2026-06-16T14:04:16-04:00 2025-12-31 455016471 DANIEL J O'CONNELL 23 BECKET RD BELMONT MA 024783902 990 2025-01-01 464207099 BIODIVERSITY FOR A LIVABLE CLIMATE BIOD 7032259743 56 BROAD STREET BOSTON MA 02109 REBECCA MORDINI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7032259743 2026-05-18 true DANIEL O'CONNELL P00843976 8577884780 2026-06-16 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REBECCA MORDINI 56 BROAD STREET SUITE 89587 BOSTON MA 02109 464833 false X WWW.BIO4CLIMATE.ORG X 2013 MA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 8 8 10 20 0 309123 421215 27564 43618 0 390 0 337077 464833 1995 0 0 226607 245300 0 49972 87974 125377 316576 370677 20501 94156 78405 172510 41940 41889 36465 130621 X ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECTS. false false 115614 EDUCATION. CREATE INTERACTIVE LEARNING COMMUNITIES AROUND ECORESTORATION AND CLIMATE TOPICS. OVER THE COURSE OF 10-12 WEEKS PARTICIPANTS MEET VIA ZOOM, LED BY OUR HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE INSTRUCTORS, WITH GUEST EXPERT SPEAKERS, GOOGLE GROUP COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS, VIDEO REVIEWS, RESOURCE LISTS AND COACHING CALLS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION. THIS GROUNDING IN SCIENCE IS KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE BEST WAYS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHAOS AND WORK WITH NATURE TO COOL THE PLANET. FISCAL 2025 REACHED OVER 500 COURSE REGISTRATIONS FROM 30 COUNTRIES 30% RECEIVINGSOME FORM OF SCHOLARSHIP. COURSE EVALUATIONS INDICATE NEW LEARNING AND USE OF INFORMATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 63247 BUILDING COMMUNITY THAT DRIVES AWARENESS AND MOTIVATES CHANGE HAPPENS IN MANY PLACES AND SPACES.FROM SOCIAL PLATFORMS TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, WITH FILM SCREENINGS,ACTIVITY DAYS, REGIONAL ADVOCACY, AND YOUTH EDUCATION INITIATIVES, BIO4CLIMATE IS MEETING CLIMATE ADVOCATES IN THE SPACES IN WHICH THEY ACTIVELY ENGAGE. OUR WEEKLY FEATURED CREATURE NEWSLETTER PROVIDES A CONSISTENT ANCHOR POINT WITH POSITIVE STORIES OF NATURE, ECORESTORATION AND SCIENCE. OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS PROVIDE ONLINE ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR KEY MESSAGING ON THE ROLE OF NATURE IN REGULATING CLIMATE. WE SAW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH ACROSS ALL SOCIAL CHANNELS, ESPECIALLYTIK TOK. 102298 ECORESTORATION. WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT URBAN HEAT ISLANDS AND MITIGATE OTHER CLIMATE EFFECTS THROUGH URBAN REFORESTATION USING THE MIYAWAKI METHOD OF PLANTING TINY, FAST GROWING, LOW MAINTENANCE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS IN SMALL PLOTS OF LAND. SINCE PLANTING THE FIRST MIYAWAKI FOREST IN NEW ENGLAND IN 2021, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND MONITOR OUR 8 EXISTING FORESTS, AND TO PLANT NEW FORESTS EACH YEAR. IN 2025 WE PARTNERED ON AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOREST AND A COMMUNITY WIDE PLANTING AT A HIGH SCHOOL. CONVENING THE FIRST EVER REGIONAL MINIFOREST SUMMIT ADVANCED A GROWING MOVEMENT TO RESTORE NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND STRENGTHEN CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY-SCALE FORESTRY. BY CONVENING PRACTITIONERS AND PARTNERS IN 2025, THE SUMMIT EXPANDED PUBLIC AWARENESS, TECHNICAL CAPACITY, AND COLLABORATION AROUND EQUITABLE URBAN REFORESTATION. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ECORESTORATION. WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT URBAN HEAT ISLANDS AND MITIGATE OTHER CLIMATE EFFECTS THROUGH URBAN REFORESTATION USING THE MIYAWAKI METHOD OF PLANTING TINY, FAST GROWING, LOW MAINTENANCE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS IN SMALL PLOTS OF LAND. SINCE PLANTING THE FIRST MIYAWAKI FOREST IN NEW ENGLAND IN 2021, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND MONITOR OUR 8 EXISTING FORESTS, AND TO PLANT NEW FORESTS EACH YEAR. IN 2025 WE PARTNERED ON AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOREST AND A COMMUNITY WIDE PLANTING AT A HIGH SCHOOL. CONVENING THE FIRST EVER REGIONAL MINIFOREST SUMMIT ADVANCED A GROWING MOVEMENT TO RESTORE NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND STRENGTHEN CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY-SCALE FORESTRY. BY CONVENING PRACTITIONERS AND PARTNERS IN 2025, THE SUMMIT EXPANDED PUBLIC AWARENESS, TECHNICAL CAPACITY, AND COLLABORATION AROUND EQUITABLE URBAN REFORESTATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PURSUITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B EXECUTIVE & BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW OF FORM 990 EXECUTED PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANALYZES, DISCUSSES AND APPROVES THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ANNUAL REPORT, IRS FORM 990, AND MA FORM PC AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SPEAKER HONORARIUM - OUTREACH 1,442 0 0 HONORARIUM - EDUCATION 100 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES - EDUCATION 28 0 0 DEVELOPMENT PRTNER - FUNDRAIS 0 0 34,500 CONTRACT SERVICES 27,186 0 0 TOTAL 28,756 0 34,500