The Pacific Forest Trust
The Pacific Forest Trust reported $21.7 million in revenue and $20.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $93.84 went to program services, $4.50 to management and general costs and $1.66 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.0% of the total. Government grants made up 77.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $274,637 (Co-Founder and President). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 658% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.5% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 87.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 77.5% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 10.4% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $274,637 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.34% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseConstituency Building The goals of this program area are to build a wide and diverse constituency of people committed to the conservation and stewardship of private forests using a variety of communications and educational tools
Program Development and Planning This includes the Organizations activities in annual and strategic planning, staff conferences and presentations, and executive coordination and oversight of the overall program development and implementation
Forest Conservation The Organizations forest conservation program provides forest conservation services to private landowners, government agencies, and other conservation organizations in the region, with an emphasis on the design, acquisition and management of conservation easements on working forestlands
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder and President Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $240,083 | $0 | $34,554 | $274,637 |
| VP for Policy and Incentives Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $169,950 | $0 | $27,792 | $197,742 |
| Director of Development Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,376 | $0 | $21,896 | $137,272 |
| Co-Founder Director/trustee, highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,131 | $0 | $10,718 | $115,849 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Pacific Forest Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $726K (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
2024 · 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–1b14 · 14 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 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 517
- Volunteers Part I, line 650
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to The Pacific Forest Trust totaling $821K 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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Questions people ask
How much of The Pacific Forest Trust's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Pacific Forest Trust reported that 93.8% of its $20.5 million in expenses went to program services, 4.5% to management and general and 1.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Pacific Forest Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Pacific Forest Trust reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $274,637, for the role of Co-Founder and President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Pacific Forest Trust get its money?
Of $21.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 87.0% came from contributions and grants (including 77.5% from government grants) and 10.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Pacific Forest Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 68-0292509 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543159349303389 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402749349300000 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313189349318231 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203009349302470 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112649349301661 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032099349300128 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 68-0292509: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.