Friends of the Shawnee National Forest
Donations deductibleRevenue
$609k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$620k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$23k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$23k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.2 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
2
25% of the board
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
Friends of the Shawnee National Forest's network
8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wholwend Chair | Board Co-Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Wade Halva Chair | Board Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| AUR Beck | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Files | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Leslie Ewell | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Patrick Jones (also filed as Pat Jones) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Melville | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Trisha Morelli | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| AUR Beck | Treasurer | 2024 |
| David Files | Board Member | 2024 |
| Gwen Hall Grosshenrich | Bookkeeper | 2024 |
| Gwendolyn Hall-Grosshenrich | Bookkeeper/Treasurer | since 2022 |
| John Wohlwend | Board Chairman | 2024 |
| Leslie Ewell | Board Member | 2024 |
| Patrick Jones | Company secretary | 2024 |
| Phillip Carrier | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Rod Sievers | Board Member | 2024 |
| Steve Melville | Vice Chairman of Board | 2024 |
| Trish Morelli | Board Member | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Jones | Secretary | 20 | $17k | ||
| Gwen Hall Grosshenrich | Bookkeeper | 5 | $2k | ||
| Aur Beck | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Steve Melville | Vice Chairman of Board | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Wohlwend | Board Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Files | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Leslie Ewell | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Trish Morelli | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Rod Sievers | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Dale Fowler | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of the Shawnee National Forest
- EIN
- 273716827
- Address
- Po Box 612, Carbondale, IL, 62903-0612
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Friends of the Shawnee National Forest is a not-profit organization dedicated to promoting responsible outdoor recreation, tourism, environmental education, and land stewardship on the Shawnee National Forest. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C30 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- John Wohlwend (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAUR Beck
≥8years on the filingsPatrick Jones
≥6years on the filingsSteve Melville
≥4years on the filingsLeslie Ewell
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $23k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $23k
- Contributions and grants received
- $590k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $609k | $620k | Deficit $11k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.