International Forest of Friendship Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$134k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$72k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$894k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$894k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
4.0 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
International Forest of Friendship Inc's network
11 people7 organisationsi11 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
11 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Apple | Co-Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cindy Copeland-Devan | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cynthia Putnam | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Diane Liebsch | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Janet Patton | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen Seaberg | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kate Landdeck | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kristen Carrigan | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Linda Wells | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Linton Wells | Co-Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Susan Myers | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Buddenbohm | Co-Chair | 2018 |
| Linton Wells | Co-Chair | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Wells | Co-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kristen Carrigan | Director | 6 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Putnam | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cindy Apple | Co-Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Cindy Copeland-Devan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Liebsch | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Karen Seaberg | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kate Landdeck | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Wells | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Myers | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janet Patton | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- International Forest of Friendship Inc
- EIN
- 452675231
- Address
- 913 Main St, Atchison, KS, 66002-2706
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- A living, growing arboretum serving as a memorial dedicated to the world history of aviation and space. It is a unique tribute to aviators from across the globe as they promote the motto of the ninety-nines "world friendship through flight." trees in the forest represent all 50 US states as well as the 35 countries where members of the ninety-nines reside. Several times each year. The flags... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A80 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Principal officer
- Cindy Apple (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsLinton Wells
≥4years on the filingsCynthia Putnam
≥4years on the filingsDiane Liebsch
≥4years on the filingsJanet Patton
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $894k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $894k
- Contributions and grants received
- $64k
- Program service revenue
- $13k
- 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 | $83k | $62k | $21k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.