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← FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,010,769
Total expenses
$1,355,456
Contributions and grants received
$743,221
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,358
Investment income
$251,927
Other revenue
$9,263
Total assets, end of year
$14,731,710
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,370
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,673,340
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,126,000
Management and general expenses
$170,158
Fundraising expenses
$59,298
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,126,000

Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $743,221

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $45,135

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOOK SALES

    total $3,996 · related or exempt $3,996

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $2,362 · related or exempt $2,362

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $258,058 · excluded $258,058

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,963 · related or exempt $1,963

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $473,915

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $480,046

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$6,131

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$6,131 · related or exempt -$6,131

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,300 · related or exempt $7,300

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,300

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $69,105 · program services $61,504 · management and general $4,837 · fundraising $2,764

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $554,162 · program services $504,289 · management and general $17,867 · fundraising $32,006

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $34,939 · program services $32,563 · management and general $596 · fundraising $1,780

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $91,027 · program services $75,793 · management and general $9,145 · fundraising $6,089

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,867 · program services $46,438 · management and general $1,787 · fundraising $2,642

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,228 · management and general $15,228

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $26,568 · management and general $26,568

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75,049 · program services $65,558 · management and general $2,622 · fundraising $6,869

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,475 · program services $33,496 · management and general $8,799 · fundraising $5,180

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $102,145 · program services $99,737 · management and general $1,204 · fundraising $1,204

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,266 · program services $19,121 · management and general $4,381 · fundraising $764

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $51,156 · management and general $51,156

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $173,122 · program services $147,154 · management and general $25,968

  • 24a · Other expenses: FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

    total $40,347 · program services $40,347

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $111,477 · end of year $177,122

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $498,082 · end of year $270,109

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $21,670 · end of year $141,862

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $63,768 · end of year $93,550

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $18,378 · end of year $17,635

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $46,562 · end of year $36,954

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,537,261

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $966,010

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,717,372 · end of year $5,571,251

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,926,028 · end of year $8,423,227

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $72,150 · end of year $48,370

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $10,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,205,564 · end of year $6,001,420

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,125,623 · end of year $8,671,920

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PRESERVE AND HELP PEOPLE USE THE DOCUMENTS OF FOREST & CONSERVATION HISTORY. THE SOCIETY IDENTIFIES, COLLECTS, INTERPRETS, AND DISSEMINATES HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMANS AND FORESTS, CONTRIBUTING TO INFORMED NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION-MAKING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY PRESERVES OUR FOREST HERITAGE. IT AIMS TO IMPROVE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN WELFARE BY BRINGING A HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING. THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSES INCLUDE: TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND DISSEMINATE THE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS AND ALL FOREST-RELATED ACTIVITIES; TO ENCOURAGE AND AID THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, COMPANY, AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS AND TO MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND WRITING AND PUBLISH ON THE HISTORY OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF FORESTS AND PEOPLE OVER TIME; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION OF ALL AGE GROUPS RELATED TO THE LESSONS OF FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY.

  • LIBRARY & ARCHIVES - THE FHS MAINTAINS THE FOREMOST COLLECTION IN THE WORLD OF FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. IT HOUSES OVER 200,000 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS, 12,000 BOOKS, MAPS, MOVING FOOTAGE, ARTWORK, AND OVER 350 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. IT PROVIDES FREE ONLINE DATABASES FOR REMOTE RESEARCHING FOR K-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER RESEARCHERS. OVER 5,000 SEARCHES ANNUALLY ARE CONDUCTED IN THE DATABASES AND OVER 100,000 USERS REACH FHS WEB PAGES FOR INFORMATION. THE ARCHIVES PRESERVE ALMOST ONE-MILE OF UNIQUE RECORDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMPANIES, AND INSTITUTIONS AND HOSTS ON-SITE RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE FHS SERVES AS THE FIRST STOP FOR GLOBAL INQUIRIES IN FOREST HISTORY.

    Expenses $416,055

  • RESEARCH AND PULICATIONS - CONDUCT RESEARCH AND PROMOTE WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS THAT SYNTHESIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL HISTORICAL LITERATURE IN FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY. THE SOCIETY'S IMPRESSIVE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDES THE "FOREST HISTORY TODAY" MAGAZINE, AND "ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY", THE LEADING SCHOLARLY JOURNAL IN THE FIELD. ITS ISSUES SERIES BOOKS HAVE REACHED OVER 25,000 CLASSROOMS, HOUSEHOLDS, AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS AND ARE USED IN TEACHER EDUCATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE RECENT FILM, "AMERICA'S FIRST FOREST" WAS BROADCAST OVER 5,000 TIMES, ON 450 PBS STATIONS, IN 47 STATES, WITH OVER 5 MILLION VIEWERS. THE FHS HAS PUBLISHED DOZENS OF BOOK-LENGTH PUBLICATIONS AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A BOOK ABOUT PRIVATE FAMILY FORESTS.

    Expenses $369,278 · Revenue $7,653

  • AWARDS & EDUCATION - THE FHS PROVIDES TRAVEL GRANTS TO RESEARCHERS IN NEED IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE FHS COLLECTIONS. TO ENCOURAGE SCHOLARLY WORK IN FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY THE FHS OFFERS AWARDS FOR THE BEST WRTING IN JOURNALS, BOOKS, AND THE POPULAR PRESS. TWO ANNUAL FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING FOREST HISTORY. TO CONVEY AN UNDERSTANDING OF FOREST HISTORY TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLICS, FHS PROVIDES THE FREE ONLINE "IF TREES COULD TALK" CURRICULUM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT REACHES HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. A LIVE-STREAMED LECTURESHIP IN COLLABORATION WITH DUKE UNIVERSITY REACHES THOUSANDS ANNUALLY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS SERVED BY A VARIETY OF SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING THE AWARD-WINNING BLOG "PEELING BACK THE BARK."

    Expenses $340,667 · Revenue $668

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Suzanne Cuthbert

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ca Dillon

    CO-VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daniel Christensen

    CO-VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Douglas Maccleery

    CO-VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bob Izlar

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Clark W Seely

    CO-VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lynn Wilson

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Judi A Beck

    BOARD MEMEBR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Frederick W Piasecki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nicolette L Cagle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dana Chandler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sam Cook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lynne Heasley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mark Madison

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ruth Anna Stolk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephen J Hicks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brent Keefer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tom Temple

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Peter Mertz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Don Motanic

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jonathan Prather

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Charles W Rasmussen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ellen Stroud

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Paul Sutter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Marshall D Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Charles L Vanover

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rebecca Barnard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ned Childs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Vicki Christiansen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Nunes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Vivian Zofia Piasecki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Amelie Roberge

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daowei Zhang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tania Munz

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $70,683
    From this org
    $64,285
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,398
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steven Anderson

    FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $190,291
    From this org
    $167,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,511
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,780
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,396
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,115
    Filer's total
    $190,291

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349302516

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