Public Charity

FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY INC

Based in DURHAM, NC, FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, $15.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 25 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $948K.

EIN: 410762363 DURHAM, NC Forest Conservation NTEE: C36 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$15.5M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$948K
Filing Years2020–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Forest History Society Inc

How Forest History Society Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$38
Library & archives
51% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12,000 books; 12 students
$20
Research and publications
27% of program spending
$17
Awards & education
22% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Amelie Roberge
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Bob Izlar
BOARD MEMBER Brent Keefer
CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Charles W Rasmussen
CHAIRMAN Clark W Seely
CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Daniel Christensen

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$580,627 15 grants
Animal Welfare
$229,387 7 grants
Arts & Culture
$137,502 2 grants
Unspecified
$150 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $1.4M $15.5M
2024 $1.0M $1.4M $14.7M
2023 $978K $1.4M $14.4M
2021 $1.3M $1.2M $16.4M
2020 $1.0M $1.1M $15.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.0M to $1.6M (+53%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.5M.

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