2025-11-11T13:22:04-06:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 521644869 TREES FOR THE FUTURE INC TREE 3015650630 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 JABEZ OJOWA CFO 3015650630 2025-11-11 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TIMOTHY MCLELLAN 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 15594994 0 X WWW.TREES.ORG X 1989 MD OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS. 15 15 21 300 0 0 12890586 15408160 0 0 129655 183800 -4420 3034 13015821 15594994 158773 205965 0 0 5556217 5899018 0 0 1080816 5360457 7188512 11075447 13293495 1940374 2301499 7970633 9956154 937329 621351 7033304 9334803 X OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS. 0 0 10219678 205965 TREES FOR THE FUTURE (TREES) WORKS WITH SMALL HOLDER FARMERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA THROUGH THEIR FOREST GARDEN APPROACH (FGA). THE APPROACH IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING FARMERS TO DESIGN THEIR OWN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THEIR FOOD SECURITY, DIETARY DIVERSITY, ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. OVER FOUR YEARS, TREES TRAINS FARMERS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SIXTEEN-PART CURRICULUM THAT BUILDS THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN AGROFORESTRY, PERM GARDENING, SOIL HEALTH, COMPOSTING, AND LIVELIHOODS. TRAINING IS UNDERTAKEN BY TREES OFFICERS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE GROWN UP IN THE SAME LOCAL COMMUNITY AND AFTER TERTIARY EDUCATION, RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE. TREES TEAM WORK TO DESIGN TAILORED FOREST GARDENS THAT MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH THEY LIVE. TREES FURTHER ENSURES THAT ALL FOREST GARDENS DESIGNED ARE LOCALLY APPROPRIATE TO THE ECOSYSTEM AND NEEDS OF THE FARMER. 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. 10219678 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 17 0 1 21 1 0 1 KE ML SG TZ UG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 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 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 MARK BROWN CHAIR/EXEC. COMMITTEE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAYLIN B NICKOL VC/SEC./MBR, GOV. COMM./E.C 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HOLLY LAU F.C. CHAIR/TREAS./EXEC. COMM. 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON HERRINGTON MEMBER, GOV. COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GUMBLEY MEMBER, FIN. COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARIANA CONSTANT MEMBER, DEV'L COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN HANSCH MEMBER, GOV. COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 VEERENDRA LINGAM MEMBER, FIN. COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON DRIMMER MEMBER, FIN. COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARL SCHWENKMEYER GOV. COMM. CHAIR/EXEC. COMM. 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ADAMS DEV. COMM. CHAIR/EXEC. COMM. 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARC GEFFROY MEMBER, DEV. COMM. 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER BARNES III MBR, FIN. COM. (END 03/24) 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUBY SANDHU-ROJON MEMBER, DEV. COMM. 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE VAILLANCOURT MBR, GOV. COMM. (START 03/24) 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADVITH NATH MBR, FIN. COMM. (START 06/24) 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCLELLAN CEO 40.00 X 240689 0 33890 JABEZ OJOWA CFO 40.00 X 133242 0 3722 BRANDY LELLOU VP PROGRAMS 40.00 X 149950 0 30197 CATE OKANE VP DEV'L & COMMUN. (START 03/24) 40.00 X 129719 0 1810 ADAOBI OKAFOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 108907 0 12127 GABRIEL BUTTRAM TECHNICAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 113471 0 6105 KENDALL GARIFO DIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 101396 0 5747 977374 0 93598 7 0 1 0 0 15408160 72486 15408160 183800 183800 OTHER REVENUE 900099 3034 3034 3034 15594994 0 0 186834 205965 205965 411543 6275 405260 8 4643037 3580912 355425 706700 49889 38205 2913 8771 364965 199911 114700 50354 429584 306620 62452 60512 79663 23945 47682 8036 267659 80452 160207 27000 478149 143720 286195 48234 138850 21415 42686 74749 343117 327045 10512 5560 183194 67158 105057 10979 189707 121197 68510 879685 791128 61011 27546 8238 7177 724 337 118 100 17 1 98997 52170 40439 6388 16353 7769 6509 2075 PROGRAM EXPENSES 3713069 3713069 FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT 177452 150017 26090 1345 RECRUITMENT 85957 61353 12496 12108 PAYROLL PROCESSING 69036 20751 41321 6964 459268 293324 142795 23149 13293495 10219678 1993001 1080816 3670683 2008813 1639175 4250869 2157134 1685448 34516 266664 207176 415910 272765 88020 143145 1519138 129440 88899 19517 18150 7970633 9956154 106348 621351 830981 0 937329 621351 X 6978965 8137764 54339 1197039 7033304 9334803 7970633 9956154 2301499 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 11338239 8375780 14058667 12890586 15408160 62071432 11338239 8375780 14058667 12890586 15408160 62071432 12486125 49585307 1193 817 47574 139267 183800 372651 -4420 3034 -1386 62442697 0.79410 0.85120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 415910 272765 143145 143145 15719994 0 15719994 0 15719994 13293495 0 13293495 0 13293495 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 18 345 PROGRAM SERVICES FOREST GARDENS; CARBON PROJECTS 9372565 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 205965 18 345 0 0 18 345 9578530 0 9578530 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN GAMBIA 62856 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN TANZANIA 23318 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN TANZANIA 9967 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN TANZANIA 9967 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN TANZANIA 9967 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN TANZANIA 9967 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN TANZANIA 8221 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN SENEGAL 8473 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN UGANDA 10101 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN UGANDA 10130 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN UGANDA 10091 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN UGANDA 10091 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN UGANDA 5424 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN KENYA 12329 CHECK 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GRADUATION GIFTS IN KENYA 5063 CHECK 0 3 13 1 0 0 0 0 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 ARE WIRED. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCLELLAN CEO 240689 0 0 0 0 0 12246 0 21644 0 274579 0 0 0 BRANDY LELLOU VP PROGRAMS 149950 0 0 0 0 0 1598 0 28599 0 180147 0 0 0 X 3 4329 FAIR MARKET VALUE X CRYPTOCURRENCY 11 68157 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 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.