2025-10-17T10:50:18-05:00 2024-12-31 911663574 LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC 419 LIBERTY STREET LYNDEN WA 98264 990 2024-01-01 273094382 OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST OURC 5413750158 PO BOX 5181 EUGENE OR 97405 MATHEW DOS SANTOS CO-EXEC DIRECTOR, GEN COUNSEL 5413750158 2025-10-16 1 1 MOLLY HONCOOP-CPA P02064982 3607344280 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JULIA A OLSON PO BOX 5181 EUGENE OR 97405 3891421 0 X WWW.OURCHILDRENSTRUST.ORG X 2010 OR OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST (OCT) PROTECTS EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND NATURAL SYSTEMS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY ELEVATING THE VOICE OF YOUTH IN LEGAL ACTIONS, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND IN THE MEDIA TO SECURE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO A SAFE CLIMATE SYSTEM. 8 7 36 128 0 0 4816766 3816642 15064 13458 132577 61040 0 281 4964407 3891421 0 0 0 0 3631846 3731253 0 0 599352 1645777 1695364 5277623 5426617 -313216 -1535196 5609777 4399691 487711 812821 5122066 3586870 X OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST (OCT) PROTECTS EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND NATURAL SYSTEMS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY ELEVATING THE VOICE OF YOUTH IN LEGAL ACTIONS, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND IN THE MEDIA TO SECURE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO A SAFE CLIMATE SYSTEM. 0 0 4232099 13458 WHO WE AREOUR CHILDREN'S TRUST ADVANCES THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN TO A SAFE AND STABLE CLIMATE SYSTEM. THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED LEGAL ADVOCACY, WE WORK TO STOP NEW FOSSIL FUEL DEVELOPMENT, PHASE OUT EXISTING EMISSIONS, AND SECURE BINDING JUDICIAL DECLARATIONS THAT COMPEL GOVERNMENTS TO ACT IN LINE WITH CLIMATE SCIENCE.FOUNDED IN 2010, OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST CENTERS THE VOICES AND RIGHTS OF YOUTH IN LITIGATION THAT CHALLENGES DECADES OF GOVERNMENT-SANCTIONED CLIMATE DESTRUCTION. WE ARE SHIFTING LEGAL PRECEDENT IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DIGNITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE-NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 2024: YOUTH POWER. LEGAL IMPACT. HISTORIC WINSIN 2024, OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST HAD ITS MOST CONSEQUENTIAL YEAR YET-DELIVERING HISTORIC RULINGS, PRECEDENT-SETTING SETTLEMENTS, AND A NATIONAL YOUTH-LED MOBILIZATION FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE.LEGAL STRATEGY & INSTITUTIONAL IMPACT- 181 YOUTH PLAINTIFFS REPRESENTED ACROSS 15 U.S. STATES AND 4 COUNTRIES- LITIGATION IMPACTING ABOUT 75 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE U.S. AND ABOUT 2 BILLION GLOBALLY- TRAUMA-INFORMED LEGAL SUPPORT PROVIDED TO YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES- 18 PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATIONS, REPRESENTING OVER 1 MILLION HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ACROSS 120+ COUNTRIES, STOOD BEHIND OUR CALL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE IN THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT- WE COORDINATED 19 AMICUS BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH PLAINTIFFS IN GLOBAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS- VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND EXPERTS DONATED OVER 14,000 HOURS, VALUED AT $2.84 MILLION+OUR STRATEGY IS TO DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE-USING THE LAW TO ESTABLISH ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS THAT PROTECT CHILDREN'S FUTURES AND DISMANTLE THE STRUCTURES THAT PERPETUATE CLIMATE HARM. WE FOCUS OUR LITIGATION WHERE IT CAN SET POWERFUL PRECEDENT, REDEFINE WHAT JUSTICE DEMANDS, AND BUILD MOMENTUM TOWARD A WORLD WHERE CHILDREN'S CLIMATE RIGHTS ARE RECOGNIZED AND ENFORCED EVERYWHERE.LITIGATION HIGHLIGHTSHELD V. MONTANA A SUPREME VICTORYIN DECEMBER 2024, THE MONTANA SUPREME COURT UPHELD THE GROUNDBREAKING 2023 TRIAL COURT RULING IN HELD V. MONTANA, THE FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL CLIMATE TRIAL IN U.S. HISTORY. THE DECISION AFFIRMS THAT THE STATE'S FOSSIL FUEL POLICIES VIOLATE YOUTH RIGHTS TO A CLEAN AND HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT UNDER MONTANA'S CONSTITUTION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME A STATE SUPREME COURT IN THE U.S. UPHELD A CLIMATE RIGHTS RULING IN FAVOR OF YOUTH. IT SETS A POWERFUL PRECEDENT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE STANDING TO SUE AND THAT CLIMATE PROTECTIONS ARE ENFORCEABLE CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS.NAVAHINE V. HAWAI'I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (HDOT) A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SETTLEMENTIN JUNE 2024, JUST BEFORE TRIAL, YOUTH PLAINTIFFS IN NAVAHINE V. HDOT SECURED A LANDMARK SETTLEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI'I. THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES BINDING COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE STATE'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM-THE FIRST SUCH ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT IN U.S. HISTORY. IT INCLUDES MEASURABLE PLANNING, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS. THIS WIN ENSURES HAWAI'I'S LARGEST EMISSIONS SECTOR WILL BE ALIGNED WITH CLIMATE SCIENCE AND YOUTH RIGHTS.REYNOLDS V. FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO A LIVABLE FUTUREFILED IN DECEMBER 2024, THIS YOUTH-LED CONSTITUTIONAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGES THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION'S DECADES-LONG APPROVAL OF FOSSIL FUEL-DEPENDENT ENERGY PLANS, WHICH THE PLAINTIFFS ARGUE VIOLATE THEIR STATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO LIFE AND TO ENJOY AND DEFEND LIFE. THE CASE HIGHLIGHTS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY-GROUND ZERO FOR CLIMATE IMPACTS IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.AND SEEKS A COURT DECLARATION AFFIRMING THAT THE COMMISSION'S ACTIONS UNLAWFULLY LOCK IN CLIMATE HARMS. IT BUILDS ON YEARS OF YOUTH ADVOCACY IN FLORIDA AND MARKS A NEW CHAPTER IN HOLDING STATE REGULATORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.SAGOONICK V. STATE OF ALASKA II CONFRONTING ALASKA'S FOSSIL FUEL MEGAPROJECTIN MAY 2024, EIGHT YOUNG ALASKANS FILED SAGOONICK V. STATE OF ALASKA II, A CONSTITUTIONAL CLIMATE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE STATE'S SUPPORT FOR THE MASSIVE ALASKA LNG PROJECT, WHICH WOULD TRIPLE ALASKA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND INTENSIFY CLIMATE HARMS ALREADY THREATENING YOUTH HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SUBSISTENCE RIGHTS. THE PLAINTIFFS-MANY OF WHOM ARE ALASKA NATIVE-ASSERT THAT THE STATE'S MANDATE TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT VIOLATES THEIR DUE PROCESS AND PUBLIC TRUST RIGHTS UNDER ALASKA'S CONSTITUTION.JULIANA V. UNITED STATES THE FIGHT CONTINUESON MAY 1, 2024, THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS GRANTED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S EXTRAORDINARY WRIT OF MANDAMUS, ORDERING DISMISSAL OF JULIANA V. UNITED STATES AFTER NEARLY NINE YEARS OF LITIGATION. THE DECISION WAS A MAJOR SETBACK, BUT THE CASE GALVANIZED PUBLIC OUTCRY AND YOUTH-LED ORGANIZING. MORE THAN 70,000 INDIVIDUALS EMAILED THE WHITE HOUSE, AND OVER 320,000 PEOPLE SIGNED PETITIONS DEMANDING ACTION. IN DECEMBER 2024, THE JULIANA PLAINTIFFS FILED A PETITION FOR CERTIORARI WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, ASKING THE COURT TO VACATE THE NINTH CIRCUIT'S DISMISSAL OF THEIR CASE AND REMAND TO THE LOWER COURT SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR AMENDED COMPLAINT. THE FIGHT FOR FEDERAL YOUTH CLIMATE RIGHTS CONTINUES THROUGH NEW LITIGATION AND ORGANIZING STRATEGIES.GENESIS B. V. U.S. EPA CHALLENGING DISCRIMINATORY DEVALUATIONFILED IN LATE 2023 AND ADVANCED IN 2024, THIS CASE REPRESENTS 18 YOUTH PLAINTIFFS IN CALIFORNIA CHALLENGING THE U.S. EPA'S SYSTEMIC DEVALUATION OF CHILDREN'S LIVES THROUGH ECONOMIC DISCOUNTING IN CLIMATE POLICY. IT IS THE FIRST FEDERAL CASE TO EXPLICITLY CENTER CHILDREN'S EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS AGAINST FEDERAL REGULATORY INACTION. GENESIS CHALLENGES A REAGAN-ERA POLICY-CEMENTED UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH-THAT TREATS CHILDREN'S FUTURES AS WORTH LESS THAN PRESENT-DAY PROFITS. THIS QUIETLY ENTRENCHED PRACTICE UNDERLIES NEARLY EVERY FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION AND JUSTIFIES WEAK, DELAYED CLIMATE ACTION. THIS RIGGED CALCULUS MUST BE DISMANTLED FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE U.S. CLIMATE POLICY. WE ALSO CONTINUED LITIGATION IN UTAH, VIRGINIA, AND SUPPORTED EMERGING LEGAL STRATEGIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.ALL OF OUR U.S. CASES SEEK A SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS THROUGH THE PROTECTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THUS, ARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. NO FEES OR EXPENSES HAVE YET BEEN RECOVERED OR PAID TO OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST IN ANY LITIGATION.GLOBAL LEGAL STRATEGY CATALYZING A WORLDWIDE RIGHTS-BASED MOVEMENTAROUND THE WORLD, YOUTH ARE TURNING TO THE COURTS TO SECURE THEIR CLIMATE RIGHTS-AND OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST IS HELPING SHAPE THE STRATEGIES, SCIENCE, AND LEGAL ARGUMENTS POWERING THIS GLOBAL MOVEMENT. IN 2024, WE AMPLIFIED YOUTH VOICES ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, WORKING ALONGSIDE ATTORNEYS, SCIENTISTS, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO PUSH CLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTO THE HIGHEST COURTS. OUR ADVOCACY IS DRIVING A RIGHTS-BASED SHIFT IN CLIMATE LITIGATION THAT CENTERS SCIENCE, YOUTH AGENCY, AND INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE.WE SUBMITTED EXPERT TESTIMONY AND SCIENCE-GROUNDED LEGAL ARGUMENTS TO FOUR OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL JUDICIAL BODIES:- THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS TESTIFYING ON THE LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AMID THE CLIMATE CRISIS- THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ANALYZING STATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE COURT'S FIRST CLIMATE RULINGS- THE UN OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HIGHLIGHTING CLIMATE-DRIVEN MENTAL HEALTH HARMS TO CHILDREN- THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE URGING A STRONG ADVISORY OPINION ON STATES' OBLIGATIONS TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONSOUR WORK ALSO SUPPORTS LANDMARK LITIGATION ABROAD IN NATIONAL COURTS:IN CANADA, WE SUPPORT 15 YOUTH PLAINTIFFS IN LA ROSE V. HIS MAJESTY THE KING, PREPARING FOR AN EIGHT-WEEK TRIAL IN 2026 THAT CHALLENGES FEDERAL CLIMATE POLICY UNDER THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. THE PLAINTIFFS, AGES 15-23, ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH HARMS, DISPLACEMENT, AND THE LOSS OF CULTURAL PRACTICES DUE TO WILDFIRES, PERMAFROST MELT, AND RISING TEMPERATURES-IMPACTS THEY ARGUE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO PREVENT DESPITE ITS CONSTITUTIONAL DUTIES.IN MEXICO, WE SUPPORT 62 YOUTH PLAINTIFFS IN FOUR CONSTITUTIONAL LAWSUITS DEMANDING THAT FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IMPLEMENT THE NATION'S 2012 GENERAL LAW ON CLIMATE CHANGE. THE YOUTH ARGUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO ENACT REGULATIONS VIOLATES THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. DESPITE PASSING A LANDMARK CLIMATE LAW IN 2012, THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT ANY REGULATIONS, LEAVING YOUTH IN BAJA CALIFORNIA TO FACE WORSENING DROUGHTS, SEA-LEVEL RISE, AND EXTREME HEAT WITHOUT ENFORCEABLE PROTECTIONS. TWO OF THE CASES WE SUPPORT HAVE BEEN ELEVATED TO MEXICO'S SUPREME COURT. 4232099 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK CA CO DC FL GA HI IL KY MA MD ME OR X X X JENNIFER SALVATORE 5413750158 PO BOX 5181 EUGENE OR 97405 JULIA OLSON FOUNDER, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF LEGAL COU 40.00 X X 215624 0 17366 CHRIS WINTER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE HAZEN PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGAN ACEVEDO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGAN GLEASON TREASURER, VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK C MCGINLEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MILLER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA PATEL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATHEW DOS SANTOS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 188575 0 16482 JENNIFER SALVATORE CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 161075 0 15705 MIYOKO BRUNNER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DONOR DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 126544 0 13979 ELIZABETH DICKINSON CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 180859 0 16302 AVI LIPMAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LITIGATION PRACTICE 40.00 X 130559 0 12235 KELLY MATHESON DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GLOBAL STRATEGY 40.00 X 186691 0 5601 ANDREA RODGERS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, U.S. STRATEGY 40.00 X 175236 0 16302 1365163 0 113972 11 0 1 0 PYRAMID COMMUNICATIONS 1932 FIRST AVE SUITE 507 SEATTLE WA 98101 COMMUNICATIONS AUDIT AND PLANNING 121895 ALVARADO CONSULTING & TREATMENT GROUP 6513 ORION LANE ARVADA CO 80007 STAFF AND PLAINTIFF TRAUMA TRAINING AND 121497 2 3816642 236 3816642 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 8375 8375 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 4879 4879 MERCHANDISE SALES 900099 204 204 13458 61040 61040 281 281 281 3891421 13458 0 61321 X 614829 459129 72152 83548 2527820 1937248 282515 308057 74089 52247 12496 9346 260141 176005 57158 26978 254374 174290 50880 29204 100965 81711 19063 191 41625 41625 552810 515663 6738 30409 71170 66361 4809 44943 44943 138325 96378 24234 17713 78430 63840 6263 8327 441752 424149 2927 14676 18776 112 2793 15871 27543 23031 1146 3366 30745 23984 6647 114 LICENSES, FEES, SUBSCRI 127524 126519 264 741 COMMUNITY OUTREACH 5981 203 5778 14775 11229 3456 90 5426617 4232099 595166 599352 696381 1682665 3322041 254302 1485950 1730580 62606 159505 14298 8579 7149 5719 173704 35650 393216 5609777 4399691 71646 419488 416065 393333 487711 812821 X 5122066 2071091 1515779 5122066 3586870 5609777 4399691 -1535196 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3173465 3181674 2200260 4816766 3816642 17188807 3173465 3181674 2200260 4816766 3816642 17188807 4350960 12837847 53201 15522 75089 132577 61040 337429 281 281 17526517 81590 0.73250 0.73110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4206 4206 5422411 5426617 421331 105333 0 0 277357 333520 413881 421331 1446089 2169134 55790 40000 44960 4206 144956 69339 83380 103470 105333 361522 542283 14298 8579 5719 5719 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 385625 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - FINANCE LEASE 7591 393216 CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 33653 CURRENT PORTION OF FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 2086 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 351972 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 5622 393333 X 6797138 2905717 2905717 3891421 0 3891421 8332290 2905717 -44 2905673 5426617 0 5426617 PART X, LINE 2: THE OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST, PURSUANT TO A LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPTED FROM THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE OF 1986. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 THE ENTITY HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ENTITY'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTITY HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 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OUR WORK'S IMPACT RIPPLES AROUND THE WORLD, FAR BEYOND OUR CASES, AS YOUTH AND ALLIED LAWYERS-MANY INSPIRED BY JULIANA AND HELD-HAVE LAUNCHED HUNDREDS OF RIGHTS-BASED CLIMATE CASES IN MORE THAN 55 COUNTRIES, SIGNALING A GENERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION IN CLIMATE LAW. OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST DOES NOT SERVE AS COUNSEL OF RECORD IN GLOBAL CASES AND SEEKS NO FEES OR EXPENSES. ALL CASES PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AGAINST GOVERNMENT ACTIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN 2024, OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST EXPANDED THE MOVEMENT FOR CHILDREN'S CLIMATE RIGHTS BY INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEGAL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND POLICY ADVOCATES. WE WELCOMED THREE LAW FELLOWS, 13 LAW CLERKS FROM 11 LAW SCHOOLS, NINE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS INTERNS, AND FOUR COMMUNICATIONS INTERNS. OUR TEAM SPOKE AT OVER 25 LAW SCHOOL EVENTS ACROSS 12 STATES AND COLLABORATED WITH LEADING LEGAL CLINICS AT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS UC BERKELEY, HARVARD, YALE, DUKE, GEORGETOWN, AND THE UVA TO SUPPORT CASE DEVELOPMENT AND BUILD LITIGATION CAPACITY. BEYOND THE COURTROOM, WE ENGAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF ALL AGES THROUGH SCHOOL VISITS, RALLIES, AND EVENTS-EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE TOOLS, CONFIDENCE, AND PLATFORMS TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE. OUR STAFF AND YOUTH PLAINTIFFS PRESENTED AT OVER 90 EVENTS, DELIVERING WORKSHOPS, KEYNOTES, AND COMMUNITY FORUMS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW BLOG SERIES FEATURING 29 STORIES, HELPING AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICES IN THEIR OWN WORDS. MEDIA COVERAGE SURGED WITH OVER 330 EARNED MEDIA PIECES IN TEN-PLUS LANGUAGES, GENERATING 25.3 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ACROSS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTLETS. FROM THE STEPS OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT TO THE YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT IN BERMUDA, OUR PLAINTIFFS INSPIRED GLOBAL AUDIENCES TO SEE YOUTH NOT JUST AS MESSENGERS, BUT AS LEADERS OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT. THROUGH STORYTELLING, TRAINING, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT, WE EMPOWER YOUTH TO TESTIFY IN COURT, SPEAK PUBLICLY, AND SHAPE THE FUTURE-BUILDING LIFELONG SKILLS IN RESILIENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND PURPOSE. OUR WORK EARNED 10 AWARDS IN 2024. HELD PLAINTIFFS WERE NAMED CONSERVATIONISTS OF THE YEAR BY MONTANA AUDUBON AND RECEIVED THE FREE EXPRESSION AWARD FROM THE FREEDOM FORUM FOR THEIR LANDMARK WIN. FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JULIA OLSON WAS HONORED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM BERKELEY LAW, AND DIRECTOR OF U.S. STRATEGY ANDREA RODGERS RECEIVED THE SVITLANA KRAVCHENKO ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AWARD AT THE PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CONFERENCE. THESE HONORS UNDERSCORE OUR PROFOUND LEGAL AND CULTURAL IMPACT AND THE GROWING PUBLIC RECOGNITION THAT YOUTH CLIMATE RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. IN CLOSING IN 2024, WE PROVED WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN YOUTH DEMAND JUSTICE: LANDMARK COURT VICTORIES, GROUNDBREAKING SETTLEMENTS, AND A GLOBAL COMMUNITY RALLYING BEHIND YOUTH HOLDING THEIR GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE. EVERY CASE WE BRING IS GROUNDED IN LAW, SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC INTEREST. WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL CHILDREN'S CLIMATE RIGHTS ARE SECURED IN EVERY COURTROOM, COMMUNITY, AND COUNTRY. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR GROUNDBREAKING LEGAL STRATEGY ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN AND FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT OURCHILDRENSTRUST.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A CPA IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND ITS TREASURER REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE 990 AND PROVIDED COMMENTS. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OR VOTING ON RELATED MATTER TO THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. ALL MEMBERS MONITOR FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT ENSURE THAT CONFLICT DISCLOSURES ARE MADE AND EXPLORED AND ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY TO REMOVE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD ANY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A STAFF COMPENSATION STUDY WAS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES FIRM THAT THEN MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE SALARY GRADE AND RANGE STRUCTURE. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL REPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND OUR FORM 990'S ARE PUBLISHED ON THIRD PARTY WEBSITES. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM RELATED CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 291,843. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,369. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,242. TOTAL EXPENSES 311,454. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 223,820. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 369. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,167. TOTAL EXPENSES 241,356. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.