WURZBACHER
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 7; CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID DOSTER CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 82.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR VICTOR FORD CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 92.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR THOMAS FOX CF
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 10; CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON HOLLAND
BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 112.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY BAKER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$229,000$0$16,608
SUSANNE METZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$122,385$0$28,816
WHITNEY FORMAN-COOK
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$111,599$0$13,198
PATRICIA FINCHAM
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS40.00$107,348$0$12,719Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP
1320 MAIN STREET 17TH FLOORCOLUMBIASC29201PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL SERVICES$186,623
2121 K LLC
1156 15TH STREET NW SUITE 310WASHINGTONDC20005RENT$170,728
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$659,998GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$130,443AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$790,441TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS900099$935,880$935,880
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$860,359$860,359
PUBLICATIONS900099$424,093$424,093
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION611710$337,990$337,990
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE900099$185,767$185,767

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,920,166TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$634,113TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$634,113ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,129,605SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,909,181SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$220,424SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$220,424TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$220,424ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$14,211GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$2,581CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,630RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$30,512TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$30,512ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$30,512OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,898,435RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$33,361UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$885,049ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,995TotalAmt
Program Services$79,995ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,062TotalAmt
Program Services$41,062ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,078TotalAmt
Program Services$2,078ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$521,607TotalAmt
Program Services$420,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,569FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,633,316TotalAmt
Program Services$1,315,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$265,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,877FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,568TotalAmt
Program Services$39,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,542FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,774TotalAmt
Program Services$207,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,187FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,679TotalAmt
Program Services$131,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,167FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$125,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$447FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,508TotalAmt
Program Services$26,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$94FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,410TotalAmt
Management And General$78,410ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$440,545TotalAmt
Program Services$347,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,239FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$108,110ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$386FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,613TotalAmt
Program Services$227,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,213FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,680TotalAmt
Program Services$244,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,892ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$978FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,649TotalAmt
Program Services$178,696ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$380FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$361,018TotalAmt
Program Services$235,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$125,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$495FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,785TotalAmt
Program Services$447,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,597FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,378TotalAmt
Program Services$2,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$307ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,884TotalAmt
Program Services$18,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$96FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,083TotalAmt
Program Services$54,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$194FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$92,993$80,554$12,009$430
PAYROLL ADMIN$13,123$10,347$2,739$37
TAXES & FEES$8,218$7,119$1,061$38
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$7,136$5,748$1,161$227

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,493,146TotalAmt
Program Services$4,356,066ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,045,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,204FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,511BOYAmt
EOY$303,546EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,009,949BOYAmt
EOY$593,789EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,184BOYAmt
EOY$353,895EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,482BOYAmt
EOY$143,515EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$646,409LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$393,955LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,800BOYAmt
EOY$252,454EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,775,282BOYAmt
EOY$22,973,341EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,349,126BOYAmt
EOY$1,205,557EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,129,334BOYAmt
EOY$25,826,097EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$455,869BOYAmt
EOY$404,751EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$686,887BOYAmt
EOY$695,228EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$302,378EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,459,725BOYAmt
EOY$1,294,627EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,602,481BOYAmt
EOY$2,696,984EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,526,853BOYAmt
EOY$22,471,514EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$657,599EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,526,853BOYAmt
EOY$23,129,113EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,129,334BOYAmt
EOY$25,826,097EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$885,860ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,488,120NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$55,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,083CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$429,893CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$326,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$790,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,657,515TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,262,829CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,712,193CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,143,323CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,531,679CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,931,796CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,581,820TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,318,807CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,767,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,573,216CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,857,799CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,722,237CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,239,335TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$373,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$190,354CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$948,806CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,512,740TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$373,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$190,354CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$948,806CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,512,740TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$11,726,595PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$618,926CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$463,133CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$575,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$490,582CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$634,113CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,782,443TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$618,926CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$463,133CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$575,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$490,582CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$634,113CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,782,443TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,487CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,894CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,616CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,512CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$154,959TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,003,183CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,270,896CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,155,799CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,359,997CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,386,862CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,176,737TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.72490PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.76800PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.17200InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.18280InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$183,498BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,086ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$27,973InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,379GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$209,178EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$222,147BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$889ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$34,065InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$5,473GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$183,498EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$199,922BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,547ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,558InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,880GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$222,147EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$174,088BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$310ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,580InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,056GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$199,922EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$146,296BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,530ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$27,152InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,890GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$174,088EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.37000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.63000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$153,585OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,214DepreciationAmt
Book Value$109,371BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$492,824OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$349,741DepreciationAmt
Book Value$143,083BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$252,454TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$1,294,627Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,294,627TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,019,577TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,488,120NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,488,120RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,531,457RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$78,410InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$2,581OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$75,829RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,607,286TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,417,317TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,581OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,581ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,414,736ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$78,410InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$78,410ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,493,146TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY'S ONLY DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF G. ROBINSON (BOB) GREGORY, WHO WAS A PIONEER IN FOREST ECONOMICS AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GREGORY ENDOWMENT FUND PROVIDES ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OR PROFESSIONALS FROM OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA SO THAT THEY MAY ATTEND THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND HAVE A MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FORESTERS OF NORTH AMERICA.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY HAS ESTIMATED THAT ITS TAXABLE ACTIVITIES WILL GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARD FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. GAAP, A DEFERRED TAX ASSET RELATED TO THE NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARD, WHICH REPRESENTS A FUTURE TAX BENEFIT, SHOULD BE RECORDED. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY THAT THE SOCIETY WILL REALIZE A BENEFIT FROM THE DEFERRED TAX ASSET, A VALUATION ALLOWANCE OF 100% HAS ALSO BEEN RECORDED. THEREFORE, THE NET DEFERRED TAX ASSET IS $-0- AT DECEMBER 31, 2023.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD -2,581.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 2,581.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
APPALACHIAN SAF
194 JAY RIDGE RDCLOVERDALEVA240773029237065203501C3$6,725$0TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
INTERMOUNTAIN SAF
1134 N COVENANT HILL WAYEAGLEID836167095237056241501C3$11,325$0TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
MISSISSIPPI SAF
407 PEBBLE BROOK DRCLINTONMS390565823521273256501C3$5,225$0TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
NEW ENGLAND SAF
4396 ROUTE 132THETFORD CENTERVT050758825237065209501C3$5,950$0TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
VIRGINIA TECH
902 PRICES FORK ROAD SUITE 4600BLACKSBURGVA24060540721690501C3$5,000$0TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
OREGON SAF
82166 LOST VALLEY LNDEXTEROR97431237065108501C3$5,083$0TO PROMOTE FORESTRY AND EDUCATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (9 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
BEALE MEMORIAL AWARD1$500
MOLLIE BEATTIE VISITING SCHOLARSHIP3$15,000
SAF NATIONAL AWARD9$6,000
STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD1$200
STUDENT POSTER AWARDS3$850
STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARDS3$850
YOUNG FORESTER LEADERSHIP AWARD1$500
TRAVEL AWARDS5$2,500
RMS/SAF SCHOLARSHIP1$10,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSAF MAINTAINS A THOROUGH APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS WHERE APPLICABLE. CERTAIN GRANTS REQUIRE SUBSEQUENT REPORTING TO ENSURE THAT GRANT FUNDS ARE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANT PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TERRY BAKER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$210,100$0$18,900$0$0$0$13,167$0$3,441$0$245,608$0$0$0
SUSANNE METZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$122,385$0$0$0$0$0$3,700$0$25,116$0$151,201$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE BYLAWS WERE UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY SHALL CONSIST OF PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS, AFFILIATE MEMBERS, INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS, AND STUDENT MEMBERS. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS AND STUDENT MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE SOCIETY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CAST A VOTE THAT IS BINDING ON THE SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE BY VOTING DISTRICTS, AND ONE MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED FROM EACH VOTING DISTRICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CAST A VOTE THAT IS BINDING ON THE SOCIETY FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE BYLAWS, AND OTHER MATTERS RESERVED TO THE MEMBERS BY LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BDRAFT FROM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDURING DECEMBER BOARD MEETING, (IN PREPARATION FOR FOLLOWING YEAR) ALL BOARD MEMBERS (INCLUDING NEW) SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON CEO COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS MAKES THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR ITS AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.