American Fern Society
One of the world's largest fern clubs, binding botanists and backyard enthusiasts around a single family of plants
Financial profile
American Fern Society · EIN 05-6016227 · 501(c)(5)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $34,314 | $32,176 | $207,670 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $81,658 | $36,576 | $205,532 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $53,493 | $44,969 | $160,450 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $37,123 | $27,802 | $151,926 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $33,271 | $44,166 | $142,605 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2018 | $48,729 | $16,974 | $10,555 | $40,218 | $0 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Fern Society is read alongside.
ABLS
American Bryological and Lichenological Society
One of the nation's oldest botanical societies, devoted to the small green and crusted life of mosses and…
TBS
Torrey Botanical Society
The oldest botanical society in the Americas, founded in 1867 to promote interest in botany and to collect…
SABS
Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
A regional botanical society that has anchored the study of eastern American plant life for generations…
BSA
Botanical Society of America
A scientific society for the global botanical community that advances plant science through research…
7 companies named
CBS
California Botanical Society
A botanical society founded in 1913 that advances the study of western North American flora through the…
Who backs AFS
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs American Fern Society's peers, but not American Fern Society
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Fern Society's five peer societies, and not found in American Fern Society's reviewed public records.
| Company | BSA | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Instruments | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Blue Beehive Studio | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Elise Cypher Art | Named | 1 of 1 |
| LI-COR | Named | 1 of 1 |
| picturae.com | Gold Sponsor | 1 of 1 |
| Vorobik Botanical Art | Named | 1 of 1 |
| wiley.com | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
One of the world's largest fern clubs, binding botanists and backyard enthusiasts around a single family of plants
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Legacy.
Strengths
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