Public Charity

NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION

NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in MISSOULA, MT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $132.1M revenue, $123.6M expenses, $96.2M total assets. 181 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521786332 MISSOULA, MT Camps NTEE: N20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$132.1M
Total Expenses$123.6M
Total Assets$96.2M
Grant Records181
Funding Total$22.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION (NFF), CHARTERED BY CONGRESS, TURNS AMERICA'S LOVE OF NATURE INTO MEANINGFUL ACTION FOR 193-MILLION ACRE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM THROUGH ON THE GROUND PROGRAM WORK AND GRANT MAKING ACTIVITIES, AND ACCEPTS AND ADMINISTERS PRIVATE GIFTS OF FUNDS AND LAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS.

Where $100 goes at National Forest Foundation

How National Forest Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $91 for programs

$85
The National Forest Foundation's (nff) conservation work is focused on three enduring priorities
93% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 170 people
$6
The National Forest Foundation's two major grant programs-the matching awards program (map) and collaborative capacity program (ccp)-support meaningful stewardship and community impact on national forest lands
7% 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

DIRECTOR Aimee Christensen
DIRECTOR Allie Kline
DIRECTOR Annie Kao
VICE CHAIR Bob Wheeler
DIRECTOR Brian Jacobs
EX OFFICIO Chief Tom Schultz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$11,165,509 96 grants
Environment & Conservation
$5,675,159 48 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,393,010 8 grants
Animal Welfare
$1,331,050 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,228,453 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $132.1M $123.6M $96.2M
2024 $77.9M $82.1M $93.5M
2023 $51.6M $47.9M $73.8M
2022 $49.1M $34.0M $61.6M
2021 $33.8M $25.9M $46.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $33.8M to $132.1M (+291%), with total assets most recently reported at $96.2M.

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