Cloud Forest Institute
P.O. Box 73
Boonville, CA 95415
(707) 380-50592
Website: www.cloudforest.org
Contact:
Jenny Burnstad
Fiscal Director
jen@cloudforest.org
Year organization became a 501(c)(3): 1996
Year of first fiscal sponsorship: 1998
Number of sponsored projects: 84
Fiscal sponsorship fee:
12% administration fee. We use the fiscal sponsor grant agreement that is provided in Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways to Do It Right and it is renewed annually. We send thank you letters to donors on behalf of the sponsored organization.
Eligibility criteria:
- Aligned mission/values
Types of projects or services we sponsor:
- Arts and culture
- Children, youth and families
- Disaster relief
- Education
- Environment/sustainable growth
- Festivals and events
- Health/nutrition
- Youth development
Services we offer projects:
- Bill paying
- Bookkeeping/accounting
- A presence on CFI Website
- Insurance
- Receiving property and stock donations
Based on Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways to Do It Right: Our model(s) of fiscal sponsorship are:
- Model C, Preapproved Grant Relationship
Organization description:
Cloud Forest Institute is a scientific and educational nonprofit corporation encouraging bioregional endeavors to re-establish balance within ecological systems by way of environmental education, forest reciprocity and resilient community development. Our current focus is the development of the Forest Reciprocity Group (FRoG) http://www.forestreciprocity.org FRoG’s mission is to thin small-diameter trees out of overburdened forests, reduce forest fuel loads and risk of catastrophic fire, stabilize watersheds, promote diverse habitats, and activate long-term carbon sequestration. Our aim is to make available small-diameter poles (an abundant byproduct of forest restoration) and to popularize their use as a superior building material.