Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests reported $13.3 million in revenue and $6.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.85 went to program services, $14.39 to management and general costs and $8.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.4% of the total. Government grants made up 13.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $189,025 (PRESIDENT). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.3MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.9% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.4% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.8% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.4% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 13.6% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 6.2% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $189,025 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.98% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 214.3 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLand and easement stewardship: the society for the Protection of New hampshire forests owns and manages more than 200 reservations covering more than 67,000 acres.in fy2025, we ran 14 timber harvests covering more than 700 acres. We harvested 2.9 million board feet of sawlogs and 27,000 tons of low grade wood. This brought in $691,000 in stumpage revenue. We trained 19 new volunteer land stewards, bringing our total number of land stewards to 186, who provided more than 1,700 hours of monitoring and maintenance of our forest society reservations across the state. Our volunteer easement…
Land protection: the forest society conserved 2,307 acres through 9 land protection projects across the state. Among the projects were five fee acquisitions totaling 1,814 acres added to our land ownership and four conservation easements totaling 493 acres on land owned by others. We continue to administer regional land protection partnerships for the quabbin to cardigan regional partnership and merrimack river conservation partnership, which involve organizations in new hampshire and massachusetts working together to protect the vital natural resources of each region
Education and outreach: selected outreach education, communications, recreation stewardship eventsfy'25 outreach education highlights and events listmay 4 nh farm and forest expo at deerfield fair grounds 100+ visitorsmay 15th - creek farm poetry reading with benjamin doyle -20 participantsmay 18th creek farm: woods, whales & water festival at creek farm with blue ocean society. 30 participants june 7 rocks adult field camp birding / birdhouses - 9 participantsjune 8th birding with jack swatt at ashuelot river headwaters -7 participantsjune 8th- celebration and hike with landowner, ken stern…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,123 | $0 | $23,902 | $189,025 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,842 | $0 | $13,916 | $126,758 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,207 | $0 | $5,814 | $125,021 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $223K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 577
- Volunteers Part I, line 6362
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
47 private foundations reported grants to Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests totaling $657K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests spent in FY2025, $76.85 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests reported that 76.9% of its $6.3 million in expenses went to program services, 14.4% to management and general and 8.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $189,025, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests get its money?
Of $13.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 81.4% came from contributions and grants (including 13.6% from government grants) and 6.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 02-0222237 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, object 202532909349300023 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202412829349300916 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202322839349301107 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202242859349300419 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202142889349301519 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202023029349300647 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 02-0222237: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.