2026-06-23T15:18:46-05:00 2025-09-30 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 1775 Tysons Boulevard Suite 1200 McLean VA 22102 990 2024-10-01 530196544 American Forests AMER 2027371944 1220 L Street NW 750 Washington DC 200054079 Hilary Franz President and CEO 2027371944 2026-06-17 1 1 Yong Zhang CPA P01249785 7038930300 2026-06-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Hilary Franz 1220 L Street NW 750 Washington DC 200054079 35611433 0 X www.americanforests.org X 1875 DC Protection and expansion of threatened urban and wildland forest ecosystems. See Part III 13 13 199 6850 661 0 26104729 35297600 8546 260663 172420 46080 12163 7090 26297858 35611433 6674454 7305070 0 0 11864861 12312868 1040502 1312345 2661571 9896643 11406272 29476460 32336555 -3178602 3274878 15382567 16963330 5171217 3404399 10211350 13558931 X See Sch O. 0 0 26225512 7305070 257994 Programs and Public Policy - American Forests' programmatic work is focused on growing forests that last through climate-resilient forestry, restoring forest landscapes to create greater wildfire resilience and investing in trees for healthier cities through Urban Forestry. We do so through leading forest science and innovation and by convening partners across federal and state agencies, local community leaders and mayors, Tribal nations, corporate partners and donors to drive measurable impact and outcomes. For more than 150 years, American Forests has also played a leading role in shaping and implementing federal climate and conservation legislation. Our work integrates science, policy, partnerships and on-the-ground action to restore our forests, mitigate the wildfire crisis and ensure tree canopy for every community. 2286244 2669 Communications - Marketing and communications are core programs that drive our mission forward by powerfully telling the stories of American Forest's impact on the ground, elevating our organization's voice, influencing policy and attracting new and continued partnership and investment. We craft high-impact national campaigns that reach millions through public relations, storytelling across our digital platforms and our strategic partnerships, ultimately driving and building trust in the American Forests strategic narrative and mobilizing support for our efforts. 28511756 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 122 0 1 199 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI DC TX X X X Brent DeRosia 2027371944 1220 L Street NW Ste 750 Washington DC 20005 Ara Erickson Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Chad Hesters Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Zimmerman Boulos Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Nes Parker Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul Boynton Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Taldi Harrison Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Hunter Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael F Klein Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Kocher Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paolo Mottola Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sunya Norman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Pamela Tate Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hilary Franz President and CEO 37.50 X X 0 0 0 James Daley President/CEO (To 09/25) 37.50 X 315009 0 47206 Peter Hutchins COO 37.50 X 228454 0 36738 Becky Turner CPPO 37.50 X 225509 0 33061 Benita Hussain CPO, TE 37.50 X 230780 0 20828 Hilary Franz President/CEO (From 09/25) 37.50 X 0 0 0 Leslie Jones SVP-GR 37.50 X 207271 0 41879 Rekha Patricio CMO 37.50 X 162789 0 22093 Mary A T Alexander Taliaferro Picka CPO 37.50 X 218647 0 23930 Brian Kittler CPO-RF 37.50 X 203198 0 43281 Holly Bostrom COS 37.50 X 201476 0 23775 Brittany Michelle Dyer VP-RF 37.50 X 183352 0 32883 Joel Pannell VP-UFP 37.50 X 172004 0 23923 2348489 0 349597 30 0 1 0 Sanky Communications Inc 360 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Mailing Solicitations 811958 Ruder Finn Inc 425 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022 Communications Consulting 504280 Vital Impact LLC 275 7th Avenue 15th Floor New York NY 10001 Program Consulting 441804 Worthy Journey Communications 7011 Wood Court Warrenton VA 20187 Communications Consulting 288374 Compass Digital 3233 Carnegie Way San Diega CA 92122 Communications Consulting 159999 7 25724 69990 14162487 21039399 74214 35297600 Conference 900099 188257 93904 94353 Program Contract 900099 69737 69737 American Forests Magazine 513120 2669 2008 661 260663 46080 46080 7090 7090 35611433 165649 661 147523 X 7305070 7305070 1187338 928868 171636 86834 8937195 6991665 1291932 653598 375065 293417 54219 27429 1028462 804578 148672 75212 784808 613964 113449 57395 174561 174561 403475 403475 1312345 1312345 22500 22500 6609736 5215400 1310629 83707 140688 140688 616944 502701 93801 20442 966753 966753 342480 2628 339852 524789 505256 15879 3654 701904 675778 21239 4887 24057 11060 12115 882 6841 6841 46642 46642 Bad debt 468237 468237 Dues and subscriptions 356665 174870 150294 31501 Indirect Allocation 0 3204499 -3508184 303685 32336555 28511756 1163228 2661571 3352669 8819346 890166 753220 9612311 6061846 398650 147229 1093504 1088570 11775 4934 1059621 1119380 57375 57375 15382567 16963330 4117777 3380363 450305 24036 603135 0 5171217 3404399 X -2442864 -452900 12654214 14011831 10211350 13558931 15382567 16963330 3274878 72703 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 15629567 21709974 23883883 26104729 35297600 122625753 15629567 21709974 23883883 26104729 35297600 122625753 9527917 113097836 68088 88294 91293 88970 53170 389815 61745 93737 6007 161489 123177057 445105 0.91820 0.89340 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Other Income - 2021 Amount: $ 61,745. 2022 Amount: $ 93,737. 2023 Amount: $ 6,007. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5514 0 1 0 5514 0 Part II-B, Line 1: Volunteers: Donors of American Forests sent letters to their elected officials on a number of forest related legislation. Staff: American Forests' staff met with congressional offices and relevant agencies, including USDA, to discuss general appropriations, to respond to requests for our subject matter expertise, and to share our knowledge regarding climate-informed forest management on federal lands and in urban areas, and shared stewardship of America's forests. Media Advertisements: American Forests paid for advertisements thanking Senators for their efforts on legislation in a New Mexico and Idaho paper. Mailings to donors, legislators, or the public: American Forests communicated with its donors in mailings on sending letters to their elected officials on a variety of legislation. Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body: American Forests meets regularly with legislators and their staffs on a variety of forest-related legislative topics. 481364 481364 0 368084 363150 4934 244056 244056 0 4934 X 36256065 72703 594429 667132 35588933 22500 22500 35611433 32908484 594429 594429 32314055 22500 22500 32336555 Part X, Line 2: Management evaluated AF's tax positions and concluded that the financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions. X X X X X 1 Sanky Communications Inc 368 9th Ave New York NY 10001 Mail solicitations, Internet and email solicitations 0 1246514 1010845 235669 Lindsay Simonds Consulting 2955 Clay St San Francisco CA 94115 General fundraising counsel, solicitation of NGO grants 0 550000 301500 248500 1796514 1312345 484169 AL AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX VA WA WV WI NV 1 1890 Universities Foundation 1220 L Street NW Suite 1000 Washington DC 20005 205683899 501(c)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A Tree equity planting events & watering programs Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay 501 6th Street Annapolis MD 21403 541060924 501(c)(3) 31491 0 N/A N/A Bulleit Burbon White Oak Restoration Project - Implemented 21 reforestation projects in Maryland and Pennsylvania Alta Archaeological Consulting LLC 2681 Cleveland Ave Santa Rosa CA 95403 For Profit 149012 0 N/A N/A Program Support American YouthWorks 1901 E Ben White Blvd Austin TX 78741 742197942 501(c)(3) 30000 0 N/A N/A Wraparound service provider for the WorkForest model Arizona Sustainability Alliance 8205 South Priest Drive 11962 Tempe AZ 85284 821664765 501(c)(3) 49000 0 N/A N/A Solano Park Tree Planting; Rio Salado Habitat AreaTree Planting; Leadership on Phoenix Metro Urban Forestry Roundtable; Plan/Implement tree planting Dysart Middle School and Dysart High School BBRAC FARMS LLC 2448 US Highway 411E Fairmount GA 30139 821492797 For Profit 63200 0 N/A N/A Reforestation projects in the Ft. Stewart Region of SE Georgia - planting 160,000 seedlings Bexar Branches Alliance Corp 1195 Talley Road Lot 5 San Antonio TX 78253 871957313 501(c)(3) 70000 0 N/A N/A Project Canopy Tree Planting Program- Plan and implement a tree planting at Driggers Elementary School Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council 200 Kanoelehua Avenue PMB 285 Hilo HI 96720 990279188 501(c)(3) 25000 0 N/A N/A Planting projects in the Kanak.aleonui Bird Corridor, and for the procurement of native seedlings for use in the volunteer outplanting program at the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Cal Forest Nurseries Inc 1838 Eastside Road PO Box 719 Etna CA 96027 883316561 501(c)(3) 22026 0 N/A N/A Etna and Fort Jones - cone processing and seed extractions City of Camas 616 Northeast 4th Avenue Camas WA 98607 916001233 Government 65000 0 N/A N/A Plant 100,000 seedlings at Boulder Creek/Jones Creek locations for the impacted areas of the Nakia Fire City Parks Foundation 830 5th Avenue New York NY 10065 133561657 Government 30600 0 N/A N/A Planning and implementation of several tree planting events Detroit Future City 440 Burroughs Street Suite 229 Detroit MI 48202 475050055 Government 30000 0 N/A N/A Pilot the Grassroots Detroit Tree Equity partnership - supporting the restoration and stewardship of Detroit's tree canopy Eldorado National Forest 100 Forni Road Placerville CA 95667 720564834 Government 29181 0 N/A N/A Support for planting seedling and restoration of the Eldorado National Forest Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc 350 Jamaicaway Boston MA 02130 043414988 Government 30000 0 N/A N/A Resotration and improvement of lands, waterways, and pathways on the Emerald Necklace linear park system. Additionally, working with the Green Team to provide education, and leadership traning. Environmental Science Associates PO Box 7209 Carol Stream IL 60197 941698350 501(c)(3) 9923 0 N/A N/A Archaeological Oversight with Graham Forest Area Friends Of The Wildlife Corridor 3325 Green Jay Road Alamo TX 78516 742847358 501(c)(3) 34906 0 N/A N/A Reforestation of thornbscrubs habitat in the South Texas National Wildlife Refuge Complex - 32,062 seedlings Garden Time Inc 286 Rochambeau Avenue Providence RI 02906 901002432 501(c)(3) 25000 0 N/A N/A Tree equity and Career pathways initiatives; training in urban forestry practices to address labor shortage and support urban forest canopy GE Forestrvy Inc 5315 McLoughlin Drive Central Point OR 97502 931293097 For Profit 42918 0 N/A N/A King Fire & Caldor Fire Planting services of approx 587,000 seedlings Eldorado National Forest Great Basin Institute 16750 Mount Rose Highway STE 101 Reno NV 89511 880431016 501(c)(3) 50125 0 N/A N/A Sequoia Wildfire Reforestation and Recovery Project - GBI's project management of Rough biomass utilization and machine pile projects Green Columbus 605 North High Street Suite 229 Columbus OH 43215 261321476 501(c)(3) 36436 0 N/A N/A Columbus - Planting, community engagement, nurseries and outreach programs Greening of Detroit 13000 West McNichols Road Detroit MI 48235 310036036 501(c)(3) 334783 0 N/A N/A Detroit tree equity programs Greenlatinos 1919 14th Street Boulder CO 80302 263386082 501(c)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A Tree equity planting events & watering programs Groundwork USA 22 Main St 2nd Floor Yonkers NY 10701 810554362 501(c)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A Tree equity planting events & watering programs Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc 1029 Fletcher Avenue Suite 100 Indianapolis IN 46203 311005792 501(c)(3) 39200 0 N/A N/A Tree equity initiatives; greater Indianapolis tree species vulnerability assessment and species selection guide; volunteer tree plantings Kinney Bonded Warehouse Inc 102 North 13th Street Donna TX 78537 741939281 For Profit 7214 0 N/A N/A Top Soil for Marinoff Nursery Knox 75 Laurel Street Hartford CT 06106 060985421 501(c)(3) 60000 0 N/A N/A Career Pathways and Tree Planting Projects Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division PO Box 30451 Lansing MI 48909 386000134 Government 240670 0 N/A N/A Planting Of 1,132,200 Jack Pine; Mastification And Scarfication For Natural Jack Pine Regeneration Michigan State University 426 Auditorium Road Room 360 East Lansing MI 48824 386005984 Government 100000 0 N/A N/A Support research on the carbon impacts of the Forest Management projects and supporting the Roots of Rock Program Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road Saint Paul MN 55155 Government 106093 0 N/A N/A Program Support Natural Areas Conservancy 1234 5th Avenue New York NY 10029 461791849 501(c)(3) 31000 0 N/A N/A Roots of Rock Nurseries and Plantings. grow 3,000 climate-adapted trees in the Greenbelt Native Plant Center and plant 3,000 trees in urban parks in New York City. NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services 1616 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 566000732 Government 63489 0 N/A N/A Partnership to prep and plant over 750,000 seedlings and expanding the NCFS tree seedling nursery. Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative 185 Center St Jackson WY 83001 742441476 501(c)(3) 83982 0 N/A N/A Program Support Oregon Department of Forestry Unit 12 PO Box 4395 Portland OR 97208 936002375 Government 33227 0 N/A N/A 1000 seedlings planting in the burn area of Santiam State Forest PAIDEIA ACADEMIES INC 1535 E Baseline Road Phoenix AZ 85042 800728374 501(c)(3) 7000 0 N/A N/A Installting 40 new trees on the schools grounds PRT USA INC 1265 GA Hwy 133 N Suite 2 Moultrie GA 31768 721544519 For Profit 94795 0 N/A N/A Seedling Management Red Mtn Resource LLC 2099 South 50 East Oakley ID 83346 473031921 For Profit 1318763 0 N/A N/A McNally vegetation control project; Francis Meadow and aspen restoration and conifer removal project; CCI_SQF and WINDY_SPA Project: planting on the Castle and Windy fire footprints Rooted in Cheyenne 520 West 8th Avenue Cheyenne WY 82001 830801250 501(c)(3) 40000 0 N/A N/A Plan & implement tree plantings SEGI Consulting LLC 2006 Woody Road McKinleyville CA 95519 932517986 For Profit 18000 0 N/A N/A Mentoring services on cone surveying and collection throughout California Sierra Cone LLC 1234 Cresta Court Davis CA 95618 179384152 For Profit 29132 0 N/A N/A Cone collections in El Dorado National Forest, Tahoe National Forest, Angele National Forest and other BLM Lands Sierra Nevada Alliance PO Box 7989 South Lake Tahoe CA 96158 770343881 501(c)(3) 189468 0 N/A N/A Staffing and field crew support Speak for the Trees Boston 60 Clayton Street Suite 201 Dorchester MA 02122 825492599 501(c)(3) 36192 0 N/A N/A Tree equity & mobilization projects; training; tree plantings St Johns River Water Management District 4049 Reid Street Palatka FL 32177 591519123 Government 13600 0 N/A N/A Plant seedlings at Moses Creek and Hull Swamp Tacoma Tree Foundation 539 Broadway Tacoma WA 98402 832505388 501(c)(3) 48710 0 N/A N/A Tree equity planting events & watering programs Texas A&M University - Kingsville 955 N University Blvd Kingsville TX 78363 746001530 Government 20280 0 N/A N/A Thornscrub Forest Reforestation in Rio Grande Valley The Longleaf Alliance Inc 12130 Dixon Center Road Andalusia AL 36420 753263645 501(c)(3) 5665 0 N/A N/A Reforestation projects in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina The University of Tennessee 2621 Morgan Circle Drive Knoxville TN 37996 626001636 Government 111000 0 N/A N/A Funding and technical assistance in permanently transitioning the national register of champion trees The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1200 West University Drive Edinberg TX 78539 465292740 Government 58676 0 N/A N/A Drought resilence strategy projects; fellowships/scholarships The Works Inc 1471 Genesis Circle Memphis TN 38106 621751430 501(c)(3) 34000 0 N/A N/A Career pathways program in Memphis, staff training & support Tree Utah 824 South 400 West Suite B121 Salt Lake City UT 84101 870474797 501(c)(3) 56300 0 N/A N/A Conducting a volunteer event in Salt Lake City to plant over 100 trees and conduct local and community outreach TreeFolks PO Box 1395 Del Valle TX 78617 742569827 501(c)(3) 30000 0 N/A N/A Community, Youth and TESA engagement - Youth Forest Council Trees Atlanta Inc 825 Warner St SW A Atlanta GA 30310 581584758 501(c)(3) 60000 0 N/A N/A Atlanta - Planting, community engagement, nurseries and outreach programs Trees for Houston 1911 West 34th Street Houston TX 77018 760046318 501(c)(3) 46088 0 N/A N/A Tree Planting at Willow Waterhole Parking and Willow Waterhole Greenway Conservancy Trees Forever Inc 80 West 8th Avenue Marion IA 52302 421419181 501(c)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A Tree Planting Projects in River Bend and Valley Junction Neighborhoods Tucson Clean and Beautiful Inc PO Box 27210 Tucson AZ 85726 742401313 501(c)(3) 25000 0 N/A N/A Career pathways program in Tucson, staff training & support Tule River Indian Tribe of California 340 N Reservation Road Porterville CA 93257 941728348 Government 8000 0 N/A N/A Perform reforestation treatment on the Tule River Reservation US Forest Service PO Box 6200-09 Portland OR 97228 720564834 Government 121875 0 N/A N/A Program Support 48 8 Part I, Line 2: Through our urban forestry program, American Forests helps develop and bring to life plans and a diverse workforce for planting and caring for city trees. Our approach to urban forestry is to focus on the socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods that need trees and jobs the most. We coined the term Tree Equity as a term to describe this need and opportunity. We work to achieve this through our Tree Equity Change Model, which includes a suite of tools, free resources and expert-led initiatives that build local capacity nationwide to plan, engage and execute best practices for achieving Tree Equity. These resources include our Tree Equity Score tool to identify areas of highest socioeconomic, temperature and tree canopy priority, Tree Equity Score Analyzers that project and scenario planning tools built for and with partners in select regions, community engagement expertise, strategies to optimize climate and public health outcomes, and our Career Pathways Initiative that helps train people from lower-income neighborhoods (where there are fewer jobs and trees) and placing them directly in urban forestry jobs to close the gap between urban forestry workforce needs and qualified workers. Our Career Exploration and Development Initiative introduces youth to urban greening careers through our Tree Equity Curriculum and project-based learning. We deploy our entire Tree Equity Change Model in select deep-dive cities, like Detroit and Phoenix, as well as portions of the resources in dozens of other cities and towns nationwide. Our national movement building work includes a Communities for Tree Equity Network and a Tree Equity Workforce Network, both of which guide practitioners through structured processes to learn and deploy best practices and secure funding. We also engage in federal policy advocacy and education to increase resources for the urban and community forestry field, then help states and cities secure funding from diverse agencies. As part of our local capacity building work, American Forests provides strategic grants to local organizations or agencies in cities selected for partnerships or projects. Outcomes associated with each grant vary and can include but not be limited to volunteer event coordination, land restoration, adaptable species selection, workforce development, urban tree canopy analysis or inventory, workforce development, urban forestry master plan development, community engagement, or equipment purchase. For larger projects, a portion of funds are provided up-front with final payment delivered upon completion of the project and submission of final report. Grant decisions are based on many factors including strategic alignment, local capacity outcomes, and funding availability. All prospective grantees are required to submit proposals with a description of proposed work, budget details and timeline. Grantees agree to follow American Forests' communications, reporting and branding requirements, which include but are not limited to quality event and project implementation, before-and-after photographs, communications, community engagement, and progress reports. Prospective partners are encouraged to reach out to the urban forestry team to discuss partnership and grant opportunities. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Daley President/CEO (To 09/25) 315009 0 0 0 0 0 19018 0 28188 0 362215 0 0 0 Peter Hutchins COO 228454 0 0 0 0 0 13845 0 22893 0 265192 0 0 0 Becky Turner CPPO 225509 0 0 0 0 0 13845 0 19216 0 258570 0 0 0 Benita Hussain CPO, TE 230780 0 0 0 0 0 10400 0 10428 0 251608 0 0 0 Leslie Jones SVP-GR 207271 0 0 0 0 0 12553 0 29326 0 249150 0 0 0 Brian Kittler CPO-RF 203198 0 0 0 0 0 12375 0 30906 0 246479 0 0 0 Mary A T Alexander Taliaferro Picka CPO 218647 0 0 0 0 0 9750 0 14180 0 242577 0 0 0 Holly Bostrom COS 201476 0 0 0 0 0 12157 0 11618 0 225251 0 0 0 Brittany Michelle Dyer VP-RF 183352 0 0 0 0 0 11100 0 21783 0 216235 0 0 0 Joel Pannell VP-UFP 172004 0 0 0 0 0 10393 0 13530 0 195927 0 0 0 Rekha Patricio CMO 162789 0 0 0 0 0 9269 0 12824 0 184882 0 0 0 X Pacific Forest Seeds 1 74214 0 1 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1 For more than 150 years, American Forests has led transformative initiatives to restore our forests, end the wildfire crisis and ensure tree canopy for every community. As the nation's oldest nonprofit dedicated to forest stewardship and conservation, we lead by combining data, science, policy, partnerships and on-the-ground action to maximize impact at the pace and scale needed. Our goals are bold and rooted in urgency: We aim to expand urban tree canopy to reduce extreme heat disparities and advance Tree Equity in more than 1,000 cities nationwide. We scale forest restoration across millions of acres of public, private, and Tribal lands-while rebuilding the reforestation supply chain needed to sustain this work. We ensure all forests serve as powerful climate solutions-capturing and storing carbon-rather than becoming sources of emissions due to wildfire, disease, and degradation. And we secure stable, long-term funding for wildfire resilience and community protection through our national policy leadership. We work with diverse stakeholders to advance our mission, ensuring communities across the nation have access to clean air, water and cool shade, and are safe from the devastating impacts of wildfires. Our approach is multi-pronged for depth and scale: we lead with data and science, serving as the pre-eminent engine and national hub of forest innovation; we secure sustained investment and drive lasting results through local, state and national policy leadership; and we convene partners across sectors and industries to amplify our impact. Our people bring a deep bench of expertise to our on-the-ground restoration and replantation efforts, from planting seedlings to protecting our most mature forests. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a The Executive Committee consists of the Chair, the Vice Chair, the CEO and Treasurer and such other members as the Board may determine. The Executive Committee may act in the place and stead of the Board between Board meetings on time-sensitive matters, except those specifically reserved to the Board by the Bylaws. Actions of the Executive Committee shall be promptly reported to the Board by in writing and at the next following Board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A complete copy of a draft of Form 990 is provided to all members of the Board of Directors for review and comment before it is finalized for filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All officers, directors and employees are required to complete the annual conflicts questionnaire. Any conflicts disclosed in the process are resolved. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a CEO compensation is reviewed every 3 years by the Board of Directors. Such review includes consideration of comparability compensation data from Form 990 filed by similar organizations including American Forest Foundation, National Forest Foundation, and the Arbor Day Foundation, and publicly available non-profit salary surveys. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. The Financial Statements are also available on the organization's website. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Consultants and other professional fees: Program service expenses 5,215,400. Management and general expenses 1,310,629. Fundraising expenses 83,707. Total expenses 6,609,736. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: There have been no changes during the year in the process for oversight of the audit of the financial statements.