Timber

The Foundation timberland investment consists of 77,585 acres.

The timberland investment was valued at $177,958,000, at December 31, 2024.  Timber investment represents 39.04% of the net assets of the Foundation.  Timber is an asset with attributes of constancy in value, low volatility and a manageable cash flow.

Timber activities in fiscal year 2025 to date include:

• Revenue from the timber investment of $2.4 Million from July 1, 2024 through February 2025.
  •  The revenue is generated from:
    • Clear-cut sales and pay-as-cut sales of 1,479 acres;
    • Thinning on more than 1,300 acres; and
    • 108 hunt leases on more than 76,000 acres.
• In December 2024, 2,300 acres were planted with ArborGen Mass Control Pollinated seedlings with projected greater volume.

Total revenue from the sale of timber since the beginning of the Foundation’s timber operations has been more than $166 Million.