2026-05-07T06:46:59-05:00 2025-06-30 273858252 DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC 4130 PARKLAKE AVE STE 400 RALEIGH NC 27612 990 2024-07-01 410762363 FOREST HISTORY SOCIETY INC FORE 9196829319 2925 ACADEMY ROAD DURHAM NC 27705 TANIA MUNZ PRESIDENT 9196829319 2026-05-05 1 0 MICHELLE FOOTE P01387279 9198792909 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TANIA MUNZ 2925 ACADEMY ROAD DURHAM NC 27705 1601306 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. 25 25 11 26 0 0 743221 1101133 6358 50 251927 420027 9263 75536 1010769 1596746 0 0 0 0 800100 700910 0 0 100022 555356 710962 1355456 1411872 -344687 184874 14731710 15515763 58370 73242 14673340 15442521 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 578740 0 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. 312227 870 RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS - 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. 257119 31 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." 1148086 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 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 TANIA MUNZ 9196829319 2925 ACADEMY ROAD DURHAM NC 277059311 CLARK W SEELY CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB IZLAR IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL CHRISTENSEN CO-VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN PRATHER CO-VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES W RASMUSSEN CO-VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARSHALL D THOMAS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 VICKI CHRISTIANSEN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLETTE L CAGLE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 NED CHILDS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAM COOK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 EVA GREGER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE HEASLEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT KEEFER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MADISON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MERTZ BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA MEYERS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DON MOTANIC BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID NUNES BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK W PIASECKI BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 VIVIAN ZOFIA PIASECKI BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 AMELIE ROBERGE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH ANNA STOLK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SUTTER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TEMPLE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAOWEI ZHANG BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TANIA MUNZ PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 234201 0 14632 234201 0 14632 1 0 1 0 0 1101133 10143 1101133 PROGRAM INCOME 110000 50 50 50 213530 213530 1752 1752 206497 0 206497 206497 206497 3659 4560 -901 -901 CONTRACTS REVENUE 110000 68860 68860 FACILITY RENT 110000 5825 5825 74685 1596746 75586 0 420027 X 225106 220604 2251 2251 336370 279552 23146 33672 29443 25587 1226 2630 74516 67422 1285 5809 35475 31474 1626 2375 14725 14725 285721 218644 25747 41330 48448 28692 13992 5764 65800 58595 5309 1896 22606 10634 8393 3579 37015 37015 185532 157702 27830 23904 21969 1219 716 FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 27211 27211 1411872 1148086 163764 100022 177122 239831 270109 361522 141862 323118 93550 18220 17635 12405 36954 44283 6559439 1151542 5571251 5407897 8423227 9108487 14731710 15515763 48370 73242 10000 58370 73242 X 6001420 5936442 8671920 9506079 14673340 15442521 14731710 15515763 X 184874 612266 -26581 -1378 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 724268 678501 777943 743221 1101133 4025066 724268 678501 777943 743221 1101133 4025066 203912 3821154 106991 162513 245337 267321 221107 1003269 68860 68860 5097195 23895 0.74970 0.77340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 8438456 95424 993567 405896 9121551 7917562 24711 903915 407732 8438456 7379640 100966 784980 348024 7917562 9227615 10000 -1490670 367305 7379640 7691859 1973535 437779 9227615 0.73500 0.26500 0 0 421025 421025 5843686 896509 4947177 294728 255033 39695 5407897 X 2182431 612266 612266 1570165 26581 26581 1596746 1413250 1378 1378 1411872 0 1411872 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 X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; THEREFORE, NO INCOME TAXES ARE REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT EXPENSE 1,378. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TANIA MUNZ PRESIDENT & CEO 234201 0 0 0 0 0 6667 0 7965 0 248833 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 ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 218,644. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,747. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 41,330. TOTAL EXPENSES 285,721. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT EXPENSE -1,378.