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Cascade Forest Conservancy

“Protect and sustain forests, streams, and wildlife habitat in the southern Washington Cascades.”

1 funder on the record, 80 cents of every dollar to the work.

Home groundVancouver, WA
Founded1985
Tax status501(c)(3)
Led byMolly Whitney

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The work

What they do

Stewardship, advocacy, and education for the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and surrounding areas. Old-growth protection, recreation, and forest health.

Where the money went, FY2024

The work, and what it cost

2024, we continued to advocate for

$694K, 80% of spending

And provide sustainable solutions to forest management and watershed protections in Washington’s south Cascade’s.

Read it as they filed it
IN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WATERSHED PROTECTIONS IN WASHINGTON'S SOUTH CASCADES. WE DID THIS BY WORKING IN LOCAL COLLABORATIVE GROUPS AND PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FOREST MANAGEMENT AND POLICY DECISIONS, AND WORKED TO PROTECT THE MT. ST. HELENS AREA FROM IRRESPONSIBLE MINING. WE CONTINUED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM TO SOURCE AND STORE NON-MERCHANTABLE WOOD FOR AQUATIC RESTORATION, REINTRODUCED BEAVERS, RESTORED STREAMS BY ENHANCING AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITATS, AND RESTORED THE LANDSCAPE THROUGH PLANTINGS AND PRE AND POST-FIRE RESTORATION.

IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.

Follow the dollar

80 cents of every dollar goes to the work

80¢
80¢ the work19¢ keeping the lights on1¢ raising the next dollar

A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.

$694,368 programs, $164,057 management, $13,623 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.

The backers

Backed on the record by Wilburforce Foundation, latest filing FY24.

The people

Who does the work

10paid staff
75volunteers last year
9board members
Molly WhitneyExecutive DirectorComp $101,987, FY2024
Nathan ReynoldsBoard ChairVolunteer, 2 hrs a week, $0

Chairs the 9-member board.

Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Cascade Forest Conservancy? Claim this page.

Those 75 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Cascade Forest Conservancy is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.

Find your way in

The filings

14 years of filings

Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.

$922K FY2420112024
Total revenue by fiscal year
YearRevenue
2011$543,091
2012$467,869
2013$417,840
2014$271,851
2015$396,284
2016$400,463
2017$434,857
2018$589,240
2019$596,026
2020$727,599
2021$621,116
2022$589,736
2023$797,710
2024$921,832

From $543K in 2011 to $922K in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years.

Stand with the Cascade Forest Conservancy

The mission is theirs. The backing is yours.

Sources and methodFinancials, headcounts, and program text: IRS Form 990, FY2024 and 13 prior filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 91-1737883. Leadership and compensation: Form 990 Part VII and the return’s signature block, FY2024 filing. Funders: the funders’ own returns (Schedule I and 990-PF Part XV) via ProPublica, names and years only. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.