Global Forest Generation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Global Forest Generation restores and protects forest ecosystems in partnership with grassroots leaders and local communities across vast landscapes which play a critical role in preserving water, protecting biodiversity, storing carbon, and sustaining local livelihoods.
- Income
- $4.6 million
- Spending
- $4.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $152,500, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $2.8 million spent. GFG's first major program, Accion Andina, is empowering its local conservation partners in Latin America to protect and restore high altitude forest ecosystems that span seven Andean nations. The initiative aims to protect and restore one million hectares of threatened high Andean, Polylepis forest ecosystems in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela by 2045.
- $824,473 spent. Accion Andina Administration: GFG provides significant capacity building services to Accion Andina's lead implementing partner, Peruvian conservation nonprofit ECOAN, to develop, administer, and grow the initiative. Services provided include high level annual and long-term conservation planning budgeting, metrics and project oversight identifying potential new partners global Accion Andina representation at major climate, forest conservation and biodiversity conferences contract and systems development and support partner leadership training and resources management solicitation for Accion Andina and significant initiative-wide communication services.
- $294,580 spent. Communications: illuminates GFG, its program and vision to the world, helps shape the global conversation on forest conservation by identifying obstacles and suggesting solutions, and shines a spotlight on how to protect and restore forest ecosystems the right way, in the right places, with the right species.
- $23,385 spent. New Program initiatives
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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