NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1944

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

RYAN OWENS

Phone

9789526856

Tax Period

2024-05-01 to 2025-04-30

NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC, founded in 1944, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $9.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 87% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $2.5M, a strong 28% operating margin.

Mission

THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF OUR CORE EXPERTISE IN CONSERVING FORESTLAND AND ADVANCING EXEMPLARY FORESTRY, NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION (NEFF) HELPS THE PEOPLE OF NEW ENGLAND TO SUSTAIN THEIR WAY OF LIFE, PROTECT FOREST WILDLIFE HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, AND MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,200,990 Revenue: $329,213

THE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WORK FOSTERS THE PUBLIC POLICIES AND PRIVATE ACTIONS NEEDED TO CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGE NEW ENGLAND'S FORESTS. IN THE COURSE OF OUR EDUCATION WORK, NEFF CONDUCTS PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING WALKS, TRAINING SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND TALKS; DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS; PUBLISHES ARTICLES IN BOTH CONSUMER AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS; AND PARTICIPATES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND EVENTS. THROUGH ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES, NEFF AIMS TO FOSTER INCREASED LANDOWNER AND PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE MANY BENEFITS THAT FORESTS PROVIDE THE CITIZENS OF NEW ENGLAND, AND THE ROLE OF FOREST CONSERVATION AND EXEMPLARY FORESTRY MANAGEMENT IN FOSTERING AND ENHANCING THOSE BENEFITS.

Program 2

Expenses: $284,578 Revenue: $18,775

TO PROTECT FORESTS FROM FRAGMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, NEFF ACQUIRES LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS BY BOTH DONATION AND PURCHASE. TO DATE WE OWN MORE THAN 140 COMMUNITY FORESTS CONSERVING MORE THAN 30,000 ACRES ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. WE ALSO HOLD MORE THAN 150 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT PROTECT AND PROVIDE FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION ACRES OF FOREST LAND OWNED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANIES IN SEVEN STATES.

Program 3

Expenses: $101,239 Revenue: $6,435

CONSERVATION DOES NOT STOP ONCE A FOREST OR EASEMENT IS ACQUIRED. NEFF CONDUCTS ANNUAL MONITORING SURVEYS WITH ALL LANDOWNERS WITH WHOM WE HOLD AN EASEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT...

CONSERVATION DOES NOT STOP ONCE A FOREST OR EASEMENT IS ACQUIRED. NEFF CONDUCTS ANNUAL MONITORING SURVEYS WITH ALL LANDOWNERS WITH WHOM WE HOLD AN EASEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT ARE MAINTAINED. WE WORK WITH LOCAL FORESTERS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE OUR COMMUNITY FORESTS, DEMONSTRATING HIGH-QUALITY FOREST PRACTICES AND PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF WOOD, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND JOBS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. FORESTS CONSERVED BY NEFF SEQUESTER CARBON AND THROUGH THAT SEQUESTRATION CAN PROVIDE CARBON CREDITS FOR CO2 EQUIVALENTS WHICH CAN BE SOLD VIA A CARBON MARKET, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REVENUES FOR CONSERVATION.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,911,155

Program Service Revenue $354,423

Investment Income $800,900

Other Revenue $13,950

TOTAL REVENUE $9,080,428

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $3,559,348

Fundraising Expenses $702,437

Program Expenses $5,586,807

Other Expenses $2,996,980

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,556,328

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$9,080,428	$4,851,851	+0.9%
Expenses	$6,556,328	$6,444,516	+0.0%
Net Income	$2,524,100	$-1,592,665	-2.6%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$29,603

Total Directors