2024-11-14T04:55:59-06:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 521644869 TREES FOR THE FUTURE INC TREE 3015650630 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE SUITE 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 JABEZ OJOWA CFO 3015650630 2024-11-14 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TIMOTHY MCLELLAN 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE SUITE 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 13025433 0 X WWW.TREES.ORG X 1989 MD OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS. 14 13 26 300 0 0 14058667 12890586 0 0 47574 129655 2680 -4420 14108921 13015821 678530 158773 0 0 2315936 5556217 0 0 759620 9068831 5360457 12063297 11075447 2045624 1940374 7465918 7970633 2372988 937329 5092930 7033304 X OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS. 0 0 8299907 158773 TREES FOREST GARDEN SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO BE LOCALLY APPROPRIATE TO FODDER IN A CLIMATE-SMART SYSTEM THAT BUILDS THE HEALTH OF SOILS AND ENDS FARMERS' RELIANCE ON COSTLY AND DIRTY FOSSIL FUEL-BASED INPUTS. THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED OVER FOUR YEARS IN IMPOVERISHED FARMING COMMUNITIES ALONG ESTABLISHED TRADE ROUTES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RELATIVELY EASY ACCESS TO LOCAL MARKETS.ALL PROJECTS ARE LED BY LOCAL LEADERS AND LEAVE A LEGACY OF CAPACITY YEARS AFTER PROJECTS END. AT THE ONSET OF EACH PROJECT, TREES STAFF MEMBERS IDENTIFY OR TRAIN LOCAL TECHNICIANS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS TO DESIGN TAILORED FOREST GARDENS THAT MEET THE DISTINCT NEEDS OF THE FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS WHERE THE FARMERS ARE LOCATED.CROP AND TREE VARIETIES ARE SELECTED BY THE FARMERS, WITH TREES' TECHNICIANS GUIDING FARMER GROUPS THROUGH A METHODOLOGY THAT MAXIMIZES YIELDS WHILE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE LAND BEING FARMED. THE FOREST GARDEN ENGAGES THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND SKILL OF LOCAL FARMERS, ALLOWING THEM TO DRAMATICALLY AND PERMANENTLY INCREASE THEIR INCOME, REVITALIZE THEIR DEGRADED LANDS, AND BENEFIT GENERATIONS TO COME.ALL FOREST GARDEN PROJECTS ARE DEVELOPED WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABILITY AT BOTH THE FARM AND LANDSCAPE LEVELS. AT THE FARM LEVEL, THE FOREST GARDEN IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS MANY TREES SOLELY DEDICATED TOWARD SERVING ECOSYSTEM PURPOSES: FAST-GROWING, NITROGEN-FIXING TREES BUILD SOILS BY ADDING ORGANIC MATTER TO THE TOPSOIL AND BY FIXING NITROGEN INTO THE SOIL VIA THEIR ROOTS. THESE "GREEN FERTILIZER" TREES ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR FARMERS TO PURCHASE ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. THE FOREST GARDEN DESIGN ALSO CONSIDERS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, USING TREES AND VEGETATION TO SERVE AS BARRIERS FOR PESTS AND SOURCES OF NATURAL PESTICIDES (SUCH AS NEEM TREES), REDUCING THE NEED FOR FARMERS TO PURCHASE HARMFUL CHEMICAL PESTICIDES.AT THE LANDSCAPE LEVEL, FOREST GARDENS ARE ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR REDUCING PRESSURE ON FORESTS, HELPING TO END THE BATTLE BETWEEN FARMS AND FORESTS. 8299907 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 7 0 1 26 1 0 1 KE ML SG TZ UG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X X X ADAOBI OKAFOR 3015650630 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE SUITE 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 X MICHAEL GUMBLEY FIN PROC CNSLT. TIL 10/2023; MEM., FIN. CMTE 2.00 X 78750 0 0 MARK BROWN BOARD CHAIR/EXEC. CMTE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAYLIN B NICKOL VICE CHAIR SEC.,/MEM., GOV. CMTE/EXEC. CMTE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HOLLY LAU FIN. CMTE CHAIR/TREAS./EXEC. CMTE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK ADAMS DEVEL. CMTE CHAIR/EXEC. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER BARNES III MEMBER, FIN. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARIANA CONSTANT MEMBER, DEVEL. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON DRIMMER MEMBER, FIN. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARC GEFFROY MEMBER, DEVEL. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN HANSCH MEMBER, GOV. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON HERRINGTON MEMBER, GOV. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 VEERENDRA LINGAM MEMBER, FIN. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUBY SANDHU-ROJON MEMBER, DEVEL. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARL SCHWENKMEYER GOV. CMTE CHAIR/EXEC. CMTE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCLELLAN CEO 40.00 X 231179 0 8753 JABEZ OJOWA CFO - AS OF 11/2023 40.00 X 20833 0 213 BRANDY LELLOU VP PROGRAMS 40.00 X 140491 0 26115 JENNIFER GROVES SENIOR DIRECTOR GLOBAL HR 40.00 X 134970 0 27391 GABE BUTTRAM TECHNICAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108219 0 10506 BRIAN MACNAIR SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVEL. 40.00 X 103305 0 14266 ADAOBI OKAFOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 103473 0 11789 921220 0 99033 6 0 1 0 VERA SOLUTIONS BENEFIT LLC 2196 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 2041 NEW YORK NY 10035 CONSULTANT - AMP IMPACT/MEL IMPL. 133918 1 12890586 214999 12890586 139267 139267 9612 -9612 -9612 -9612 OTHER REVENUE 900099 8695 8695 LOSS ON FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE 900099 -13115 -13115 -4420 13015821 0 0 125235 103644 103644 55129 55129 339728 104392 183139 52197 4461579 3195613 783415 482551 51586 1996 49590 264796 149057 115739 438528 301909 127179 9440 110013 60542 49471 170748 61663 109085 394429 316755 6714 70960 124421 16661 80271 27489 409975 404269 4340 1366 261285 77758 98637 84890 169606 99281 70325 630219 557617 67798 4804 2039 393 1646 151 151 102792 49987 52805 12910 1450 11460 PROGRAM EXPENSES 1927620 1927620 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 177277 85589 91688 TRAINING 152635 150827 1808 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 137096 136492 604 577241 441656 111308 24277 11075447 8299907 2015920 759620 1263033 3670683 4395607 1639175 1223502 2157134 282423 266664 302330 214310 92321 88020 189515 129440 19517 19517 7465918 7970633 400220 106348 1972768 830981 2372988 937329 X 5038591 6978965 54339 54339 5092930 7033304 7465918 7970633 1940374 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5263486 11338239 8375780 14058667 12890586 51926758 5263486 11338239 8375780 14058667 12890586 51926758 7560453 44366305 10407 1193 817 47574 139267 199258 -4420 -4420 52121596 0.85120 0.83510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 302330 214310 88020 88020 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 830981 830981 13015821 0 13015821 0 13015821 11075447 0 11075447 0 11075447 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 15 288 PROGRAM SERVICES FOREST GARDENS; CARBON PROJECTS 7457022 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 55129 15 288 0 0 15 288 7512151 0 7512151 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING 10000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING 10000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING 10000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING 10000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING 10000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING 5129 WIRE 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 BILL HILLARY AND CHELSEA CLINTON FOUNDATION 1200 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVENUE LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 311580204 501(C)(3) 103644 0 TREE PLANTING IN IRINGA, TANZANIA 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT STANDARDIZED METRIC AND NARRATIVE DATA ON THE PROGRESS OF THEIR PROGRAMS OVER THE PREVIOUS PERIOD, AS WELL AS AN ITEMIZED REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR THE NEXT PERIOD, BROKEN DOWN INTO FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES (WORKSHOPS, EQUIPMENT, SEEDS, ETC). EXPENSE REPORTS FOR THE PREVIOUS PERIOD AND ITEMIZED FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE NEXT PERIOD MUST BE APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT BEFORE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IS WIRED. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCLELLAN CEO 231179 0 0 0 0 0 6934 0 1819 0 239932 0 0 0 BRANDY LELLOU VP PROGRAMS 140491 0 0 0 0 0 1549 0 24566 0 166606 0 0 0 JENNIFER GROVES SENIOR DIRECTOR GLOBAL HR 134970 0 0 0 0 0 4523 0 22868 0 162361 0 0 0 X 4 4923 FAIR MARKET VALUE X CRYPTOCURRENCY 12 210076 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THIS COLUMN REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 31: THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY DETAILS THE BOARD APPROVED PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF NON-STANDARD CONTRIBUTIONS. THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE COMMITTEE (GAC) CONSISTING OF THE CEO, CFO, VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS, VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS AND GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS AS NEEDED ANY UNUSUAL GIFT ARRANGEMENTS OR PROPOSED GIFTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS SET IN THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY. THEY ENSURE ALL RELEVANT FACTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED, INCLUDING THE LONGER-TERM IMPLICATIONS ENTAILED BY ACCEPTING THE GIFT. DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE, OTHERS MAY BE BROUGHT INTO DISCUSSIONS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXPERTISE (I.E. PLANNED GIVING CONSULTANT). IF AN ISSUE IS PERCEIVED AS CONTROVERSIAL, THE GAC WILL CONSULT WITH THE CHAIRS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE GAC WILL REPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON ANY UNUSUAL GIFT AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND CFO AND BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING APPROVED FOR FILING, AS WELL AS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ANY COMMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BESIDES THE GENERAL REQUIREMENT THAT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY UPON DISCOVERY, BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE ASKED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BESIDES HAVING SIGNED THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, WHICH REQUIRES ALL EMPLOYEES TO BRING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE ATTENTION OF MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON DISCOVERY, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IS REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS LAST HAPPENED IN MARCH 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A: COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL GUMBLEY WAS FOR SERVICES PERFORMED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND WAS NOT RELATED TO HIS BOARD SERVICE. MR. GUMBLEY DID NOT SERVE AS CONSULTANT AND BOARD MEMBER CONCURRENTLY.