The Pacific Forest Trust Incorpora… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1993

Legal Domicile

Phone

4155610700

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

The Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated, founded in 1993, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Unknown sector that reported $10.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 90% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $9.9M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

ORGANIZATION MISSION OR SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES PACIFIC FOREST TRUST (PFT) IS DEDICATED TO SUSTAINING AMERICAS FORESTS. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE, INCENTIVE-BASED CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS TO SAFEGUARD OUR FORESTS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO CLIMATE PROTECTION, SAFE WATER SUPPLIES, WILDLIFE SURVIVAL, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $431,806 Revenue: $0

Constituency Building The goals of this program area are to build a wide and diverse constituency of people committed to the conservation and stewardship of private forests using a variety of...

Constituency Building The goals of this program area are to build a wide and diverse constituency of people committed to the conservation and stewardship of private forests using a variety of communications and educational tools. PFT has expanded general visibility of its mission and projects this year with increased earned media placement in major national outlets such as CBS, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, The Economist, The Hill and others.

Program 2

Expenses: $471,488 Revenue: $0

Program Development and Planning This includes the Organizations activities in annual and strategic planning, staff conferences and presentations, and executive coordination and oversight of the...

Program Development and Planning This includes the Organizations activities in annual and strategic planning, staff conferences and presentations, and executive coordination and oversight of the overall program development and implementation. PFT has hosted and/or facilitated a number of events in the past year, including multiple screenings of Beyond the Trees, the short documentary about our work on the van Eck forests of California and Oregon.

Program 3

Expenses: $6,540,859 Revenue: $1,045,978

Forest Conservation The Organizations forest conservation program provides forest conservation services to private landowners, government agencies, and other conservation organizations in the region, with an emphasis on the design, acquisition and management of conservation easements on working forestlands. PFT monitors and provides stewardship services on a total of 38 conservation easements on roughly 130,000 acres in California and Oregon. PFT currently owns-but will transfer ownership to the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation-897 forested acres along the border of Yosemite National Park, California. These lands are conserved, managed and monitored for water, wildlife, and climate values. PFT is engaging in ongoing discussions with forest landowners in California and Oregon regarding opportunities for future easement and fee title acquisitions. PFT continues to work with a diverse group of stakeholders on the Klamath-Cascade Advisory Council, as well as conducting field trips and public outreach and educating key stakeholders about the importance of conserving working forests in the Klamath-Cascade region. Forests are central to the ecological health of this critical watershed that provides drinking water for 25+ million Californians. Subsequent activity to 12/31/2023 in 2024 PFT purchased a conservation easement on 11,000 acres in Trinity County, California.

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $8,657,467

Program Service Revenue $1,045,978

Investment Income $586,663

Other Revenue $100,139

TOTAL REVENUE $10,390,247

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,972,493

Fundraising Expenses $326,915

Program Expenses $9,077,498

Other Expenses $7,900,595

TOTAL EXPENSES $9,873,088

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$10,390,247	$5,472,043	+0.9%
Expenses	$9,873,088	$4,651,614	+1.1%
Net Income	$517,159	$820,429	-0.4%

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

$253,711

Total Directors