The United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities is a 501(c)(3) public charity established in 2006 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. The organization collaborates 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. With 14 employees, the Endowment operates as a grantmaking foundation focused on forest conservation and community development.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$292.5M
-2.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$9.1M
+18.8% YoY
Grant Count
66
+8.2% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$138K
+9.8% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
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.
The organization advances its mission through a "theory of change" focused on three primary areas:
- Retaining and Restoring Healthy Working Forests: Addressing the challenge that more than 40 million acres may be lost, primarily to development, over the next 40 years
- Promoting and Capturing Multiple Value Streams: Using market-based tools to monetize non-traditional forest products, with particular focus on water as an ecosystem market
- Enhancing Community Capacity, Collaboration, and Leadership: Building capacity within forest-reliant communities
The Endowment deploys its work through five primary initiatives, each supporting several programs or projects. One key initiative focuses on Ecosystem Markets, including coordination of State Revolving Fund loans for forested watershed protection and management.
Grantmaking
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Endowment's grantmaking focuses primarily on California, Oregon, and the District of Columbia, with particular emphasis on rural communities in the South affected by economic challenges such as pulp and paper mill closures.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Total Assets: $300,985,916 (2023)
Total Revenues: $19,543,568 (2023)
Total Expenses: $27,141,818 (2023)
Total Assets (alternate filing): $292,534,043 (based on most recent IRS 990)
The organization maintains a Four-Star rating based on accountability and financial metrics.
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $292,534,043 | $300,985,916 | $283,124,174 |
| Revenue | $10,178,279 | $19,543,568 | $14,930,721 |
| Expenses | $29,581,731 | $27,141,818 | $22,485,796 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $-5,392,891 | $2,641,815 | $3,523,750 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
250 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
President and CEO: Peter C. Madden (also listed as Pete Madden)
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McIver | Chairman | 1 | — |
| Mark Reed | Vice-Chair | 1 | — |
| Peter Madden | CEO Secretary | 40 | $456,094 |
| Rehad Paul Hossain | Vice-Chair | 1 | — |
| Adrian Blocker | Director | 1 | — |
| Anna Torma | Director | 1 | — |
| Beatriz Da Cunha | Director | 1 | — |
| Cris Stainbrook | Director | 1 | — |
| Deborah Spalding | Director | 1 | — |
| Fritz Mason | Director | 1 | — |
| Jo-Ellen Darcy | Director | 1 | — |
| Joshua Raglin | Director | 1 | — |
| Maro Imirizan | Director | 1 | — |
| Solie Kilpi | Director | 1 | — |
| William Crawford | Director | 1 | — |
| Joie Mor | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $230,946 |
| Peter Stangel | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $348,263 |
| Alicia Cramer | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $296,300 |
| Matthew Krumenauer | Vice President | 40 | $244,129 |
| Michael Goergen | Vice President | 40 | $230,573 |
| Aleta Rogers | Director, Grants & Contracts Compliance | 40 | $127,669 |
| Jaime Daniel | Finance Director | 40 | $139,038 |
| Laura Garner | Development Director | 40 | $144,441 |
| Teal Edelen | Director, Forests | 40 | $130,654 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
**Georgia Tech Partnership (January 2026):** The Endowment announced a collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology's Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory through the Grand Challenge Program to address the social, economic, and environmental impacts of pulp and paper mill closures across the United States, particularly in the rural South.
**Wood Fiber Markets Initiative:** The Endowment launched a $5 million funding opportunity to accelerate wood fiber markets.
U.S. Endowment Launches $5 Million Funding Opportunity to Accelerate Wood**Sustainable Forestry Recognition:** The Endowment's Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Program received national recognition, with an award presented by HUD Secretary Ben Carson.
[PDF] 990 2021 | US Endowment for Forestry**Enviva Forest Conservation Fund:** The Endowment awarded grants through the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund to expand restoration and conservation of sensitive forest ecosystems and wetlands.
[PDF] 990 2021 | US Endowment for ForestryContact Information
Address: 10 S Academy Street, Suite 101, Greenville, SC 29601-2632
Phone: 864-233-7646
Website: www.usendowment.org
EIN: 20-5583324
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Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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