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Nonprofit · EIN 04-2024022

NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · LITTLETON, MA 01460

Financials

$3.5M$4M2022$4.9M$6.4M2023$9.1M$6.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
April 30, 2025990$9,080,428$6,556,328$2,524,100$50,586,017$2,166,598$48,419,419
April 30, 2024990$4,851,851$6,444,516-$1,592,665$47,876,593$2,298,949$45,577,644
April 30, 2023990$3,508,542$3,974,452-$465,910$47,547,199$1,112,047$46,435,152
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,911,155
of which government grants
$3,512,110
Program service revenue
$354,423
Investment income
$800,900
Net rental income
$5,885
Net gain from sales of assets
$510,635
Other revenue
$13,950

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,413,766
Other salaries and wages
$1,447,348
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,559,348
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$36,699
Accounting fees
$97,186
Occupancy
$17,674
Travel
$111,866
Depreciation
$110,110
Program services (functional)
$5,586,807
Management and general (functional)
$267,084
Fundraising (functional)
$702,437

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$47,876,593
Total assets, end of year
$50,586,017
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,166,598
Net assets, end of year
$48,419,419
Land, buildings and equipment
$35,154,388
Publicly traded securities
$11,058,074
Net assets without donor restrictions
$39,504,676
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,914,743
Gross receipts
$10,337,588
Employees
32
Volunteers
18
Year formed
1944
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROBERT PERSCHELFMR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Former
40$408,760$30,940
ANDREA COLNESDEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CLIMAT
Highest-paid employee
40$198,546$19,300
MARIA GARCIADIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI
Highest-paid employee
40$143,384$7,850
KERRY CASTORANOCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$134,780$15,572
RYAN OWENSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$29,603$0
TRACY MOSKOVITZVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
FREDERICK J WEYERHAEUSERPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ROBERT W ACKERMANTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANNE STETSONCLERK/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
PHILIP Y DENORMANDIEIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CAMERON BRANDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER DI BONAVENTURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL LEHNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TODD RODMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN VAN DER STRICHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BYRON STUTZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELIZABETH SWAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JACKIE O'CONNORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EMILY M DWYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EVA GREGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HENRY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOE TAGGARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROBERT PERSCHELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$195,631$28,291
ANDREA COLNESDEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CLIMAT
Highest-paid employee
40$184,260$18,422
MARIA GARCIADIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Highest-paid employee
40$138,042$7,189
TRACY MOSKOVITZVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
FREDERICK J WEYERHAEUSERPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ROBERT W ACKERMANTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANNE STETSONCLERK/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
PHILIP Y DENORMANDIEDIRECTOR/IMMEDIATE PAST PR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CAMERON BRANDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER DI BONAVENTURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL LEHNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LARRY BANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TODD RODMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN VAN DER STRICHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BYRON STUTZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELIZABETH SWAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BAYARD HENRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EMILY M DWYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD F PERKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TIM INGRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HENRY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE TAGGARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MONTY LOVEJOYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROBERT PERSCHELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$257,254$24,956
ANDREA COLNESDEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CLIMATE FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$176,552$22,767
MARIA GARCIADIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$130,150$6,844
JACQUELINE PERRY O'CONNORDIRECTOR
Former
0.5$43,500$0
DAVID MOSKOVITZVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
FREDERICK J WEYERHAEUSERPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ROBERT W ACKERMANTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANNE STETSONCLERK/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
PHILIP Y DENORMANDIEDIRECTOR/IMMEDIATE PAST PR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
LAURENCE BANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CAMERON BRANDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER DI BONAVENTURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FREDERICK E FINDLAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL LEHNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
G MONTGOMERY LOVEJOY IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TODD RODMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN VAN DER STRICHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WHITNEY BEALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BYRON STUTZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELIZABETH SWAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BAYARD HENRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EMILY M DWYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD F PERKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
32 FOSTER ST, LITTLETON, MA 01460-1540
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RYAN OWENS, 32 FOSTER STREET, LITTLETON, MA 014604346
Signed the 990
RYAN OWENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(978) 952-6856
Return prepared by
PLANTE & MORAN PLLC

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.

990 for the year ended April 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $5,200,990 · revenue $329,213
  • 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.
    Expenses $284,578 · revenue $18,775
  • 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.
    Expenses $101,239 · revenue $6,435

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025April 30, 2026September 15, 2026Not on file
2024April 30, 2025September 15, 2025990 on file
2023April 30, 2024September 16, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-2024022
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1952
Accounting year ends
April
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C360)
Assets (IRS master file)
$50,586,017
Income (IRS master file)
$10,337,588

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990April 2025$9,080,428$6,556,328$50,586,017XML
990April 2024$4,851,851$6,444,516$47,876,593XML
990April 2023$3,508,542$3,974,452$47,547,199XML
990April 2022–––IRS
990April 2021–––IRS
990April 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2024022).

Questions about NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC is 04-2024022.
Is NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
Are donations to NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names RYAN OWENS.
Who are the officers and directors of NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $408,760 (ROBERT PERSCHEL, FMR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,080,428, expenses of $6,556,328 and total assets of $50,586,017 at year end.

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