Cascade Forest Conservancy
“Protect and sustain forests, streams, and wildlife habitat in the southern Washington Cascades.”
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.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “WE PROTECT AND SUSTAIN FORESTS, STREAMS, WILDLIFE, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE HEART OF THE CASCADES THROUGH CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Reading every lease sale
$694KIN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WATERSHED PROTECTIONS IN WASHINGTON’S SOUTH CASCADES.
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
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Cascade Forest Conservancy is nowhere near one.
Backed on the record by Wilburforce Foundation, latest filing FY24.
$694,368 programs, $164,057 management, $13,623 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at CFC? Claim this page.
Those 75 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If CFC is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 76The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 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.
The Washington congressional delegation averages 79 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
80 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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41 years on the ground, 75 volunteers, 80 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.