Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,596,746
- Total expenses
- $1,411,872
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,101,133
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $50
- Investment income
- $420,027
- Other revenue
- $75,536
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,515,763
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $73,242
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $15,442,521
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,148,086
- Management and general expenses
- $163,764
- Fundraising expenses
- $100,022
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,148,086
Program services were 81.3% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,101,133
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,143
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME
total $50 · related or exempt $50
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3 · Investment income
total $213,530 · excluded $213,530
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5 · Royalties
total $1,752 · related or exempt $1,752
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $206,497
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $206,497
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $206,497 · excluded $206,497
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$3,659
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$4,560
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$901 · related or exempt -$901
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11a · Other revenue: CONTRACTS REVENUE
total $68,860 · related or exempt $68,860
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11b · Other revenue: FACILITY RENT
total $5,825 · related or exempt $5,825
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11e · Other revenue, total
$74,685
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $225,106 · program services $220,604 · management and general $2,251 · fundraising $2,251
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $336,370 · program services $279,552 · management and general $23,146 · fundraising $33,672
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $29,443 · program services $25,587 · management and general $1,226 · fundraising $2,630
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $74,516 · program services $67,422 · management and general $1,285 · fundraising $5,809
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $35,475 · program services $31,474 · management and general $1,626 · fundraising $2,375
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $14,725 · management and general $14,725
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11g · Fees: other
total $285,721 · program services $218,644 · management and general $25,747 · fundraising $41,330
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13 · Office expenses
total $48,448 · program services $28,692 · management and general $13,992 · fundraising $5,764
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16 · Occupancy
total $65,800 · program services $58,595 · management and general $5,309 · fundraising $1,896
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17 · Travel
total $22,606 · program services $10,634 · management and general $8,393 · fundraising $3,579
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $37,015 · management and general $37,015
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $185,532 · program services $157,702 · management and general $27,830
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23 · Insurance
total $23,904 · program services $21,969 · management and general $1,219 · fundraising $716
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24a · Other expenses: FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
total $27,211 · program services $27,211
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $177,122 · end of year $239,831
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $270,109 · end of year $361,522
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $141,862 · end of year $323,118
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $93,550 · end of year $18,220
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $17,635 · end of year $12,405
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $36,954 · end of year $44,283
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,559,439
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,151,542
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,571,251 · end of year $5,407,897
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $8,423,227 · end of year $9,108,487
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $48,370 · end of year $73,242
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $10,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,001,420 · end of year $5,936,442
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,671,920 · end of year $9,506,079
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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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 $578,740
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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS - 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 $312,227 · Revenue $870
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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 $257,119 · Revenue $31
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Clark W SeelyCLARK W SEELY
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Bob IzlarBOB IZLAR
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Daniel ChristensenDANIEL CHRISTENSEN
CO-VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Jonathan PratherJONATHAN PRATHER
CO-VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Charles W RasmussenCHARLES W RASMUSSEN
CO-VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Marshall D ThomasMARSHALL D THOMAS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Vicki ChristiansenVICKI CHRISTIANSEN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Nicolette L CagleNICOLETTE L CAGLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Ned ChildsNED CHILDS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sam CookSAM COOK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Eva GregerEVA GREGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Lynne HeasleyLYNNE HEASLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Brent KeeferBRENT KEEFER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Mark MadisonMARK MADISON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Peter MertzPETER MERTZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Diana MeyersDIANA MEYERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Don MotanicDON MOTANIC
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
David NunesDAVID NUNES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Frederick W PiaseckiFREDERICK W PIASECKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Vivian Zofia PiaseckiVIVIAN ZOFIA PIASECKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Amelie RobergeAMELIE ROBERGE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Ruth Anna StolkRUTH ANNA STOLK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Paul SutterPAUL SUTTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Tom TempleTOM TEMPLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Daowei ZhangDAOWEI ZHANG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Tania MunzTANIA MUNZ
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $248,833
- From this org
- $234,201
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,632
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $234,201
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,667
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,965
- Filer's total
- $248,833
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 5 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202611279349300511
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