Redwood Region Logging Conference

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
946103395
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Eureka, CA, USA
Phone
7074434091
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$447,145
Expenses
$362,928
Assets
$889,716
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GARY ELMORE (Vice President)
  • ERIC HONTOU (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEANNIE FULTON (ED & SECRETARY): $75,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The redwood region logging conference provides information and hands-on learning opportunities to the north coast population about the natural resource and forest products industry. Focusing on both the past and present practices and is a unique opportunity for a wide range of local students as well as community members to attend and experience. The redwood region logging conference is committed to provide accurate and informative presentations in the varied activities of the industry and strives to work on improving the delivery of accurate information and aspects of the industry to the community as it relates to the forest products industry. We provide this information at our annual logging conference held each year in march alternating between eureka and ukiah. The conference showcases the technical side of the forest products industry with workshops and demonstrations as well as providing educational opportunities for young and old alike. Funds raised at the event are used in the y

What it reported doing in 2025

The redwood region logging conference produces the largest logging equipment show in California. The three-day event highlights the latest in logging equipment, safety equipment and practices, and offers a look into logging practices from the past. It also provides educational information for youth and adults.the redwood region logging conference provides learning opportunities for over 2,000 students each year. Beginning in february, local resource professionals visit classrooms and bring the message of "renewable resource" to the students and provide information and education on the local forest products industry.on education day, the logging conference hosts 1,500 students each year where local students are taken on guided tours where they rotate through multiple workstations around the logging conference grounds learning about the industry and all it has to offer the community. The redwood region logging conference also hosts additional events such as "career day" for high school students to learn about job opportunities in the field and a "high school forestry" competition where students can test their skills and knowledge in a variety of venues.in addition to the educational experiences of the conference, there is a social experience for the timber industry professionals. This annual event provides the opportunity for company representatives to meet and connect with others for networking to strengthen our local forest products community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 73% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 66
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.4%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.2%; rating input score 95; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18.8%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.45; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.4% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 21 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $294K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 21 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.