Public Charity

AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION

AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $20.3M in revenue, $31.3M in expenses, $157.8M in total assets. 56 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521235124 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$20.3M
Total Expenses$31.3M
Total Assets$157.8M
Grant Records56
Funding Total$11.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION IS TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION IMPACT THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT OF FAMILY FOREST OWNERS. THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCACY, WE STRIVE TO EQUIP AMERICA'S RURAL LANDOWNERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF THEIR FORESTS.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR Alex Alvarez
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CARBON ORIGINATION Chrstine Cadigan-Benonis
VICE PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE Dawn Simmons
INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE Ed Villano
VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Glynnis Breen
PAST CHAIR Jameson French

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Top Grant Purposes

CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
$6,922,033 7 grants
Supporting Black farmers through the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Project (SFLR) in 2022.
$1,000,000 2 grants
Conservation Activities
$688,047 3 grants
TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND RETENTION PROJECT (SFLR)
$500,000 1 grant
Various Conserv Proj
$468,583 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $20.3M $31.3M $157.8M
2023 $11.3M $28.5M $159.2M
2022 $11.7M $27.2M $169.1M
2020 $11.4M $17.8M $171.6M
2019 $12.2M $15.9M $166.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $12.2M to $20.3M (+67%), with total assets most recently reported at $157.8M.

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