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Council on Forest Engineering

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 93-0841125

Jul 01, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024 • Filed on May 14, 2025

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

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

56th percentile

6.3%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

54th percentile

3.6%

Faster asset growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

27th percentile

-17%

Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$95,988

Up $3,377 (+3.6%) from 2023

Net Assets

$95,988

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Down

$53,981

Down $11,323 (-17%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$50,604

Down $7,082 (-12%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$3,377

Down $4,241 (-56%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth54th 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

2024

Assets$95,988
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$95,988
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth27th 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

2024

Revenue$53,981
Expenses$50,604
Net Income$3,377
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
May 14, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$53,981
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.

See schedule o, statement 1

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
WR.COFE Group - Organizing and planning regional membership meeting and professional development in Oregon - January of 2024$0$26,564
NE Region - Organizing and planning regional membership meeting and professional development in Maine - Spring 2024$0$20,000
MAIN COFE ACCOUNT EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT LISTED IN THE OTHER THREE REGIONS.$0$4,040
SR.COFE Organizing and planning membership meeting and professional development for spring 2026$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ben SpongAdministrator And ChairmanPT$0--
Robert KeefePast 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
2025-05-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^bank fees;1506|Meeting expenses;39121|awards and plaques;1531|state registration fees;75|office supplies;1576|admin support;2295^Total;46104^”

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$95,988
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$95,988
Revenue
$53,981
Expenses
$50,604
Net income
$3,377
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$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