Tennessee · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST
FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST (Tennessee) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $60,000 to it, the largest being Lyndhurst Foundation Inc ($60,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $90k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $60k
- Net assets
- $100k
What Friends of the Cherokee National Forest does
Mission
To conserve, protect, and promote the outstanding natural beauty and ecological vitality of the Cherokee National Forest for current and future generations through strong partnerships with the Cherokee National Forest, volunteers, donors, board members, community members and partners.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Hiwassee Blueway Infrastructure Project - The organization completed Phase 1 of the Hiwassee Blueway signage replacement project to improve river access, safety, and visitor experience. This effort supports recreational use and conservation awareness along the Hiwassee River corridor. The project resulted in updated and newly installed signage at key access points, improving navigation and public engagement.
$37,317 spent$22,683 earned by the program66% of program spendingRecreation Area Improvements (Dillards Ponds) - The organization funded improvements to the Dillards Ponds recreation area, including installation of signage and gravel enhancements. These upgrades improved accessibility, visitor safety, and overall usability of the site for public recreation.
$2,075 spentof which $6,823 as grants$4,748 earned by the program4% of program spendingConservation Education & Community Engagement - The organization advanced conservation education and community engagement through partnerships, volunteer efforts, and public programming. Activities included collaborative events such as the Firefly Festival, which promotes environmental awareness and connects the public to the Cherokee National Forest.
$0 spent0% of program spendingAdditional program service expenses included conservation support activities, volunteer coordination, partnership initiatives, and general program delivery costs not separately described above.
$17,022 spent30% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $56,414.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $5k to $72k (+1226%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
99% of FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Mark Healey
Board Chair, Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST's grant income comes from Tennessee funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,277 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,277 public benefit nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST?
- FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST (Tennessee) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $60,000 to it, the largest being Lyndhurst Foundation Inc ($60,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $60,000 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST?
- Lyndhurst Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $60,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing