Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

What it reported doing in 2024

Education and outreach: selected outreach education, communications, recreation stewardship eventsfy'25 outreach education highlights and events listmay 4 nh farm and forest expo at deerfield fair grounds 100+ visitorsmay 15th - creek farm poetry reading with benjamin doyle -20 participantsmay 18th creek farm: woods, whales & water festival at creek farm with blue ocean society. 30 participants june 7 rocks adult field camp birding / birdhouses - 9 participantsjune 8th birding with jack swatt at ashuelot river headwaters -7 participantsjune 8th- celebration and hike with landowner, ken stern at the deepwood forest conservation easement in canterbury -24 participantsportsmouth forest society at piscataqua riverfest in portsmouth - tabletop display, tent, statewide mapjuly 19 creek farm walking tour on little harbor trail with matt scaccia -12 participantsjuly 21 tom rush forest event with namesake, tom rush present for stories and more- 44 participantsat the rocks, the nh fish and game nh summer teacher institute: the watershed education institute july 25 15 teachers attending outdoor and indoor programs and field work in local rivers or wetlands. Forest society staff nigel and dave guided a hike to measure timber volume of some large trees along the historic mile path at the rocks.our 5th annual do-it-yourself hikes program offered in september and october the theme of the 2024 5 hikes challenge was inclusion and diversity in the outdoors. "we all belong outdoors" +/-150 participants total (august 31 to october 31)september 12 mt major trail ribbon-cutting and hike event -20 at event; 9 on hikeseptember 12 the fells "wind water fire and ice" dave -15 attendedseptember 21 - forest society annual meeting in peterborough +/- 85 participantsseptember 27 snhu botany lab professor katherine york -12 studentsseptember 29 lost river hike event w/ lgbtq affinity group lez hang -15 participantscreek farm programs for durham unh active retirement association- september 25 - the history of creek farm -15 participants- october 2 fall foliage: why leaves change color -12 participants- october 9 fall fungi id and foray at creek farm -12 participants- october 16- a century of land conservation at the forest society -10 participants concord schools district project see students field trips to the floodplain where project see staff hosted several school visits for 2nd grade students across the district to learn about wildlife habitats and soils of forest, wetland and fields on the merrimack river floodplain-200 students, parent chaperones and teachersoctober 10 monson russ dickerman remembrance event and tours. -60 attendedoctober 18th fall foliage on the floodplain tour for concord olli -17 attendedoctober 26: gear swap and foliage pop-up hike for 5 hikes challenge -18 attended5 hikes challenge special guided hike events: saturday, september 14 at 10 am: join forest society staff nigel manley for a hike along the trails at forest society north at the rocks in bethlehem. -15 participantssunday, september 29 at 10 am: join the nh chapter of lgbtq outdoors and lezhang seacoast for a family-friendly visit to lost river gorge & boulder caves in north woodstock -15 participantsfriday, october 11 at 10 am: join forest society to celebrate peak autumn foliage at morse preserve in alton, one of the 5 hikes challenge destinations -9 participantssaturday, october 26 at 11 am: join forest society for easy walk on the floodplain at merrimack river outdoor education & conservation area -20 participantssaturday, october 26 at 10 am: a community gear swap from 10 am to 2 pm at the conservation center in concord-20 participantsnovember 2 nh association of conservation commissions annual meeting something wild hosts keynote program -85 attendeesnovember 9 mt major guided hike for bipoc affinity group with mardi fuller -5 attendeesdecember 3: nhti theater concord- olli screening and discussion of "monadnock the mountain that stands alone." -35 attendedjanuary 16

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 42%; rating input score 42
• Program expense ratio: 76.9%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $19.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 73.7%; rating input score 74; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 52.3%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 18.22; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings