United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc

Organization Overview

United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc is located in Greenville, SC. The organization was established in 2007. According to its NTEE Classification (C34) the organization is classified as: Land Resources Conservation, under the broad grouping of Environment and related organizations. As of 12/2021, United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc employed 12 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2020, United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc generated $12.3m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 6 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 20.1% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $18.4m during the year ending 12/2020. While expenses have increased by 12.1% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2014, United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc has awarded 541 individual grants totaling $55,816,068. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2020

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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TO ADVANCE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE NATION'S WORKING FORESTS AND FOREST-RELIANT COMMUNITIES

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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SEE SCHEDULE O FOR STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE ENDOWMENT ADVANCES ITS MISSION USING A "THEORY OF CHANGE" THAT FOCUSES ON THREE AREAS: RETAINING AND RESTORING HEALTHY WORKING FORESTS; PROMOTING AND CAPTURING MULTIPLE VALUE STREAMS USING MARKET-BASED TOOLS; AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY CAPACITY, COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP. THE ENDOWMENT DEPLOYS ITS WORK THROUGH FIVE PRIMARY INITIATIVES, EACH OF WHICH SUPPORTS SEVERAL PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS. I. ECOSYSTEM MARKETS: MONETIZING NON-TRADITIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS. THE HEALTHY WATERSHED THROUGH HEALTHY FORESTS PROGRAM CONNECTS DOWNSTREAM WATER CONSUMERS WITH UPSTREAM FOREST OWNERS WITH THE INTENT TO ADVANCE OVERALL WATERSHED HEALTH AND QUALITY BY ENSURING WORKING FOREST RETENTION. MUCH OF THIS WORK IS JOINTLY FUNDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA). WE CONTINUE NATIONWIDE COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS WATER UTILITIES AND THE WATER COMMUNITY.II. FOREST RETENTION AND HEALTH: RETAINING/EXPANDING AND ENSURING HEALTH OF FORESTS. THIS IS A WIDE-RANGING INITIATIVE THAT INCLUDES SERVING AS CROSS-BORDER CONVENER FOR MORE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN CANADA AND THE U.S. TO DATE WE HOSTED FIVE CANADA/US FOREST HEALTH AND INNOVATION SUMMITS ROUGHLY ON A BIENNIAL BASIS. OTHER WORK INCLUDES KEEPING FORESTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S BASE BUFFERING PROGRAM, AND INNOVATIVE FINANCING APPROACHES FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION. EACH IS DESIGNED TO AID IN RETENTION AND RESTORATION OF HEALTHY WORKING FORESTS. III. TRADITIONAL MARKETS: AFTER SUCCESSFUL WORK THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF TWO COMMODITY CHECK-OFFS SOFTWOOD LUMBER BOARD AND PAPER & PAPER-BASED PACKAGING BOARD -- MORE RECENT WORK CENTERS ON STRENGTHENING THE TIMBER HARVEST AND HAUL SEGMENT OF THE FOREST PRODUCTS VALUE CHAIN BY DESIGNING AND MAINTAINING A BUYER/VENDOR PLATFORM CALLED TIMBERHAULING.COM. WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY DEVELOPING BLOCKCHAIN SOLUTIONS THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED FORESTRUST, WHICH SEEKS TO TRACK THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF TIMBER AND FOREST PRODUCTS FROM FORESTS TO END-PRODUCT, WHICH HELPS ALLEVIATE ISSUES INVOLVING ILLEGAL LOGGING. IV. FUTURE MARKETS: THE ENDOWMENT IS PARTNERING WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND EMERGING PRODUCERS TO ADVANCE COMMERCIALIZATION OF CELLULOSIC NANOMATERIALS. THIS MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE ENGAGES PARTNERS TO FILL KNOWLEDGE GAPS FACILITATING NEW PRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONS WHILE PLACING A PRIMARY INTEREST ON ENSURING HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. WORK CONTINUES TO ADVANCE MASS TIMBER APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT TALL WOODEN BUILDINGS, INCLUDING ADVANCING THE CARBON STORY OF FOREST PRODUCTS. THE GREATEST SUCCESS TO DATE WAS ACHIEVED IN CONCERT WITH THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER BOARD AND AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL AS EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE BUILDING CODES WERE ACHIEVED THAT WILL ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF MASS TIMBER BUILDINGS UP TO 18 STORIES FROM THE PREVIOUS 6-STORY LIMIT. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP MARKETS FOR SMALL DIAMETER, DYING AND DEAD TREES TO ENHANCE FOREST HEALTH WHILE ADVANCING FAMILY-SUPPORTING JOBS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE, WE ARE CONCENTRATING OUR WORK ON COMMERCIALIZING TORREFACTION TO PROVIDE A ROBUST NEW MARKET FOR FUELS THAT COULD YIELD GREEN ENERGY. BUILDING ON TESTS OF TORREFIED PELLETS COMPLETED IN A COAL-FIRED FACILITY, THE TORREFACTION FACILITY IS NEARLY SET TO BEGIN ROUND-THE-CLOCK PRODUCTION OF COMMERCIAL-SCALE TORREFIED MATERIAL AND OTHER HIGH CARBON CONTENT PRODUCTS LIKE BIOCHAR.V. ASSET CREATION: WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION (SFLR) NETWORK AND THEIR GOAL TO USE FORESTS AND FOREST-BASED ASSETS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN LANDOWNERS. AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION IS NOW THE SFLR FISCAL AGENT. SFLR IS A MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND NRCS ACROSS EIGHT SOUTHERN STATES AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY SEEN 1,500 BLACK FAMILIES MOVE THEIR LANDS INTO THE FOREST MANAGEMENT PIPELINE. WE ARE APPLYING THE APPLIED LEARNINGS FOR OUR WORK WITH THE SFLR NETWORK TO EXPLORE HISPANIC/LATINO LANDOWNERS AND THEIR ABILITY TO GENERATE WEALTH FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NEW ENGLAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER TO ASSIST IN FINDING LOCAL ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS TO HELP OFFSET THE IMPACT OF THE CLOSURE OF MUCH OF THE REGION'S PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Peter Madden
CEO Secretary
$354,775
Peter Stangel
Chief Operating Officer
$277,326
Alicia Cramer
Senior Vice President
$230,927
Michael Goergen
Vice-President
$215,327
Signe Cann
Chief Financial Officer
$204,618
Matthew Krumenauer
Vice-President
$177,215

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Vireo Advisors Llc
Environmental Consulting
$419,219
Gordian Knot Strategies
Consulting
$181,850
Jeff Lerner
Project Management
$166,106
Afry Management Consulting Inc
Consulting
$130,680
Scott Davis
Project Management
$130,003
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $7,646,699
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$2,740,980
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$10,387,679
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income -$100,962
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $1,673,177
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $12,302,581

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc has awarded $12,271,530 in support to 96 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

QUANTIFIED VENTURES

PURPOSE: INNOVATIVE FINANCE AND TEXAS EIB

$1,266,135

AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION

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Washington, DC

PURPOSE: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION, INNOVATIVE FINANCE & GULF OF MEXICO FORESTRY

$982,049

ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC

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Palo Alto, CA

PURPOSE: WATER QUALITY TRADING

$772,760

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

PURPOSE: P3 NANO RESEARCH TO COMMERCIALIZATION & MASS TIMBER

$578,512

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

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Arlington, VA

PURPOSE: FOREST RETENTION, HEALTHY WATERSHEDS, SENTINEL LANDSCAPE, INNOVATIVE FINANCE & ENVIVA

$480,646

AVAPCO LLC

PURPOSE: P3 NANO RESEARCH TO COMMERCIALIZATION

$464,577
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 7 grants that United States Endowment Forforestry And Communities Inc has recieved totaling $1,975,000.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Walton Family Foundation Inc

Bentonville, AR

PURPOSE: TO LAUNCH THE 'CLIMATE RESILIENCE FINANCING INNOVATION CHALLENGE', AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR QUANTIFIED VENTURES.

$525,000
The Jpb Foundation

New York, NY

PURPOSE: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND RETENTION NETWORK EXPANSION & STAND ALONE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

$500,000
The Jpb Foundation

New York, NY

PURPOSE: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND RETENTION NETWORK EXPANSION & STAND ALONE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

$500,000
Meadows Foundation Incorporated

Dallas, TX

PURPOSE: TOWARD INTRODUCING THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BONDS IN TEXAS FOR ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

$200,000
Windward Fund

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

$200,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: CONSERVATION

$25,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$247,828,142
Earnings$44,248,217
Other Expense$7,651,000
Ending Balance$284,425,359

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