Nonprofit · EIN 13-3500609
RAINFOREST TRUST
Tax-exempt · WARRENTON, VA 20187
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $42,467,687 | $44,468,923 | -$2,001,236 | $122,130,159 | $522,295 | $121,607,864 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $18,502,312 | $17,606,567 | $895,745 | $122,718,026 | $398,257 | $122,319,769 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $45,453,506 | $34,155,297 | $11,298,209 | $121,913,145 | $297,630 | $121,615,515 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $37,788,078
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,679,609
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,402,012
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $37,740,034
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $653,609
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,040,401
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,373,874
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $75,238
- Accounting fees
- $30,580
- Occupancy
- $23,824
- Travel
- $365,113
- Depreciation
- $66,246
- Program services (functional)
- $40,987,256
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,348,727
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,132,940
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $122,718,026
- Total assets, end of year
- $122,130,159
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $522,295
- Net assets, end of year
- $121,607,864
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $125,511
- Publicly traded securities
- $99,698,367
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,203,921
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $107,403,943
- Gross receipts
- $157,143,726
- Employees
- 49
- Volunteers
- 61
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES DEUTSCH | CEO Officer | 40 | $260,843 | $19,685 |
| MELISSA HOHIMER | CFO/COO Officer | 40 | $183,117 | $6,772 |
| JODI HUBBLE UNTIL 020625 | VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 40 | $174,017 | $15,805 |
| JAMES LEWIS | VICE PRESIDENT, CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,397 | $14,231 |
| KIRA SEIBEL | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,425 | $8,617 |
| BELINDA VILLANUEVA | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,989 | $13,047 |
| STEVE BERNACKI UNTIL 112224 | DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,640 | $3,776 |
| DR BERNIE TERSHY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CULLEN GEISELMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ZACK AS OF 0625 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KOVAL UNTIL 0625 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GILLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH MC BEAN AS OF 0625 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN KAUPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR ROBERT S RIDGELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID QUAMMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM LUNDGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YOLANDA KAKABADSE AS OF 0625 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN GRANDY AS OF 0625 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARLOS SOUZA JR AS OF 0625 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY CHEN UNTIL 0625 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC GOODE UNTIL 0625 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR ERIC VEACH | CHARIMAN (UNTIL 06/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR BERNIE TERSHY | CHARIMAN (AS OF 06/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR CULLEN GEISELMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KOVAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH GILLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC GOODE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN KAUPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT S RIDGELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID QUAMMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ZACK | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM LUNDGREN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALLY DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES DEUTSCH | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $0 |
| MELISSA HOHIMER | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL | CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL (UNTIL 06/24) Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR JAMES C DEUTSCH | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $242,832 | $16,780 |
| MELISSA HOHIMER | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $166,909 | $6,197 |
| JAMES LEWIS | VICE PRESIDENT, CONSERVATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,219 | $14,507 |
| LESLIE VANSANT END 51823 | VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,852 | $7,183 |
| ALICIA BUSH | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,922 | $5,494 |
| ERIC VEACH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DRCULLEN GEISELMANFROM 523 | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH MCBEAN UNTIL 523 | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KOVAL FROM 523 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WAYT THOMAS UNTIL 523 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GILLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY F DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC GOODE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN KAUPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT S RIDGELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID QUAMMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BERNIE TERSHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6801 KENNEDY RD SUITE 100B, WARRENTON, VA 20187-3996
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR JAMES C DEUTSCH, 6801 KENNEDY RD SUITE 100B, WARRENTON, VA 20187
- Signed the 990
- DR JAMES C DEUTSCH, CEO
- Phone
- (800) 456-4930
- Website
- WWW.RAINFORESTTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SIKICH LLC
Mission
RAINFOREST TRUST SAVES ENDANGERED WILDLIFE AND PROTECTS OUR PLANET BY CREATING RAINFOREST RESERVES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND DONOR SUPPORT.
Program accomplishments
- WORLD LAND AND NATURE CONSERVATION: SINCE 1988, RAINFOREST TRUST HAS CONSERVED AREAS IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH YIELD 1) GOVERNMENT DESIGNATION OF NEW PROTECTED AREAS, 2) THE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR PRIVATE NATURE RESERVES, OR 3) STRENGTHENING LAND-TENURE AND GUARDIANSHIP OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. BY PERMANENTLY PROTECTING CRITICAL HABITAT THIS WORK SAVES SPECIES AND VITAL ECOSYSTEMS FROM EXTINCTION. RAINFOREST TRUST RESERVES CURRENTLY PROVIDE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR 39% OF ALL IUCN RED LIST THREATENED TERRESTRIAL MAMMAL SPECIES AND 46% OF THREATENED TERRESTRIAL BIRDS. WE HAVE PERMANENTLY AND LEGALLY PROTECTED MORE THAN 58 MILLION ACRES OF CRITICAL HABITAT. MORE THAN 95% OF OUR PROJECTS SUCCEED IN PROTECTING LAND, AND 98.3% OF THE FORESTS WE HAVE PROTECTED REMAIN STANDING.Expenses $40,987,256 · grants $37,740,034
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3500609
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $122,130,159
- Income (IRS master file)
- $157,143,726
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $42,467,687 | $44,468,923 | $122,130,159 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $18,502,312 | $17,606,567 | $122,718,026 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $45,453,506 | $34,155,297 | $121,913,145 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $41,042,049 | $31,709,070 | $109,550,247 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 13-3500609).
Questions about RAINFOREST TRUST
- What is the EIN of RAINFOREST TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RAINFOREST TRUST is 13-3500609.
- Is RAINFOREST TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to RAINFOREST TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RAINFOREST TRUST 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 RAINFOREST TRUST due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RAINFOREST TRUST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RAINFOREST TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR JAMES C DEUTSCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of RAINFOREST TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $260,843 (JAMES DEUTSCH, CEO).
- How much revenue does RAINFOREST TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $42,467,687, expenses of $44,468,923 and total assets of $122,130,159 at year end.
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