EIN 04-2024022

New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
23
Year formed
1944
Most recent tax filings
2022-04-01
Description
The mission of New England Forestry Foundation is to conserve New England’s working forests through conservation and ecologically sound management of privately owned forestlands in New England, throughout the Americas and beyond.
Total revenues
$4,485,673
2022
Total expenses
$3,259,373
2022
Total assets
$48,152,955
2022
Num. employees
23
2022

Program areas at NEFF

The Foundation's education and outreach work fosters the public policies and private actions needed to conserve and sustainably manage New England's forests. In the course of our education work, neff conducts public events including walks, training sessions, workshops, and talks; develops and distributes print and electronic publications; publishes articles in both consumer and professional publications; and participates in local, regional, and national conferences and events. Through all of these activities, neff aims to foster increased landowner and public appreciation of the many benefits that forests provide the citizens of New England, and the role of forest conservation and exemplary Forestry management in fostering and enhancing those benefits.
Conservation does not stop once a forest or easement is acquired. Neff conducts annual monitoring surveys with all landowners with whom we hold an easement to ensure that the terms of the easement are maintained. We work with local foresters throughout New England to sustainably manage our community forests, demonstrating high-quality forest practices and providing a sustainable supply of wood, economic opportunity, and jobs to local communities. Forests conserved by neff sequester carbon and through that sequestration can provide carbon credits for co2 equivalents which can be sold via a carbon market, providing additional revenues for conservation.
To protect forests from fragmentation and development, neff acquires land and conservation easements by both donation and purchase. To date we own more than 140 community forests conserving more than 30,000 acres across New England. We also hold more than 150 conservationeasements that protect and provide for sustainable management of more than 1.1 million acres of forest land owned by private individuals and forest products companies in seven states.

Who funds New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Lookout FoundationTo Support the Exemplary Forestry Program Capital Campaign, PMT 1 of 3$333,333
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$215,800
Maine Community FoundationForest Conservation$79,360
...and 29 more grants received totalling $980,515

Personnel at NEFF

NameTitleCompensation
Frank LowensteinChief Operating Officer / Eastern Region Director / Deputy Director$149,184
Robert PerschelExecutive Director$177,490
Maria GarciaDirector of Finance and Administration$116,087
Chris PryorDirector of Forest Stewardship
Tinsley HunsdorferCommunications Manager
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for NEFF

RevenuesFYE 04/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,048,556
Program services$913,104
Investment income and dividends$230,024
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$5,722
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$288,267
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,485,673

Form 990s for NEFF

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-042022-10-12990View PDF
2021-042021-10-07990View PDF
2020-042021-02-17990View PDF
2019-042019-12-11990View PDF
2018-042018-11-15990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

Organizations like NEFF

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS)Chevy Chase, MD$5,136,432
Audubon Society of New HampshireConcord, NH$3,024,550
Maine AudubonFalmouth, ME$5,562,648
Montana AudubonHelena, MT$1,979,314
San Diego Audubon SocietySan Diego, CA$1,537,776
American ForestsWashington, DC$21,945,499
The Potomac ConservancySilver Spring, MD$2,286,876
Conserving CarolinaHendersonville, NC$15,794,430
Wood River Land Trust (WRLT)Hailey, ID$10,841,480
Connecticut Audubon SocietyFairfield, CT$6,801,215
Data update history
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Horizon Foundation
May 7, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 7, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
September 11, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 4, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Political advocacyConservation easementNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
32 Foster St
Littleton, MA 01460
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Middlesex County, MA
Website URL
newenglandforestry.org/ 
Phone
(978) 952-6856
Facebook page
new-england-forestry-foundation 
Twitter profile
@neforestry 
IRS details
EIN
04-2024022
Fiscal year end
April
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1944
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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