2017-11-14T15:31:36-06:00 2016-12-31 560747981 DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP 500 RIDGEFIELD COURT ASHEVILLE NC 28806 990 2016-01-01 205583324 UNITED STATES ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES inc UNIT 8642337646 908 EAST NORTH STREET GREENVILLE SC 29601 CARLTON OWEN PRESIDENT/CEO 8642337646 2017-11-13 1 Amy Bibby P00445891 8282542254 2017-11-13 12.25.12.224 2017-11-13 11:06:56 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 3C4A73C7F70BFF54BAAC11A85090BDFB39FC8B01 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CARLTON OWEN 908 EAST NORTH STREET greenville SC 29601 83144605 0 X WWW.USENDOWMENT.ORG X 2006 DE TO ADVANCE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE NATION'S WORKING FORESTS AND FOREST-RELIANT COMMUNITIES 13 12 7 12 -251151 -251151 4084668 7993765 0 0 20801 1762184 0 0 4105469 9755949 7098717 8140059 0 0 1457552 1553459 0 0 0 726036 914716 9282305 10608234 -5176836 -852285 209411075 221318969 1353882 1915575 208057193 219403394 X THE ENDOWMENT WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADVANCE SYSTEMIC, TRANSFORMATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE FOR THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF THE NATION'S WORKING FORESTS AND FOREST RELIANT COMMUNITIES. 0 0 9926327 8140059 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:The Endowment seeks to advance its mission using a "theory of change" that focuses on work in three areas: retaining and restoring healthy working forests; promoting and capturing multiple value streams; and enhancing community capacity, collaboration, and leadership. The Endowment deploys its work through seven primary initiatives each of which supports a number of projects or activities. I. Non-Traditional Markets -- Healthy Watershed through Healthy Forests: Connecting downstream water consumers with upstream forest owners with the intent to advance overall watershed health and quality by ensuring conservation of working forests. Much of this work is jointly-funded in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). We continue work in the Savannah River basin and have a nation-wide effort with the American Water Works Association.II. Wood-to-Energy is a joint-venture approach to developing sustainable markets for small diameter, dead & dying wood to enhance forest health while advancing family-supporting jobs in rural communities through domestic green energy production. Partnering with the USDA Forest Service we are concentrating our work in seeking to commercialize torrefaction to provide a robust new market for fuels that could yield green energy. In 2016 a pilot test burn of torrefied pellets and chops was successfully completed in a coal-fired facility.III. Forest Health: Via a partnership with the USDA Forest Service and Duke Energy, the primary funding partners, the Endowment is plumbing the potential of modern forest biotechnology to aid in addressing the burgeoning forest health problem caused by endemic as well as exotic pests and diseases. Work under FHI is progressing along three braided prongs -- 1. science (with major research underway at a Forest Service Lab in Mississippi as well as the University of Georgia; State University of New York at Syracuse; and others); 2. regulatory (where work and discussions are underway with key federal agencies with oversight of biotechnology); and 3. social and environmental concerns. The multi-year initiative is slated to continue thru at least 2017. A second effort in this space has seen the Endowment serve as cross-border convener for more strategic collaboration between Canada and the U.S. In 2015 we hosted the third Canada/US Forest Health Summit; the next Summit is scheduled for 2017.IV. Traditional Markets: The Endowment is working with and across a sector of the forest products industry to determine the potential of USDA Research and Promotion Programs (Commodity Check-offs) to grow markets for wood-to-energy. These programs build on successful work that led to creation of a softwood lumber check-off (approved in 2011); and paper check-off (approved in late 2013). V. Innovation: The Endowment is partnering with the Forest Service to advance commercialization of 21st woody cellulose products using nanotechnology. The three-year initiative has engaged partners to fill knowledge gaps that should lead to potential new products all while placing a primary interest on ensuring human and environmental healthy and safety. New work is just beginning to advance mass timber applications to support taller wooden buildings. VI. Working Forests: This initiative includes a number of projects including the Keeping Forests as Forests; Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation; National Conservation Easement Database; and support for the Department of Defense's base buffering program. Each is designed to aid in retention and restoration of healthy working forests. A new project is fostering collaboration to restore forests in the Mississippi River Basin and other rivers flowing in the Gulf to mitigate impacts from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. VII. Asset Creation: This Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention initiative was formally launched in 2013 with an objective of using forests and forest-based assets to create economic opportunity for under-served populations. Primary collaborators in the USDA Forest Service and NRCS are working with the Endowment in pilot projects in AL, NC, SC, AK and VA to promote and provide sustainable forestry services. African-American family forest owners are being engaged in active management of their forests to benefit their families including ensuring proper legal title to foster transfer to future generations. 9926327 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DE SC X X X SIGNE C CANN 8642337646 908 EAST NORTH STREET GREENVILLE SC 29601 Carlton Owen President/CEO Secretary 40.00 X X 325094 0 45528 Mark D Emmerson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Farrell Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Hearn Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Hoolihan Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Kulhavi Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Colin Moseley Chairman 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Judith Stockdale Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andrea Tuttle Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Voigtman Director/Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 John Weaver Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 John T Cooper Jr Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tamar Datan Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Alicia Cramer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Signe Cann CFO 40.00 X 161117 0 12315 Peter Stangel Sr. Vice-President 40.00 X 235853 0 23665 Michael Goergen Vice-President 40.00 X 184472 0 17432 Alan McGregor Vice-President 40.00 X 145638 0 22384 1052174 0 121324 5 0 1 0 0 4974675 3019090 7993765 3382776 3382776 71768064 73388656 -1620592 -1620592 -251151 -1369441 9755949 0 -251151 2013335 8140059 8140059 906536 644670 261866 348627 244338 104289 126343 89486 36857 109108 86047 23061 62845 44512 18333 19348 19348 60509 60509 13186 13186 43497 23973 19524 22454 22454 131691 80355 51336 17868 17868 5720 5720 34428 11263 23165 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 548438 548438 TAXES/OTHER 17577 17577 10608234 9926327 681907 0 3229198 4938943 1626214 1757759 8252754 12678250 13349 19899 461895 90478 387622 371417 146357174 190815479 48615402 10338665 895000 346562 34362 51995 209411075 221318969 1065082 1781264 127135 161665 134311 1353882 1915575 X 7510678 17412885 546515 1990509 200000000 200000000 208057193 219403394 209411075 221318969 -852285 12198486 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2222177 3108791 2536267 4084668 8093765 20045668 2222177 3108791 2536267 4084668 8093765 20045668 53093 19992575 2326564 3853738 2729401 2949119 3382776 15241598 203087 105000 308087 35595353 2912026 0.56170 0.49960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 194972576 13739487 7557919 201154144 211596560 -6893979 9730005 194972576 198007523 17741284 4152247 211596560 186180578 19422311 7595366 198007523 175738902 16944377 6502701 186180578 0.99500 0.00500 0 0 137794 137794 324101 90478 233623 371417 X Part V, Line 4: THE ORGANIZATION WAS FUNDED WITH A ONE-TIME INFUSION OF $200 MILLION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT CAN BE USED TO FUND THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE CAUSES IN TIMBER-RELIANT COMMUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC-INTEREST PROJECTS ADDRESSING FOREST MANAGEMENT ISSUES THAT AFFECT TIMBER-RELIANT COMMUNITIES, OR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FORESTS AS SOURCES OF BUILDING MATERIALS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, BIO-ENERGY, RECREATION, AND OTHER VALUES. Part X, Line 2: The Endowment has obtained tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), and as such, is exempt from income taxes except on unrelated business income. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not reflect a provision or liability for Federal and state income taxes. The Endowment has determined that there are no material unrecognized tax benefits or obligations as of December 31, 2016. 1 Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust Inc PO Box 58 Wardensville WV 26851 550700086 501 (c) (3) 9575 Healthy Watershed Consortium Center for Heirs' Property Preservation 1535 Sam Rittenburg Blvd Suite D Charleston SC 294074124 522452879 501 (c) (3) 303557 Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast 400 Oalmetto Avenue PO Box 92 Osprey FL 34229 200345349 501 (c) (3) 27250 Healthy Watershed Consortium Ducks Unlimited 1220 Eisenhower Place Ann Arbor MI 48108 135643799 501 (c) (3) 121351 Gulf of Mexico Forestry Federation of Southern Coops Land 2769 Church Street East Point GA 30344 581026695 501 (c) (3) 97252 Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Florida Forest Service 3125 Conner Blvd Tallahassee FL 32399 501 (c) (3) 7310 State Wildlife Action Plans GA Southern U Georgia Southern University Research Statesboro GA 30460 464219265 University 350000 Consortium for Advanced Wood to Energy Solutions LRLEAN 3726 County Road 12 Fayette AL 35555 453970733 501 (c) (3) 126500 Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention McIntosh SEED PO Box 2355 Darien GA 31305 582556194 501 (c) (3) 62500 Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Michigan State University Contract and Grant Administration East Lansing MI 48824 386005984 University 36187 P3 Nanocellulose Research Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton MI 49931 386005955 University 71024 Consortium for Advanced Wood to Energy Solutions National Wildlife Federation 1990 K Street Suite 430 Washington DC 20006 530204616 501 (c) (3) 67000 Gulf of Mexico Forestry Northern Forest Center PO Box 210 Concord NH 03302 223458955 501 (c) (3) 20000 Rural Innovation Group Oregon State 312 Kerr Administration Building Corvallis OR 973391086 936001786 University 54383 P3 Nanocellulose Commercialization Pacific Forest Trust 1001-A OReilly Avenue San Francisco CA 94129 680292509 501 (c) (3) 51652 Healthy Watershed Consortium Puget Sound Regional Council 1011 Western Avenue 500 Seattle WA 89104 910662794 501 (c) (3) 2329 Healthy Watershed Consortium Purdue University 23510 Network Place Chicago IL 660731235 356002041 University 28004 P3 Nanocellulose Commercialization Virginia Department of Conservation 600 East Main Street 24th Floor Richmond VA 23219 546004497 University 42895 Healthy Watershed Consortium Research Foundation of New York SUNY PO Box 9 Albany NY 122010009 141368361 University 14025 Biotechnology; Forest Genetics Roanoke Economic Development Inc 409 Main St PO Box 148 Rich Square NC 27869 562182552 501 (c) (3) 176000 Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention The Freshwater Trust 700 SW Taylor Street Suite 200 Portland OR 97205 930843521 501 (c) (3) 41392 Healthy Watershed Consortium The Trust for Public Land 101 Montgomery StSuite 900 San Francisco CA 94104 237222333 University 5000 Healthy Watershed Consortium UGA Research Foundation 310 East Campus Rd Athens GA 30602 581353149 University 89382 Consortium for Advanced Wood to Energy Solutions UGA Research Foundation 310 E Campus Rd Athens GA 30602 581353149 501 (c) (3) 56613 Biotechnology; Forest Genetics Univ of Arkansas Pine Bluff MS 4984 Pine Bluff AR 71601 581353149 501 (c) (3) 23407 Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention University of Louisville Research Foundat 300 East Market St Suite 300 Louisville KY 402021959 611029626 University 85000 Consortium for Advanced Wood to Energy Solutions University of Maine 5717 Corbett Hall Room 400 Orono ME 044695717 016000769 University 117938 P3 Nanocellulose Research University of Minnesota - NRRI PO Box 1450 Minneapolis MN 554855957 416007513 University 299476 Consortium for Advanced Wood to Energy Solutions Virginia Dept Of Forestry 900 Natural Resource Drive Suite 800 Charlottesville VA 22903 546001800 University 78235 Healthy Watersheds Virginia Polytechnic Institute -P3 Nano North End Center MC 0170 Blacksburg VA 24061 546001805 University 88439 P3 Nanocellulose Commercialization Virginia Tech - FHI North End Center MC 0170 Blacksburg VA 24061 546001805 University 81569 Biotechnology; Forest Genetics Western Rivers Conservancy 71 SW Oak Street Suite 100 Portland OR 97204 931326405 501 (c) (3) 33885 Healthy Watershed Consortium 32 Part I, Line 2: GRANTEES ARE TYPICALLY SELECTED FROM SUBMISSIONS IN RESPONSE TO COMPETITIVE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS PROCESSES. EACH PROJECT HAS A DIFFERENT SET OF CRITERIA. ALL GRANTEES OPERATE WITH AN AGREED-UPON WORKPLAN AND DELIVERABLES FOR EACH PROJECT. FUNDS ARE DISBURSED BASED UPON MONITORING OF PROGRESS AND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GRANTEE AND THE ENDOWMENT OF SATISFACTORY ACCOMPLISHMENTS PER THE AWARD CONTRACT. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS ARE MADE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL INVESTMENTS ARE WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE US ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES' PURPOSE AND GOALS. THE INVESTMENTS ARE MONITORED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carlton Owen President/CEO Secretary 325094 0 0 0 0 0 18000 0 27528 0 370622 0 0 0 Signe Cann CFO 161117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12315 0 173432 0 0 0 Peter Stangel Sr. Vice-President 235853 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23665 0 259518 0 0 0 Michael Goergen Vice-President 184472 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17432 0 201904 0 0 0 Alan McGregor Vice-President 145638 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22384 0 168022 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a Paid $ 280 in 2016 for lodging of out-of-town staff in personal residence during trips to Greenville, at rate of $20 per night. MILA ALVAREZ RELATED TO MICHAEL GOERGEN 23800 CONSULTANT 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE CONTENTS WERE LED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT & CEO. ALSO, OUR LEAD AUDIT PARTNER FREQUENTLY WAS AT THE MEETING TO DISCUSS DETAILS. THE BOARD THEN FORMALLY APPROVED THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. 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