Nonprofit · EIN 73-1674778
TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS
Tax-exempt · AUGUSTA, ME 04332
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,558,289 | $1,768,840 | -$210,551 | $1,326,924 | $56 | $1,326,868 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $251,869 | $267,780 | -$15,911 | $1,537,945 | $503 | $1,537,442 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $451,103 | $454,157 | -$3,054 | $27,670 | $0 | $27,670 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $534,384
- of which government grants
- $415,727
- Program service revenue
- $965,150
- Investment income
- $39,852
- Net rental income
- -$14,803
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,518
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$1,423
- Other revenue
- $18,903
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $75,182
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $188,135
- Other salaries and wages
- $507,441
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $761,050
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $39,275
- Accounting fees
- $11,430
- Occupancy
- $33,160
- Travel
- $54,139
- Depreciation
- $20,945
- Program services (functional)
- $1,705,397
- Management and general (functional)
- $46,024
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,419
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,537,945
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,326,924
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $56
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,326,868
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $458,167
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,326,868
- Gross unrelated business income
- $35,129
- Gross receipts
- $1,635,337
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- ME
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA DORAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $183,316 | $4,819 |
| AARON ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY IRISH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK AMES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUANE JORDAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERTT THURSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY VOISINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM NICOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT BABINEAU | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC GREANEY | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY KIMBALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON RIDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HANINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY MADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOE CUSHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS DOUGLASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREVOR JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAKOTA HARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HINDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN PELLETIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY LONDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEDRIC PEPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY RICHARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA DORAN | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $0 | $157,619 | $3,287 |
| EDWARD WRIGHT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $61,124 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY IRISH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT DAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK AMES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DUANE JORDAN | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY VOISINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM NICOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT BABINEAU | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC GREANEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY KIMBALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LINKLETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RON RIDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HANINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY MADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE TRIPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COLE | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM CUSHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SOUERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY MADDEN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK AMES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DUANE JORDAN | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY IRISH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM NICOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT BABINEAU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT DAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC GREANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HANINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT LINKLETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY KIMBALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON RIDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE TRIPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY VOISINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SOUERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM CUSHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1036, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-1036
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DANA DORAN, 108 SEWALL ST PO BOX 1036, AUGUSTA, ME 04332
- Signed the 990
- DANA DORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (207) 688-8195
- Website
- WWW.TCNEF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HAVERLOCK ESTEY & CURRAN LLC
Mission
THE TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FORESTLANDS (TCNEF) IS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO ADMINISTER THE NORTHEAST MASTER LOGGER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION AND CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION WITH THE BROADER GOAL OF: ENHANCING THE HEALTH OF THE WORKING FOREST THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.WE HELP LOGGERS, SMALL WOOD PRODUCERS AND LANDOWNERS ACCESS THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION THROUGH OUR FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) GROUP FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE. WE ARE A NON-PROFIT THAT IS FOCUSED ON MAKING MAINE'S WORKING FORESTS MORE SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY THROUGH PROPER FOREST MANAGEMENT AND TIMBER HARVESTING.
Program accomplishments
- ADMINISTERED THE NORTHEAST MASTER LOGGER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WITH THE BROADER GOAL OF ENHANCING THE HEALTH OF THE WORKING FOREST THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY' THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN FOREST REGION.Expenses $1,384,988 · revenue $667,477
- PROVIDED AN ENTRY LEVEL SAFETY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COMPLIANCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW ENTRANTS TO THE LOGGING INDUSTRY.Expenses $320,409 · grants $75,182 · revenue $296,250
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 73-1674778
- 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
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,326,924
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,635,337
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,558,289 | $1,768,840 | $1,326,924 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $251,869 | $267,780 | $1,537,945 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $451,103 | $454,157 | $27,670 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $293,337 | $311,372 | $30,724 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 73-1674778).
Questions about TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS
- What is the EIN of TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS is 73-1674778.
- Is TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS 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 TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DANA DORAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,316 (DANA DORAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TRUST TO CONSERVE NORTHEAST FOREST LANDS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,558,289, expenses of $1,768,840 and total assets of $1,326,924 at year end.
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