2024-05-07T08:43:41-05:00 2023-06-30 273858252 DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC 4130 PARKLAKE AVE STE 400 RALEIGH NC 27612 990 2022-07-01 410762363 FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY INC FORE 9196829319 2925 ACADEMY ROAD DURHAM NC 27705 TANIA MUNZ PRESIDENT 9196829319 2024-04-24 1 TANIA MUNZ 999009999 1 MICHELLE FOOTE P01387279 9198792909 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TANIA MUNZ 2925 ACADEMY ROAD DURHAM NC 27705 1452824 0 X WWW.FORESTHISTORY.ORG X 1946 NC THE FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY PRESERVES OUR FOREST HERITAGE. IT AIMS TO IMPROVE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN WELFARE BY BRINGING A HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING. THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSES INCLUDE: TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND DISSEMINATE THE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS AND ALL FOREST-RELATED ACTIVITIES; TO ENCOURAGE AND AID THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, COMPANY, AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS AND TO MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND WRITING AND PUBLISH ON THE HISTORY OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF FORESTS AND PEOPLE OVER TIME; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION OF ALL AGE GROUPS RELATED TO THE LESSONS OF FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY. 27 27 12 30 0 0 678501 777943 4318 3992 2002540 186774 2482 9715 2687841 978424 0 0 0 0 681481 785078 0 0 64986 407896 597617 1089377 1382695 1598464 -404271 14218632 14403337 71830 72150 14146802 14331187 TO PRESERVE AND HELP PEOPLE USE THE DOCUMENTS OF FOREST & CONSERVATION HISTORY. THE SOCIETY IDENTIFIES, COLLECTS, INTERPRETS, AND DISSEMINATES HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMANS AND FORESTS, CONTRIBUTING TO INFORMED NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION-MAKING. 0 0 420065 168 LIBRARY & ARCHIVES - THE FHS MAINTAINS THE FOREMOST COLLECTION IN THE WORLD OF FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. IT HOUSES OVER 200,000 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS, 12,000 BOOKS, MAPS, MOVING FOOTAGE, ARTWORK, AND OVER 350 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. IT PROVIDES FREE ONLINE DATABASES FOR REMOTE RESEARCHING FOR K-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER RESEARCHERS. OVER 5,000 SEARCHES ANNUALLY ARE CONDUCTED IN THE DATABASES AND OVER 100,000 USERS REACH FHS WEB PAGES FOR INFORMATION. THE ARCHIVES PRESERVE ALMOST ONE-MILE OF UNIQUE RECORDS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMPANIES, AND INSTITUTIONS AND HOSTS ON-SITE RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE FHS SERVES AS THE FIRST STOP FOR GLOBAL INQUIRIES IN FOREST HISTORY. 398718 4414 RESEARCH AND PULICATIONS - CONDUCT RESEARCH AND PROMOTE WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS THAT SYNTHESIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL HISTORICAL LITERATURE IN FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY. THE SOCIETY'S IMPRESSIVE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDES THE "FOREST HISTORY TODAY" MAGAZINE, AND "ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY", THE LEADING SCHOLARLY JOURNAL IN THE FIELD. ITS ISSUES SERIES BOOKS HAVE REACHED OVER 25,000 CLASSROOMS, HOUSEHOLDS, AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS AND ARE USED IN TEACHER EDUCATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE RECENT FILM, "AMERICA'S FIRST FOREST" WAS BROADCAST OVER 5,000 TIMES, ON 450 PBS STATIONS, IN 47 STATES, WITH OVER 5 MILLION VIEWERS. THE FHS HAS PUBLISHED DOZENS OF BOOK-LENGTH PUBLICATIONS AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A BOOK ABOUT PRIVATE FAMILY FORESTS. 315314 1175 AWARDS & EDUCATION - THE FHS PROVIDES TRAVEL GRANTS TO RESEARCHERS IN NEED IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE FHS COLLECTIONS. TO ENCOURAGE SCHOLARLY WORK IN FOREST AND CONSERVATION HISTORY THE FHS OFFERS AWARDS FOR THE BEST WRTING IN JOURNALS, BOOKS, AND THE POPULAR PRESS. TWO ANNUAL FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING FOREST HISTORY. TO CONVEY AN UNDERSTANDING OF FOREST HISTORY TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLICS, FHS PROVIDES THE FREE ONLINE "IF TREES COULD TALK" CURRICULUM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT REACHES HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. A LIVE-STREAMED LECTURESHIP IN COLLABORATION WITH DUKE UNIVERSITY REACHES THOUSANDS ANNUALLY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS SERVED BY A VARIETY OF SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING THE AWARD-WINNING BLOG "PEELING BACK THE BARK." 1134097 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA MN NC X X JANET ASKEW 9196829319 2925 ACADEMY ROAD DURHAM NC 277059311 SUZANNE CUTHBERT TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CA DILLON CO-VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL CHRISTENSEN CO-VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS MACCLEERY CO-VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB IZLAR BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CLARK W SEELY CO-VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN WILSON IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDI A BECK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK W PIASECKI BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLETTE L CAGLE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANA CHANDLER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAM COOK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE HEASLEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MADISON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH ANNA STOLK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN J HICKS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT KEEFER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TEMPLE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MERTZ BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DON MOTANIC BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN PRATHER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES W RASMUSSEN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN STROUD BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SUTTER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHALL D THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES L VANOVER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA BARNARD BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ANDERSON PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 183207 0 38869 183207 0 38869 1 0 1 0 0 777943 56598 777943 PROGRAM INCOME 110000 2202 2202 BOOK SALES 110000 1790 1790 3992 235622 235622 1765 1765 425552 474400 -48848 -48848 -48848 MISCELLANEOUS 110000 7950 7950 7950 978424 -35141 0 235622 X 254931 226889 17845 10197 374369 356255 3573 14541 35092 32841 637 1614 81508 70143 7344 4021 39178 36426 1220 1532 13932 13932 148583 85077 59409 4097 12588 5306 3175 4107 77683 74265 2558 860 44666 19077 6768 18821 29429 29429 173178 147201 25977 FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 43703 43703 PRINTING AND GRAPHICS 22865 19186 1883 1796 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 8527 5945 387 2195 EQUIP. RENTAL & REPAIR 5292 4387 53 852 17171 7396 9422 353 1382695 1134097 183612 64986 71143 111477 607118 498082 77370 21670 32406 63768 20282 18378 40834 46562 6509563 792191 5877864 5717372 7491615 7926028 14218632 14403337 71830 72150 71830 72150 X 6480673 6205564 7666129 8125623 14146802 14331187 14218632 14403337 X -404271 601532 -12876 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1604895 642058 724268 678501 777943 4427665 1604895 642058 724268 678501 777943 4427665 221458 4206207 149418 164264 106991 162513 245337 828523 273 273 5256461 31452 0.80020 0.78160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 7379640 100966 784980 348024 7917562 9227615 10000 -1490670 367305 7379640 7691859 1973535 437779 9227615 8109527 6000 -28302 395366 7691859 8207267 115 291752 389607 8109527 0.83182 0.16818 0 0 421025 421025 5796318 598348 5197970 292220 193843 98377 5717372 1570434 601532 601532 968902 9522 9522 978424 1386049 3354 3354 1382695 0 1382695 PART III, LINE 1A: COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: COLLECTION CONSISTS OF BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO FORESTRY. BOOKS ARE USED FOR RESEARCH AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION. PART V, LINE 4: INCOME FROM FUNDS USED TO FURTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY AS WELL AS PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NON-CAPITALIZED DONATIONS TO LIBRARY 9,522. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT EXPENSE 3,354. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEVEN ANDERSON PRESIDENT & CEO 183207 0 0 0 0 0 17575 0 21294 0 222076 0 0 0 X 9522 X 47076 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE PRESIDENT, THROUGH DISCUSSIONS AT BOARD MEETINGS AND THROUGH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, MONITORS BOARD MEMBER ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. EACH DIRECTOR AND STAFF MEMBER IS ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THERE IS 100% COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NOT INCLUDING THE SECRETARY. THE DECISION IS BASED BOTH ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSED AGAINST AN AGREED UPON SET OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND ON COMPARABILITY DATA. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MEETS WITH THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING THE SPRING BOARD MEETING EACH YEAR TO DISCUSS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,077. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 59,409. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,097. TOTAL EXPENSES 148,583. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NON-CAPITALIZED DONATIONS TO LIBRARY -9,522. BAD DEBT EXPENSE -3,354.