Cloud Forest Institute

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.