2026-09-10T08:13:42-05:00 2025-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2025-01-01 521644869 TREES FOR THE FUTURE INC TREE 3015650630 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 TIMOTHY MCLELLAN CEO 3015650630 2026-09-10 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2025 TIMOTHY MCLELLAN 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE 300 SILVER SPRING MD 20901 9928398 0 X WWW.TREES.ORG X 1989 MD OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS. 14 14 23 300 0 0 15408160 9727313 0 0 183800 172571 3034 2797 15594994 9902681 205965 23698 0 0 5899018 7556178 0 0 1332106 7188512 6768984 13293495 14348860 2301499 -4446179 9956154 5395759 621351 507135 9334803 4888624 X OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS. 0 0 10589942 23698 TREES FOR THE FUTURE (TREES) PARTNERS WITH SMALL HOLDER FARMERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO RESTORE LAND AND UNLOCK PROSPERITY. OUR APPROACH AIMS TO TRANSFORM FARMING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFRICA'S FARMING FAMILIES. THIS FARMER-LED AGROFORESTRY APPROACH IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING FARMERS TO DESIGN THEIR OWN FARMS AND IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY, DIETARY DIVERSITY, ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. OVER FOUR YEARS, WE PARTNER WITH FARMERS TO BUILD THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN AGROFORESTRY, PERMA-GARDENING, SOIL HEALTH, COMPOSTING, AND LIVELIHOODS. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED 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 TEAMS WORK WITH FARMERS TO DESIGN FARMS THAT MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH THEY LIVE. IN RECENT YEARS, TREES HAS INCORPORATED CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROGRAMS INTO THIS WORK, INCLUDING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS INTO THE GLOBAL CARBON MARKETPLACE. 10589942 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 22 0 1 23 1 0 1 KE ML SG TZ UG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 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 SHANNON HART HERRINGTON V.C./E.C./MBR, GOVCOM. (BEG. 12/25) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAYLIN B NICKOL V.C./SEC./E.C./MBR G.C. (END 07/25) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HOLLY LAU TREASURER/FIN. COM. CHAIR/E.C. 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DENISE VAILLANCOURT SEC./GOVCOM/E.C. (BEG. 07/25) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GUMBLEY MBR, FIN. COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARIANA CONSTANT MBR, DEV'L COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN HANSCH MBR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 VEERENDRA LINGAM MBR, FINANCE COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON DRIMMER MBR, FINANCE COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARL SCHWENKMEYER GOV COM CHAIR/EXEC COM 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ADAMS DVLPMNT COM CHAIR/EXEC COM 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARC GEFFROY MBR, DEV'L COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUBY SANDHU-ROJON MBR, DEV'L COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADVITH NATH MBR, FIN. COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCLELLAN CEO 40.00 X 251237 0 49315 JABEZ OJOWA CFO 40.00 X 145605 0 3747 BRANDY LELLOU VP CLIMATE & CARBON 40.00 X 158192 0 30643 CATE OKANE VP DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 166175 0 8790 LESLYE WOMACK VP PEOPLE & CULTURE 40.00 X 160369 0 9619 ADAOBI OKAFOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 113205 0 12911 GABRIEL BUTTRAM TECHNICAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117887 0 6794 1112670 0 121819 9 0 1 0 CALLOOO CONSULTING 1190 RAINBOW DRIVE SILVER SPRING MD 20905 FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES 153600 1 9727313 15455 9727313 192921 192921 5367 25717 -20350 -20350 -20350 OTHER REVENUE 900099 2797 2797 2797 9902681 0 0 175368 23698 23698 449904 449904 5953525 4755285 445264 752976 232654 201588 18240 12826 545081 464765 24947 55369 375014 254697 55976 64341 174423 50356 113190 10877 437957 126437 284209 27311 527800 170971 319898 36931 215563 19240 88005 108318 538672 207850 303391 27431 299214 151794 95883 51537 178145 117950 60195 426076 326649 86756 12671 95304 46424 8384 40496 122480 96087 4720 21673 43728 20921 22807 SEEDS/NURSERY 1245983 1245983 FARMER MOBILIZATION 854415 854415 VEHICLE EXPENSES 422538 422538 FARM TOOLS 318223 318223 868463 714071 128045 26347 14348860 10589942 2426812 1332106 2008813 946303 4250869 1521512 1685448 1174030 34516 5118 207176 415247 460420 272515 143145 187905 1519138 1058376 88899 58656 18150 28612 9956154 5395759 621351 477135 0 30000 621351 507135 X 8137764 3598930 1197039 1289694 9334803 4888624 9956154 5395759 -4446179 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 8375780 14058667 12890586 15408160 9727313 60460506 8375780 14058667 12890586 15408160 9727313 60460506 16803928 43656578 817 47574 139267 183800 192921 564379 -4420 3034 2797 1411 61026296 0.71540 0.79410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 460420 272515 187905 187905 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 30000 30000 9902681 0 9902681 0 9902681 14348860 0 14348860 0 14348860 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 18 370 PROGRAM SERVICES FOREST GARDENS; CARBON PROJECTS 9258306 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 23698 18 370 0 0 18 370 9282004 0 9282004 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREE PLANTING IN UGANDA 22004 WIRE TRANSFER 0 1 0 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 251237 0 0 0 0 0 12830 0 36485 0 300552 0 0 0 BRANDY LELLOU VP CLIMATE & CARBON 158192 0 0 0 0 0 1662 0 28981 0 188835 0 0 0 CATE OKANE VP DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS 166175 0 0 0 0 0 6773 0 2017 0 174965 0 0 0 LESLYE WOMACK VP PEOPLE & CULTURE 160369 0 0 0 0 0 1865 0 7754 0 169988 0 0 0 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 2026. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.