Nonprofit · EIN 68-0201338
FORESTS FOREVER INC
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94710
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $280,858 | $317,680 | -$36,822 | $212,165 | $13,673 | $198,492 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $431,470 | $398,937 | $32,533 | $246,093 | $10,779 | $235,314 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $443,609 | $482,981 | -$39,372 | $230,154 | $27,373 | $202,781 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $208,150
- Program service revenue
- $72,706
- Investment income
- $2
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $56,398
- Other salaries and wages
- $147,832
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $210,681
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $657
- Accounting fees
- $1,950
- Occupancy
- $4,208
- Travel
- $1,573
- Depreciation
- $2,437
- Program services (functional)
- $248,151
- Management and general (functional)
- $19,380
- Fundraising (functional)
- $50,149
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $246,093
- Total assets, end of year
- $212,165
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,673
- Net assets, end of year
- $198,492
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,700
- Gross receipts
- $280,858
- Employees
- 6
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL HUGHES | Ex Dir. & Secre Trustee or director, Officer | 26 | $56,398 |
| KAREN ERICKSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM WILSON | At Large Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES NEWMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL HUGHES | Ex Dir. & Secre Trustee or director, Officer | 26 | $79,070 |
| KAREN ERICKSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM WILSON | At Large Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES NEWMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL HUGHES | Ex Dir. & Secre Trustee or director, Officer | 26 | $73,196 |
| KAREN ERICKSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM WILSON | At Large Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES NEWMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLIE ECKBERG | At Large Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 756 GILMAN ST 2, BERKELEY, CA 94710-1340
- Signed the 990
- PAUL HUGHES, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 974-3636
- Return prepared by
- Stern & Associates
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0201338 or by the name FORESTS FOREVER INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To protect and enhance the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative, and electoral activities.
Program accomplishments
- We generated emails and letters that helped to defeat a scheme to establish for the first time a forest-destructive industry in California that would have exploited the state's forests to manufacture and export wood pellets for overseas electricity generation. On multiple fronts we opposed weakening of federal mature and old-growth forest protections and called for them to be strengthened. This targeted primarily the two largest U.S. land-management agencies with forest holdings under their jurisdiction. We pushed the Forest Service to revise and simplify the system (CARA) through which the public submits input on agency decisions, as provided by the law. We generated grassroots messages to save and strengthen the successful and forest-protective Northwest Forest Plan.Expenses $248,151
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0201338
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $212,165
- Income (IRS master file)
- $280,858
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $280,858 | $317,680 | $212,165 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $431,470 | $398,937 | $246,093 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $443,609 | $482,981 | $230,154 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 68-0201338).
Questions about FORESTS FOREVER INC
- What is the EIN of FORESTS FOREVER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORESTS FOREVER INC is 68-0201338.
- Is FORESTS FOREVER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1995.
- Are donations to FORESTS FOREVER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation).
- Which annual return does FORESTS FOREVER INC 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 FORESTS FOREVER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FORESTS FOREVER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORESTS FOREVER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $56,398 (PAUL HUGHES, Ex Dir. & Secre).
- How much revenue does FORESTS FOREVER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $280,858, expenses of $317,680 and total assets of $212,165 at year end.
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