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Council on Forest Engineering

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 93-0841125

Jul 01, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020 • Filed on Nov 23, 2020

Organization Profilecofe.org
PO Box 6125Morgantown, WV 26506

(240) 382-2633

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

63rd percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

60th percentile

12%

Faster asset growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

49th percentile

-15%

Faster revenue growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Up

$60,602

Up $6,706 (+12%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$60,602

Up $6,706 (+12%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin63rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$45,685

Down $8,008 (-15%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$38,979

Down $26,923 (-41%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$6,706

Up $18,915 (+155%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth60th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $66,105Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $53,896Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $53,8962019Assets 2020: $60,602Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $60,6022020Assets 2021: $69,117Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $69,1172021Assets 2022: $78,727Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $78,7272022Assets 2023: $92,611Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $95,988Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $95,9882024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$60,602
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$60,602
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth49th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2018: $56,920Expenses 2018: $54,410Net Income 2018: $2,5102018Revenue 2019: $53,693Expenses 2019: $65,902Net Income 2019: -$12,2092019Revenue 2020: $45,685Expenses 2020: $38,979Net Income 2020: $6,7062020Revenue 2021: $25,875Expenses 2021: $17,360Net Income 2021: $8,5152021Revenue 2022: $63,491Expenses 2022: $53,881Net Income 2022: $9,6102022Revenue 2023: $65,304Expenses 2023: $57,686Net Income 2023: $7,6182023Revenue 2024: $53,981Expenses 2024: $50,604Net Income 2024: $3,3772024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$45,685
Expenses$38,979
Net Income$6,706
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
Signed
Nov 23, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$45,685
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) is an international professional organization that fosters the development of forest engineering in industry, government, and in university teaching, research, and extension programs to promote the best methods of managing and operating forests; to serve the forestry profession on matters of policy in the area of forest engineering; and to disseminate technical information on forest engineering subjects.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Issuance of Awards for professional excellence and education in forest engineering. Holding annual meeting for central organization and regional meetings in the west and northeast$4,961$33,288
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ben SpongAdministrator-$0--
Woodam ChungChairman-$0--
M Chad BoldingVice Chairman-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Council on Forest Engineering
EIN
93-0841125
Phone
2403822633
Address
PO Box 6125, MORGANTOWN, WV 26506

Signing Officer

Name
Ben Spong
Title
Administrator
Phone
3042939425
Signed
2020-11-23
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Operator and Student Communication Awards --$300 each - total $600 NR.COFE Scholarship Funds - $2000 Corcoran Scholarship Fund and $2000 Hugh Violette Scholarship Fund and Award Plaques $111.08 -- And WR.COFE awards of $250 -- grand total $4961.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$60,602
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$60,602
Revenue
$45,685
Expenses
$38,979
Net income
$6,706
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$96.0$0.00$96.0$54.0$50.6$3.38
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$92.6$0.00$65.3$57.7$7.62
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$78.7$0.00$78.7$63.5$53.9$9.61
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$69.1$0.00$69.1$25.9$17.4$8.52
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$60.6$0.00$60.6$45.7$39.0$6.71
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$53.9$0.00$53.9$53.7$65.9$12.2
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$66.1$0.00$56.9$54.4$2.51