# American Forests

> Oldest US national conservation nonprofit, restoring forest landscapes and advancing urban Tree Equity

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## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Founded: 1875
- Website: https://www.americanforests.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://www.americanforests.org/take-action/
- Donate: https://support.americanforests.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1600&mfc_pref=T&1600.donation=form1
- Countries where they plant: Canada, United States
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Urban forestry, Seed collection, Education & advocacy, Disaster & fire recovery
- Trees on record: 80,000,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

American Forests is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit founded in 1875 that works on large-landscape reforestation, urban and community forestry, and forest policy. Its Resilient Forests program funds post-wildfire replanting and seed collection on national forests with the US Forest Service, and its Tree Equity Score tool and Tree Equity Workforce Network support canopy expansion in cities. The organization reports planting tens of millions of trees in large landscapes to date.

## Programs

- **Resilient Forests** — Reforestation: Large-landscape reforestation and post-wildfire replanting with the US Forest Service and other partners, including seed collection and REPLANT Act implementation.
- **Urban and Community Forestry / Tree Equity** — Urban forestry: Tree Equity Score tool, Tree Equity Workforce Network, and city partnerships to expand canopy in underserved neighborhoods.
- **Policy** — Education & advocacy: Federal forest policy advocacy, including the REPLANT Act.

## Metrics

> Note: American Forests does not publish a single annual trees-planted total; its 80 million figure is a cumulative claim for large-landscape planting over roughly 30 years. Its 2024 annual report gives 2 million seedlings grown for public lands through nursery partnerships, and its FY2024 revenue was $26.3 million on its Form 990 ($26.75 million in the report's audited summary).

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Funds raised (USD) | 2024 | 26,297,858 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/530196544) IRS Form 990 for fiscal year ending Sep 30 2024, total revenue $26,297,858 (as extracted by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer). The 2024 annual report's audited financial summary (p.17) shows FY24 total revenue of $26,754,709 and expenses of $29,580,722. |
| Seedlings produced | 2024 | 2,000,000 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://d3f9k0n15ckvhe.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AF-AnnualReport24-FINAL-6-4.pdf) 2024 Annual Report ('Digging Deep Together'), p.5: 'Our fruitful partnerships with the private nursery industry grew more than 2 million seedlings for public lands' in 2024 |
| Trees planted | 2026 | 80,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.americanforests.org/where-we-work-explore-our-impact-map/) Impact map page: '80M trees planted in large landscapes' to date; Resilient Forests program page: 'more than 80 million trees in the last 30 years' (both undated; accessed Nov 2026). The 2024 annual report gives no single annual trees-planted total. |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://twitter.com/AmericanForests
- instagram: https://instagram.com/AmericanForests
- facebook: https://facebook.com/AmericanForests
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-forests/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanforests

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