United States Endowment For Forestry And Communities, Inc.
United States Endowment For Forestry And Communities, Inc.
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Mission
Vision: America's forests are sustainably managed to meet broad societal objectives such as marketable products, clean waters, wildlife habitats and other ecological services, while ensuring healthy and vibrant forest-reliant communities. Mission: 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.
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SEE SCHEDULE O FOR STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE ENDOWMENT ADVANCES ITS MISSION USING A "THEORY OF CHANGE" THAT FOCUSES ON 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 SEVERAL PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES. I. NON-TRADITIONAL MARKETS: THE HEALTHY WATERSHED THROUGH HEALTHY FORESTS PROGRAM CONNECTS DOWNSTREAM WATER CONSUMERS WITH UPSTREAM FOREST OWNERS WITH THE INTENT TO ADVANCE OVERALL WATERSHED HEALTH AND QUALITY BY ENSURING WORKING FOREST RETENTION. MUCH OF THIS WORK IS JOINTLY-FUNDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA). WE CONTINUE NATION-WIDE COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS WATER UTILITIES AND THE WATER COMMUNITY.II. WOOD-TO-ENERGY: A JOINT-VENTURE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOR SMALL DIAMETER, DYING & DEAD TREES TO ENHANCE FOREST HEALTH WHILE ADVANCING FAMILY-SUPPORTING JOBS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH DOMESTIC GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS 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. BUILDING ON A TEST BURN OF TORREFIED PELLETS COMPLETED IN A COAL-FIRED FACILITY, CONSTRUCTION IS NEARING COMPLETION ON THE NATION'S FIRST COMMERCIAL-SCALE TORREFACTION FACILITY.III. FOREST HEALTH: ESSENTIALLY COMPLETED WORK UNDER A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND DUKE ENERGY, THE PRIMARY FUNDING PARTNERS, 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. 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. WE HAVE HOSTED FOUR CANADA/US FOREST HEALTH SUMMIT SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN INCLUDING ONE IN FEBRUARY 2018 IN OTTAWA.IV. TRADITIONAL MARKETS: AFTER SUCCESSFUL WORK THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF TWO COMMODITY CHECK-OFFS SOFTWOOD LUMBER BOARD AND PAPER & PAPER-BASED PACKAGING BOARD -- THE ENDOWMENT WORKED UNSUCCESSFULLY WITH THE HARDWOOD LUMBER AND WOOD ENERGY PELLET SECTORS TO ESTABLISH SIMILAR PROGRAMS. MORE RECENT WORK CENTERS ON STRENGTHENING THE TIMBER HARVEST AND HAUL SEGMENT OF THE FOREST PRODUCTS VALUE CHAIN. V. INNOVATION: THE ENDOWMENT IS PARTNERING WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND EMERGING PRODUCERS TO ADVANCE COMMERCIALIZATION OF 21ST WOODY CELLULOSE PRODUCTS USING NANOTECHNOLOGY. THIS MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE ENGAGES 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. WORK ALSO CONTINUES TO ADVANCE MASS TIMBER APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT TALL WOODEN BUILDINGS. THE GREATEST SUCCESS TO DATE WAS ACHIEVED IN CONCERT WITH THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER BOARD AND AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL AS EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE BUILDING CODES WERE ACHIEVED THAT WILL ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF MASS TIMBER BUILDINGS UP-TO 18 STORIES FROM THE CURRENT 6-STORY LIMIT. VI. WORKING FORESTS: THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDES SEVERAL PROJECTS INCLUDING 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. PROJECTS CONTINUE TO FOSTER COLLABORATION TO RESTORE FORESTS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN AND OTHER RIVERS FLOWING INTO THE GULF TO MITIGATE IMPACTS FROM THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL. VII. ASSET CREATION: THIS SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION INITIATIVE, FORMALLY LAUNCHED IN 2012 WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF USING FORESTS AND FOREST-BASED ASSETS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS, BEGAN A PLANNED TRANSITION TO STEWARDSHIP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION. THE MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDA FOREST SERVICE AND NRCS ACROSS SEVEN SOUTHERN STATES HAS SUCCESSFULLY SEEN 1300 BLACK FAMILIES MOVE THEIR LANDS INTO THE FOREST MANAGEMENT PIPELINE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “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.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “To advance positive change for the nation's working forests and forest-reliant communities”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as DE, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 was 908 EAST NORTH STREET, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 11 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,643,263.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2006.
- The organization pays $1,722,646 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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