Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$13,274,033

Total expenses

$6,335,886

Contributions and grants received

$10,800,733

Grants paid

$108,977

Program service revenue

$827,678

Investment income

$988,733

Other revenue

$656,889

Total assets, end of year

$115,413,032

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,246,374

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$113,166,658

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,869,195

Management and general expenses

$911,738

Fundraising expenses

$554,953

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,869,195

Program services were 76.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• LAND AND EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP: THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS OWNS AND MANAGES MORE THAN 200 RESERVATIONS COVERING MORE THAN 67,000 ACRES.IN FY2025, WE RAN 14 TIMBER HARVESTS COVERING MORE THAN 700 ACRES. WE HARVESTED 2.9 MILLION BOARD FEET OF SAWLOGS AND 27,000 TONS OF LOW GRADE WOOD. THIS BROUGHT IN $691,000 IN STUMPAGE REVENUE. WE TRAINED 19 NEW VOLUNTEER LAND STEWARDS, BRINGING OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF LAND STEWARDS TO 186, WHO PROVIDED MORE THAN 1,700 HOURS OF MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR FOREST SOCIETY RESERVATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. OUR VOLUNTEER EASEMENT MONITORING PROGRAM (VEMP) SAW 6 VOLUNTEERS MONITOR 18 CONSERVATION EASMENT PROPERTIES. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF MONITORED MORE THAN 775 EASEMENTS ON MORE THAN 136,000 ACRES USING A COMBINATION OF REMOTE IMAGERY AND ON-THE-GROUND SITE VISITS. AT FOREST SOCIETY NORTH AT THE ROCKS, WE HARVESTED MORE THAN 3,829 CHRISTMAS TREES AND DONATED 12 TREES TO TREES FOR TROOPS, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE, FARM-GROWN CHRISTMAS TREES TO UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES MEMBERS. THE ROCKS CONTINUES TO BE BUSY. 120 STUDENTS VISITED ON SITE THROUGH THE NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM DAY. THE FOREVERGREEN PROGRAM HOSTED BETHLEHEM STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 6 LEARNING EVERYTHING FROM PLANTING TO CARING FOR TO HARVESTING CHRISTMAS TREES. 58 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN WILDFLOWER WALKS IN JUNE. BUS TOURS BEGAN ARRIVING IN JUNE AND CONTINUED IN TO THE FALL. THE 2024 CHRISTMAS SEASON WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL WITH MORE THAN 5,000 VISITORS TO THE ROCKS CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. THE NH MAPLE EXPERIENCE TOURS IN MARCH 2025 WELCOMED MORE THAN 450 VISITORS. THE ANNUAL MAPLE DINNER HAD APPROXIMATELY 90 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE. THE TWO RENOVATED MEETING SPACES PROVIDED LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HOST EVENTS HERE, INCLUDING CORPORATE EVENTS, WEDDINGS, CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND LIFE CELEBRATIONS--49 SEPARATE EVENTS WITH MORE THAN 1200 VISITORS. TOTAL FOREST SOCIETY NORTH RELATED VISITORS 10,031.

  Expenses $2,772,700 · Revenue $797,288

• LAND PROTECTION: THE FOREST SOCIETY CONSERVED 2,307 ACRES THROUGH 9 LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE. AMONG THE PROJECTS WERE FIVE FEE ACQUISITIONS TOTALING 1,814 ACRES ADDED TO OUR LAND OWNERSHIP AND FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TOTALING 493 ACRES ON LAND OWNED BY OTHERS. WE CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER REGIONAL LAND PROTECTION PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP, WHICH INVOLVE ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSETTS WORKING TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES OF EACH REGION.

  Expenses $1,163,840 · Revenue $20,005

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $490,598 · Grants $108,977 · Revenue $3,270

• MEMBERSHIPTHE FOREST SOCIETY CURRENTLY HAS 7,867 MEMBERS (HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES). MEMBERS ARE KEPT INFORMED OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES VIA BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, E-NEWSLETTERS AND QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF FOREST NOTES MAGAZINE. POLICYTHE FOREST SOCIETY LOBBIES STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CONCORD, NH AND OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE WAS ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO ALLOCATED TIME TO LOBBYING THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: TESTIFYING AT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS, MEETING DIRECTLY WITH STATE LEGISLATORS ON BEHALF OF THE FOREST SOCIETY'S POSITION ON SPECIFIC PIECES OF LEGISLATION, PROVIDING LEGISLATORS WITH INFORMATION ON ISSUES UNDER CONSIDERATION IN CONGRESS AND THE NH LEGISLATURE AND MEETING WITH STATE AGENCY OFFICIALS ABOUT ISSUES RELATIVE TO THE FOREST SOCIETY'S MISSION.THE STATE LEGISLATURE MEETS FROM JANUARY TO JUNE EACH YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY STAFF STATE-LEVEL LOBBYING EFFORTS OCCUR WITHIN THESE SIX-MONTH SESSIONS ALTHOUGH WE DO ENGAGE WITH LEGISLATORS AT OTHER TIMES DURING THE YEAR. THE FOREST SOCIETY LOBBIES SPECIFICALLY ON BILLS RELATING TO SPNHF'S MISSION INCLUDING THOSE ADDRESSING FORESTRY, WATER QUALITY, AIR QUALITY, LAND CONSERVATION, ENERGY FACILITY SITING, CLIMATE CHANGE, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE ENGAGED THE LEGISLATURE AS IT DRAFTED THE STATE'S OPERATING BUDGET FOR YEARS 2026 AND 2027. ON THIS ISSUE, WE ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING FOR THE STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS THAT RELATE TO THE FOREST SOCIETY'S MISSION. WE TESTIFIED ON TWO SEPARATE BILLS RELATED TO FOREST CARBON CREDIT BILLS, ONE OF WHICH THE FOREST SOCIETY OPPOSED AND THE OTHER THE ORGANIZATION TESTIFIED THAT IT BE SIGNIFICANTLY AMENDED TO BETTER ADDRESS THE MANY ISSUES RELATED TO FOREST CARBON MARKETS.WE ALSO TESTIFIED AGAINST TWO BILLS WHICH WOULD HAVE UNDERMINED NEW HAMPSHIRE'S CURRENT USE PROGRAM. FINALLY, WE ENGAGED AT THE NH LEGISLATURE ON BILLS RELATED TO NH'S RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS, HOW TO FUND THE REPAIR OF THE PUBLICLY OWNED DAMS, AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. THE FOREST SOCIETY ALSO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH OUR FEDERAL CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION WHICH IS RELATED TO THE FOREST SOCIETY'S MISSION. THIS YEAR, WE SPENT TIME ENGAGED WITH THE NH CONGRESSIONAL ON ISSUES REGARDING FUNDING LEVELS FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE US DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE THAT SUPPORT THE FOREST SOCIETY'S MISSION. ALSO, AS IN 2024, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE NH CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW FEDERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO HELP FORESTLAND OWNERS CONSERVE THEIR FORESTS CALLED THE FOREST CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DELEGATION ON A BILL TO ESTABLISH THE CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP ACT. BECAUSE THE FEDERAL FARM BILL IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF CONSERVATION FUNDING, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FARM BILL. CONGRESS HAS NOT FINISHED WORK ON THIS ISSUE IN 2025. MOST LIKELY, CONGRESS WILL NEED TO DO SO IN 2026. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ENSURE THE US FOREST SERVICE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE FOREST SERVICE-MANAGED EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS, TWO OF WHICH ARE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKING IMPORTANT RESEARCH ON ISSUES RELATIVE TO FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST HEALTH AND CLIMATE HEALTH. WE ALSO HOSTED VISITS FROM MEMBERS OF THE NH CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO FOREST SOCIETY PROPERTIES.

  Expenses $442,057 · Revenue $6,812

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• FIVE RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST

  $32,381

  MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM

• SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

  $18,696

  MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM

• TOWN OF BROOKLINE

  $13,052

  MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM

• SUDBURY VALLEY TRUSTEES

  $8,422

  MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM

• ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT ASSOCIATION

  $7,796

  MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

14 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202532909349300023

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