2016-11-14T06:10:19-06:00 2015-12-31 560747981 DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP 500 RIDGEFIELD COURT ASHEVILLE NC 28806 990 2015-01-01 205583324 UNITED STATES ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES INC UNIT 8642337646 908 EAST NORTH STREET GREENVILLE SC 29601 CARLTON OWEN PRESIDENT/CEO 8642337646 2016-11-14 1 AMY BIBBY P00445891 8282542254 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z CARLTON OWEN 908 EAST NORTH STREET GREENVILLE SC 29601 123678051 0 X WWW.USENDOWMENT.ORG X 2006 DE TO ADVANCE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE NATION'S WORKING FORESTS AND FOREST-RELIANT COMMUNITIES 12 11 8 20 -310814 -310814 2536267 4084668 0 0 10497855 20801 105000 0 13139122 4105469 3961846 7098717 0 0 1343005 1457552 0 0 0 686410 726036 5991261 9282305 7147861 -5176836 221070273 209411075 1351700 1353882 219718573 208057193 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 8508221 7098717 990 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 2015THE 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. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.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. 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 2016. 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.IV. TRADITIONAL MARKETS: THE ENDOWMENT IS WORKING WITH AND ACROSS TWO SECTORS OF THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL OF USDA RESEARCH AND PROMOTION PROGRAMS (COMMODITY CHECK-OFFS) TO GROW MARKETS FOR HARDWOOD LUMBER & HARDWOOD PLYWOOD AND WOOD-TO-ENERGY. THESE PROGRAMS BUILD ON SUCCESSFUL WORK THAT LED TO CREATIONAL 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 THAT COULD SUPPORT TALLER WOODEN BUILDINGS. VI. WORKING FORESTS: THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDES A NUMBER OF PROJECTS INCLUDING THE 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 INITIATIVE WAS FORMALLY LAUNCHED IN 2013 WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF USING FORESTS AND FOREST-BASED ASSETS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR. PRIMARY COLLABORATORS IN THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND NRCS ARE WORKING WITH THE ENDOWMENT IN PILOT PROJECTS IN AL, NC, AND SC 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. 8508221 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 35 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DE SC X X SIGNE C CANN 8642337646 908 EAST NORTH STREET GREENVILLE SC 29601 JOHN WEAVER CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 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 JAMES FARRELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENT GILGES 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 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH STOCKDALE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA TUTTLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON VOIGTMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLTON OWEN PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & CEO 40.00 X X 308009 0 55093 SIGNE CANN CFO 40.00 X 152253 0 28591 PETER STANGEL SR. 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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 NONPROFIT 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 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, 2015. FISCAL YEARS ENDING ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2012, REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES. 1 CENTER FOR HEIRS' PROPERTY PRESERVATION 1535 SAM RITTENBURG BLVD SUITE D CHARLESTON SC 294074124 522452879 501 (C) (3) 343250 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE 1130 SEVENTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200364604 530183181 501 (C) (3) 6531 NATIONAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT DATABASE DUCKS UNLIMITED 1220 EISENHOWER PLACE ANN ARBOR MI 48108 135643799 501 (C) (3) 73729 NATIONAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT DATABASE FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPS LAND 2769 CHURCH STREET EAST POINT GA 30344 581026695 501 (C) (3) 254250 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION 260 14TH ST NW ATLANTA GA 303320405 560601460 UNIVERSITY 181174 P3 NANO COMMERCIALIZATION GA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1332 SOUTHERN DR STATESBORO GA 30460 464219265 UNIVERSITY 350000 ADVANCED WOOD TO ENERGY SOLUTIONS LRLEAN 3726 COUNTY ROAD 12 FAYETTE AL 35555 453970733 501 (C) (3) 181250 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 220 TROWBRIDGE RD EAST LANSING MI 48824 386005984 UNIVERSITY 30413 P3 NANO RESEARCH MICHIGAN TECH 1400 TOWNSEND DR HOUGHTON MI 49931 386005955 UNIVERSITY 166883 ADVANCED WOOD TO ENERGY SOLUTIONS MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOP 433 CHESTNUT STREET BEREA KY 40403 310900246 501 (C) (3) 66700 FOREST BASED COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION 1990 K STREET SUITE 430 WASHINGTON DC 20006 530204616 501 (C) (3) 71000 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY POST AWARD ADMINISTRATION CORVALLIS OR 973391086 936001786 UNIVERSITY 213076 P3 NANO COMMERCIALIZATION PURDUE UNIVERSITY 23510 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO IL 660731235 320194163 UNIVERSITY 240677 P3 NANO COMMERCIALIZATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIV OF NY PO BOX 9 ALBANY NY 122010009 141368361 UNIVERSITY 46936 BIOTECHNOLOGY: FOREST GENETICS ROANOKE ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVE PO DRAWER 1326 AHOSKIE NC 27910 562182551 501 (C) (3) 218750 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION THE NATURE CONSERVANCY 4245 FAIRFAX DR 100 ARLINGTON VA 222031606 530242652 501 (C) (3) 138335 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND 101 MONTGOMERY STSUITE 900 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 237222333 501 (C) (3) 145000 CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MORGAN HALL ROOM 103 KNOXVILLE TN 379964506 626047697 UNIVERSITY 3722 WOOD 2 ENERGY DATABASE UGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 240A RIVERBEND RD BOX 5333 ATHENS GA 306025333 581353149 UNIVERSITY 119346 BIOTECHNOLOGY: FOREST GENETICS THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA POST AWARD ACCOUNTING ATHENS GA 30602 581353149 UNIVERSITY 11424 ADVANCED WOOD TO ENERGY SOLUTIONS UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL HELENE LAURENCE MONTREAL H3C3J7 CA 237172320 UNIVERSITY 38500 US CANADA FOREST SUMMIT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDAT OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATI LOUISVILLE KY 402021959 611029626 UNIVERSITY 37040 ADVANCED WOOD TO ENERGY SOLUTIONS UNIVERSITY OF MAINE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS ORONO ME 044695717 016000769 UNIVERSITY 454333 P3 NANO RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - NRRI NW 5957 MINNEAPOLIS MN 554855957 416007513 UNIVERSITY 32540 ADVANCED WOOD TO ENERGY SOLUTIONS USDA FOREST SERVICE PO BOX 301550 LOS ANGELES CA 900301550 720568340 GOVERNMENT 211204 P3 NANO RESEARCH VIRGINIA DEPT OF FORESTRY 900 NATURAL RESOURCE DRIVE SUITE 800 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903 546001800 UNIVERSITY 6765 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS BLACKSBURG VA 24061 546001805 UNIVERSITY 173122 P3 NANO COMMERCIALIZATION VIRGINIA TECH - FHI NORTH END CENTER MC 0170 BLACKSBURG VA 24061 540721690 UNIVERSITY 68862 BIOTECHNOLOGY: FOREST GENETICS WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE 10 G STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 521257057 501 (C) (3) 70000 SOURCE WATER FROM FORESTS WATERSHED RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER PO BOX 356 HAYFORK CA 96041 943116339 501 (C) (3) 250000 TULE CREEK FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. 29 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, SECRETARY & CEO 308009 0 0 0 0 0 29150 0 25943 0 363102 0 0 0 SIGNE CANN CFO 152253 0 0 0 0 0 17119 0 11472 0 180844 0 0 0 PETER STANGEL SR. VICE PRESIDENT 226407 0 0 0 0 0 25576 0 20698 0 272681 0 0 0 MICHAEL GOERGEN VICE PRESIDENT 178628 0 0 0 0 0 20345 0 15359 0 214332 0 0 0 ALAN MCGREGOR VICE PRESIDENT 135649 0 0 0 0 0 15634 0 22221 0 173504 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION PAID $460 IN 2015 FOR LODGING OUT-OF-TOWN STAFF IN A PERSONAL RESIDENCE DURING TRIPS TO GREENVILLE. THE RATE PAID WAS $20 PER NIGHT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT EVERY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC, MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD ANY AREAS OF POTENIAL CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND STAFF ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 OFFICER-LEVEL SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED BASED UPON THE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND BENCHMARKED AGAINST THE PAY OF SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN NOT-FOR-PROFITS AS A CLASS (E.G. AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY OF WASHINGTON, DC-BASED NGOS) AND A MORE DEFINED GROUP OF NOT-FOR-PROFITS "PEER ORGANIZATIONS. SALARIES OF ALL STAFF, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CEO, ARE ESTABLISHED USING THESE BENCHMARKS AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CEO WITH BOARD REVIEW/APPROVAL ON EACH EMPLOYEE'S ANNIVERSARY DATE WITH THE ENDOWMENT. IN THE CASE OF THE CEO, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CEO'S PAY AND BENEFITS AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE ENTIRE PAY/BENEFITS PACKAGE IS TESTED IN A REVIEW OF PEER GROUP AND OTHER BENCHMARKS IN A SCAN ADMINISTERED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PERIODICALLY REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND/OR A BENEFITS CONSULTANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE AND WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF ALL GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS -- CHARTER, BYLAWS, STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLES, VALUES -- ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. COMMUNITY WEALTH THROUGH FORESTRY INC 320362399 INVESTMENT GA US ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES INC C 80000 3969967 1.00000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COMMUNITY WEALTH THROUGH FORESTRY D