2026-03-03T09:13:32-06:00 2025-04-30 393647910 Wipfli Advisory LLC 43 Constitution Drive Suite 100 Bedford NH 03110 990 2024-05-01 223458955 Northern Forest Center Inc NORT 6032290679 18 North Main Street 204 Concord NH 03301 Robert Riley President 6032290679 2026-03-02 1 1 Lance R Turgeon P00627708 6036273838 2026-03-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Robert Riley 18 North Main Street 204 Concord NH 03301 8877036 0 X www.northernforest.org X 1996 NH The Northern Forest Center is a regional innovation and investment partner creating rural vibrancy 19 19 26 19 0 0 6920744 8626561 251412 140378 234998 107773 6737 2324 7413891 8877036 3133478 5325092 0 0 1836679 2112604 0 0 626294 790140 733925 5760297 8171621 1653594 705415 19656795 16453100 11067845 7158735 8588950 9294365 X The Northern Forest Center creates bold possibilities that give rise to vibrant Northern Forest communities and envisions a thriving and welcoming Northern Forest region sustained by innovation and environmental stewardship. 0 0 5498200 4406392 16289 Developing vibrant rural communities: the Center strengthens the vitality of rural communities and their ability to attract new residents and entrepreneurs. The Center served 56 communities through programs, investment, fundraising assistance, and project implementation; continued property redevelopment (through our subsidiary Sustainable Forest Futures); and delivered complementary programming in 10 focal communities including Bethel, Greenville, and Millinocket, ME; Tupper Lake, Chester, and Elizabethtown, NY; and Newport and St. Johnsbury, VT. Highlights of FY25 include: Completed redevelopment of historic buildings in St. Johnsbury, VT, and Bethel ME, into 9 apartments each for area residents and workers. Continued to manage Maine West, a collaborative of diverse non-profits in Bethel, Rumford, South Paris, and Norway, ME, to implement projects to secure economic, education, health and conservation benefits. Secured a $1.2-million grant from the US Department of Labor to create and support a workforce development program serving 4 school districts and the Katahdin Higher Education Center in the Moosehead-Katahdin region and managed a similar program serving 4 school districts in Western Maine. Implemented the fourth year of the Attracting New Residents Strategy in the Adirondacks through downtown revitalization, community-based recreation, community marketing, and middle-market housing in Tupper Lake and Elizabethtown, NY. Invested more than $100,000 in trail and recreation improvements focused on serving community-oriented projects, reducing barriers to youth participation in outdoor recreation, and improving trail sustainability across Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and the Adirondacks. Doubled the size of the Bike Borderlands collaborative by adding locations serving Caroga, the High Peaks, and the Upper Hudson regions of NY; Stowe, Newport, and Williston, VT; Mt. Washington Valley, NH; and the Moosehead region of ME to expand quality mountain biking experiences for residents and visitors while stewarding the natural landscape and securing economic benefits for communities. The new locations join ongoing Borderlands members in Gorham, Franconia, and Littleton, NH; Bethel and Carrabassett Valley, ME; East Burke and Craftsbury, VT; and East Hereford, Quebec.Details are available at www.northernforest.org. 1317075 753105 15450 Catalyzing innovation in the forest economy: The Center helps create and improve jobs and build local wealth through opportunities that advance a regional land ethic and sustainable use of the forest. Highlights: Wood Heat: Since inception, the "Feel Good Heat" program has reduced greenhouse gas impact by 13,648 tons by substituting wood pellets for more than 2 million gallons of fossil fuels, generating $13.4 million in positive economic impact for the region. Wood Products Business Assistance: The Center supported 1,650 jobs by: providing custom business and marketing assistance to 49 wood products businesses; providing 9 wood products CEOs from ME and VT with business assistance throughout the year through the Northern Forest Board Forum; and coaching 34 wood product businesses to use their wood-origin stories in their marketing through the online workshop "Telling Your Forest Story." Forest Stewardship: The Center advocated for a holistic approach to forest management that includes the forest, the economy, societal benefits, and the communities that rely on the forest; supported the communities of Otisfield and Gilead, ME to create new Community Forests; worked with 8 Community Forests in the Androscoggin Valley of NH and ME to strengthen forest climate resilience; and engaged more 300 people through webinars on forest stewardship to broaden understanding of the roles and benefits of forests. Outdoor Recreation Development: The Center partnered with 61 communities, 80 partner organizations, and more than 100 businesses to improve trails and other outdoor recreation opportunities that attract visitors and provide amenities for residents. We completed a recreation investment strategy to help guide development of the outdoor recreation economy in Maine's Katahdin region and launched similar project focused on Northern NH and the Northeast Kingdom of VT; assisted communities in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Coos County, NH, and Oxford County, ME, to manage for sustainable tourism and quality of life for residents through initiatives spawned by the Rural Tourism Academy, including continued implementation of new wayfinding systems in Newport, VT and the Katahdin region of ME; and provided strategic development support for sustainable tourism to businesses in the Moosehead Lake region of ME. Details are available at www.northernforest.org. 326650 165596 82510 In FY25, the Center led collaborators to develop an initiative that is now a finalist for National Science Foundation funding that could bring more than $160 million of investment to propel innovation in the regional forest economy. Across all programs, the Center served and collaborated with 109 communities, more than 200 businesses and organizations, and 265 partners toward our vision of thriving and welcoming Northern Forest region sustained by innovation and environmental stewardship. Highlights: Community Investment: Invested more than $10 million to create new housing priced attainably for middle-income residents in focal communities. Regional Collaboration and Capacity Building: Secured or leveraged $5.9 million of investment to support broadband expansion, workforce training, community infrastructure, trail building and outdoor recreation projects.Advocacy: Represented Northern Forest issues on regional and national advisory groups to elevate awareness of opportunities and challenges; engaged federal agencies to deliver innovative programs and enhance delivery of funding to rural communities. Knowledge Sharing: To increase connectivity, knowledge, and collaboration among communities, the Center engaged more than 1,200 viewers and participants in webinars about forest stewardship and climate mitigation, ways to strengthen communities, and how to expand and sustain outdoor recreation opportunities. We continued to curate the long-running bi-monthly Northern Forest News Digest for 3,300 subscribers.Details are available at www.northernforest.org. 0 0 28453 Fees paid for board meetings 0 0 28453 7141925 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 32 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NH X Robert Riley President 6032290679 18 North Main Street 204 Concord NH 03301 TIM VOLK Chair 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TABITHA BOWLING Chair 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROGER MILLIKEN Vice Chair (Termed 04/2025) 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN ROSS Treasurer 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGAN PHILLIPS Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CELINA ADAMS Director (Termed 04/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL ALLEN Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAC CLOYES Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI DAVIS Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE DRUMMOND-BAHL Director (Termed 01/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY ESPY Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADFORD S GENTRY Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESS GRIFFITHS Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARA HUNTER Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS JENSEN Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MARVIN Director Emeritus 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE NIEBLING Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SCHWAB Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS ST CLAIR Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAYE SYMINGTON Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN FOWLER WALLACE Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS WHALEY Director (TERMED 04/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON WOOLF Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RILEY President 40.00 X 164989 0 32974 JOE SHORT Vice President 40.00 X 109116 0 31301 LAUREL WILL Vice President of Finance 40.00 X 105299 0 3627 379404 0 67902 3 0 1 0 0 3716058 4910503 425142 8626561 Programs and Fees 541900 118118 118118 Rental Income 532000 22260 22260 140378 107773 107773 2324 2324 2324 8877036 142702 0 107773 5308342 5308342 16750 16750 212665 153119 29773 29773 1579527 1055379 162867 361281 39091 25586 4890 8615 150028 98197 18766 33065 131293 82917 19025 29351 67671 39 62000 5632 172657 172657 70387 14316 22247 33824 32357 2754 22165 7438 117408 107938 2959 6511 79217 59658 3369 16190 44340 7715 17309 19316 10453 10453 9726 9726 Other Program Expenses 102987 22548 7775 72664 Staff Training 20065 6833 11536 1696 Repairs and Maintenance 5396 7070 -2322 648 Dues and Subsriptions 1261 107 864 290 8171621 7141925 403402 626294 503512 1857349 3123667 2546967 2944553 3255282 445 5069 9193 139857 139857 10453 0 8877718 5986032 50000 50000 4141823 2747832 19656795 16453100 130633 387069 34082 28164 850000 850000 10053130 5893502 11067845 7158735 X 4776368 4269529 3812582 5024836 8588950 9294365 19656795 16453100 705415 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2711498 6438706 4381103 6920744 8626561 29078612 2711498 6438706 4381103 6920744 8626561 29078612 2904585 26174027 16472 4772 95593 234998 107773 459608 6737 2324 9061 29547281 633900 0.88580 0.84280 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 55609 55609 0 84248 84248 0 0 Deposits 380 Beneficial interest in assets held by others 64602 Due from Related Party 890176 Right of use asset - operating lease 1792674 2747832 Due to Related Parties 4100828 Current Portion ROU liability 63537 Non Current Portion of ROU Liability 1729137 5893502 X 8877036 0 8877036 0 8877036 8171621 0 8171621 0 8171621 Part X, Line 2: The Center recognizes the tax benefit of an uncertain tax position only if management determines that it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities based on the technical merit of the position. Management has determined that through April 30, 2025, the Center did not take any material tax positions which do not meet the criteria for recognition. 1 American Government Services LLC 502 2nd Street Hudson WI 54016 742953174 25000 0 Community revitalization applications Appalachian Mountain Club 10 City Square Boston MA 02129 046001677 501(C)3 71187 0 Community revitalization applications Bennington Area Trail System Inc 35 Asas Way North Bennington VT 05257 475562937 501(C)3 11009 0 Outdoor recreation applications Capstone Community Action 20 Gable Place Barre VT 05641 030216254 501(C)3 15000 0 Community revitalization applications Community Concepts Finance Corp 240 Bate Street Lewiston ME 04240 010540981 501(C)3 209405 0 Community revitalization applications Community Geographics 2670 South Pennsylvania Street Denver CO 80210 461664948 13720 0 Community revitalization applications Coos Cycling Club PO Box 92 Gorham NH 03581 814004029 501(C)3 7813 0 Outdoor recreation applications Cross Vermont Trail Association PO Box 116 Montpelier VT 05601 030363125 501(C)3 11822 0 Outdoor recreation applications Discover St Johnsbury 51 Depot Sq Saint Johnsbury VT 05819 020674821 8968 0 Outdoor recreation applications Emily Bradbury Communications 2463 Stowe Hollow Road Stowe VT 05672 030360411 11325 0 Wood products applications Hoyle Tanner & Associates Inc 150 Dow Street Manchester NH 03101 020317405 7709 0 Outdoor recreation applications Inland Woods and Trails 14 Main Street Bethel ME 04217 453069168 501(C)3 32500 0 Community revitalization applications Kingdom Trail Association Inc PO Box 204 East Burke VT 05832 030353477 501(C)3 9731 0 Outdoor recreation applications Kristyn Brady Communications LLC 307 French Settlement Rd Lincoln VT 05443 923115843 6536 0 Forest economy applications Maine Development Foundation 2 Beech Street Suite 203 Hallowell ME 04347 010355563 501(C)3 24152 0 Forest economy applications Millinocket School Department 199 State Street PO Box 30 Millinocket ME 04462 016000271 7085 0 Community revitalization applications Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce PO Box 313 Lyndon Center VT 05850 030182224 501(C)3 13139 0 Outdoor recreation applications Northeast Kingdom Development Corporation 36 Eastern Avenue Suite 1 St Johnsbury VT 05819 030330497 501(C)3 79800 0 Community revitalization applications Northwoods Stewardship Center PO Box 220 East Charleston VT 05833 030346759 501(C)3 8000 0 Outdoor recreation applications MaineHealth dba Oxford County Wellness Collaborative 22 Bramhall Street Portland ME 04102 010238552 501(C)3 11818 0 Community revitalization applications Oxford Hills School District #17 232 Main Street South Paris ME 04281 016006629 33012 0 Community revitalization applications Regional School Unit 10 799 Hancock Street Suite 1 Rumford ME 04276 300530840 171437 0 Community revitalization applications Regional School Unit 56 147 Weld Street DIxfield ME 04224 820731883 65777 0 Community revitalization applications River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition PO Box 86 Rumford ME 04276 043374205 501(C)3 8720 0 Community revitalization applications Rural Aspirations Project 538 Norway Drive Bar Harbor ME 04609 453854485 501(C)3 112009 0 Community revitalization applications School Administrative District #44 One Parkway Suite 204 Bethel ME 04217 010274463 60438 0 Community revitalization applications SignWorks PO Box 389 Farmington ME 04938 010454804 8303 0 Community revitalization applications Stowe Trails Partnership PO Box 3722 Stowe VT 05672 320370439 9000 0 Outdoor recreation applications Sullivan Creative Services LTD PO Box 475 Bethlehem NH 03574 043097287 59666 0 Outdoor recreation applications The Green Mountain Club Inc 4711 Waterbury-Stowe Rd Waterbury Center VT 05677 030162865 501(C)3 25000 0 Outdoor recreation applications The Implementation Group 800 Maine Ave SW Washington DC 20024 521902789 60000 0 Forest economy applications TMBR Platform LLC 25 E Washington St Suite 1450 Chicago IL 60602 992006960 326825 0 Forest economy applications Town of Carrabassett Valley MTB Trails Committee 1001 Carriage Rd Carrabassett Valley ME 04947 010325267 10000 0 Outdoor recreation applications Town of Marshfield 122 School Street Room 1 Marshfield VT 05658 036000559 25000 0 Outdoor recreation applications Town of Springfield 96 Main St Springfield VT 05156 036002884 16700 0 Outdoor recreation applications UNH Sponsored Programs Administration 51 College Road -Service Building Room 109 Durham NH 03824 026000937 59022 0 Forest economy applications University of Maine Attn Controllers Office Lewiston Hall 65 Texas Ave Bangor ME 04401 016000769 108569 0 Forest economy applications University of Southern Maine Research Service Center PO Box 9300 Wishcamper Building Portland ME 04104 016000769 30419 0 Community revitalization applications University of Vermont and State Agricultural College 85 So Prospect Burlington VT 05405 030179440 40765 0 Forest economy applications Vermont Huts Association LTD PO Box 92 Waterbury VT 05676 813630363 501(C)3 29000 0 Outdoor recreation applications Vermont Mountain Bike Advocates PO Box 681 Waterbury VT 05676 030356194 501(C)3 13870 0 Outdoor recreation applications Vermont State Colleges PO Box 7 Montpelier VT 05601 030213787 31878 0 Forest economy applications Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund 3 Pitkin Court Suite 301 E Montpelier VT 05602 030349736 501(C)3 99128 0 Forest economy applications Wild Roots Marketing 7 Highland Ave Gorham NH 03581 842564582 17340 0 Community revitalization applications Kennedy Shea Productions 55 High Ridge Rd Waterford VT 05819 933852051 25203 0 Strategy applications Maine Public 1450 Lisbon St Lewiston ME 04240 223171529 501(C)3 16000 0 Strategy applications NCPR St Lawrence University 23 Romoda Dr Canton NY 13617 Canton NY 13617 150532239 501(C)3 13636 0 Strategy applications Vermont Public 365 Troy Ave Colchester VT 05446 852913577 501(C)3 6966 0 Strategy applications Sustainable Forest Futures Inc 18 North Main Street Suite 204 Concord NH 03301 251923175 501(C)3 3178387 0 Program assistance - pass through funding 26 24 Outdoor recreation applications 1 8641 Forest economy applications 1 8109 Part I Line 2: ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING PASS-THROUGH FUNDS FROM THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS CONTAINING A NARRATIVE ACCOUNT OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ACCORDING TO THE LINE-ITEM CATEGORIES OF THE APPROVED BUDGET CERTIFIED BY AN OFFICER. IN ADDITION THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER REQUIRES THAT EACH ORGANIZATION MAINTAIN SYSTEMATIC AND ACCURATE RECORDS OF ALL EXPENDITURES PERTAINING TO THE GRANT/ASSISTANCE. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT RILEY President 164989 0 0 0 0 0 5303 0 27671 0 197963 0 0 0 X 2920 425142 FMV 0 0 1 1 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributions was determined by the number of shares donated. Part I, Line 32b: A broker is used to sell the securities. Form 990 Part 1, Line 1 continued by connecting people, economy, and the forested landscape across the 30-million-acre Northern Forest of northern Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. The Center's programming focuses on strengthening rural communities, enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities for residents and visitors, and fostering regional innovation in the forest-based economy,including wood products, outdoor recreation, and Modern Wood Heat. We bring collaborative leadership, new ideas, program delivery, investment, and public policy expertise to renew the pride, purpose and vitality of the region's communities while advancing a forest stewardship ethic. Since 2005, the Center's programs have: 1. Benefited more than 10,000 jobs in the forest economy. 2. Conserved 259,219 acres of managed forestland for community benefit. 3. Secured and leveraged $260 million for projects that benefit the region's communities, the economy and forest stewardship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A draft copy of the Form 990 is provided to the president and treasurer for review, discussion and revision. The approved final draft of the return is provided to the full board prior to filing the return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Both board and staff are subject to the organization's conflict of interest policy. Where any direct or indirect transaction by the Center involving a director is greater than $500 but less than $5,000 in a fiscal year, a two-thirds vote of the disinterested directors is required to approve the transaction as it is in support of the Centers mission. Where any transaction or set of transactions exceeds $5,000 in a fiscal year, a two-thirds vote of the disinterested directors to approve the transaction as it is in support of the Centers mission, notice of the transaction to the New Hampshire Director of Charitable Trusts, and publication in the local newspaper is required prior to the transaction taking place. In addition, the minutes of the meeting shall reflect that the conflict was disclosed and the director in question was absent, and shall record any actual vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Assuming board members to be considered independent persons in this case. Previous board chair used COLA and market salary data to implement a three-year compensation plan for the President of the organization. Current chair implemented Year 2 of this plan this fiscal year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Summarized financial information is presented in the annual report, mailed to active supporters and partners and available on our website and includes a note that the audited financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request from the main office. Form 990. Page 12 Part XII Line 2c: No changes from prior year. SUSTAINABLE FOREST FUTURES INC 18 NORTH MAIN ST CONCORD NH 03301 251923175 Forest Economy NH 501(c)(3) Line 12a, I Northern Forest Center Inc 1 101 Main Street Inc 18 NORTH MAIN STREET CONCORD NH 03301 851152443 Forest Economy NH 501(c)(3) Line 12a, I Northern Forest Center Inc 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sustainable Forest Futures B 3178387 Cash - pass through grants Sustainable Forest Futures D 50000 Cash - Investment loan Sustainable Forest Futures D 850000 Cash - Loan from NFC 101 Main Street D 3274000 Loan guarantee of debt on 101 101 Main Street K 63600 Cash - Rent paid by NFC Sustainable Forest Futures E 4100828 Short term loan from NFC