EIN 41-0762363

Forest History Society (FHS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
12
City
Year formed
1946
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
To preserve and help people use the documents of forest history. The FHS identifies, collects, interprets, and disseminates historical information on the relationship of humans and forests, contributing to informed natural resource decision-making.
Total revenues
$978,424
2023
Total expenses
$1,382,695
2023
Total assets
$14,403,337
2023
Num. employees
12
2023

Program areas at FHS

Library & archives - the fhs maintains the foremost collection in the world of Forest and conservation History books, journals, and other materials for current and future generations. It houses over 200,000 historic photographs, 12,000 books, maps, moving footage, artwork, and over 350 oral History interviews. It provides free online databases for remote researching for k-12 and college students, teachers, journalists and other researchers. Over 5,000 searches annually are conducted in the databases and over 100,000 users reach fhs web pages for information. The archives preserve almost one-mile of unique records from individuals, families, companies, and institutions and hosts on-site researchers from around the world. The fhs serves as the first stop for global inquiries in Forest History.
Awards & education - the fhs provides travel grants to researchers in need in order to access the fhs collections. To encourage scholarly work in Forest and conservation History the fhs offers awards for the best wrting in journals, books, and the popular press. Two annual fellowships support graduate students studying Forest History. To convey an understanding of Forest History to a wide variety of publics, fhs provides the free online "if trees could talk" curriculum for middle school students that reaches hundreds of teachers and thousands of students. A live-streamed lectureship in collaboration with duke university reaches thousands annually and the general public is served by a variety of social media outlets including the award-winning blog "peeling back the bark."
Research and pulications - conduct research and promote writing and publications that synthesize the substantial historical literature in Forest and conservation History. The Society's impressive list of publications includes the "Forest History today" magazine, and "environmental History", the leading scholarly journal in the field. Its issues series books have reached over 25,000 classrooms, households, and natural resource managers and are used in teacher education across the united states. The recent film, "america's first Forest" was broadcast over 5,000 times, on 450 pbs stations, in 47 states, with over 5 million viewers. The fhs has published dozens of book-length publications and is currently working on a book about private family forests.

Who funds Forest History Society (FHS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$31,927
Millsdavis FoundationDigital Exhibits Immigrant Chinese and African American Logging Communities$25,048
Weyerhaeuserday FoundationGeneral Operating Support$20,000
...and 22 more grants received totalling $209,653

Personnel at FHS

NameTitleCompensation
Steven AndersonPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Secretary and President$183,207
Tania MunzPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Eben LehmanArchivist and Director of Library and Archives
Lynn WilsonBoard Chair / Board Member$0
Bob IzlarBoard Chair / Vice Chairman / Board Member$0
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for FHS

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$777,943
Program services$3,992
Investment income and dividends$235,622
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$1,765
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-48,848
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$7,950
Total revenues$978,424

Form 990s for FHS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-07990View PDF
2022-062022-11-10990View PDF
2021-062021-11-11990View PDF
2020-062021-02-24990View PDF
2019-062020-01-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 27, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from George Frederick Jewett Foundation East
August 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 13, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Sequoia Foundation
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $25,048 from Millsdavis Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Professional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationLand and water conservationEnvironmentCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
National levelEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
2925 Academy Rd
Durham, NC 27705
Metro area
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
County
Durham County, NC
Website URL
foresthistory.org/ 
Phone
(919) 682-9319
Facebook page
foresthistory 
IRS details
EIN
41-0762363
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1946
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C03: Environment Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
012939
FTB Entity ID
0596107
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-12-18
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