Nonprofit · EIN 82-1008866
DC NATIVES
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $55,104 | $31,067 | $24,037 | $185,570 | $0 | $185,570 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $54,589 | $24,730 | $29,859 | $161,533 | $0 | $161,533 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $140,816 | $13,938 | $126,878 | $131,674 | $0 | $131,674 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $55,104
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $11,289
- Printing, publications and postage
- $942
- Other expenses
- $18,836
- Program services (functional)
- $26,821
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $161,533
- Total assets, end of year
- $185,570
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $185,570
- Cash, savings and investments
- $185,570
- Gross receipts
- $55,104
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZERLINE HUGHES SPRUILL | DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| SYNTA KEELING | DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| LIA CHEEK | DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| SHARITA SLAYTON | DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| THORNE RANKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| JOSH BAYARD | CO-CHAIR | 15 | $0 |
| HOLLIS LUZECKY | SECRETARY | 15 | $0 |
| JULIE LAWHORN | TREASURER | 15 | $0 |
| RODRICK WEST | CO-CHAIR | 15 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZERLINE HUGHES SPRUILL | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| SYNTA KEELING | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| THORNE RANKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| LIA CHEEK | CO-PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
| SHARITA SLAYTON | CO-PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
| JULIE LAWHORN | TREASURER | 15 | $0 |
| HOLLIS LUZECKY | SECRETARY | 15 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZERLINE SPRUILL HUGHES | DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| SYNTA KEELING | DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| THORNE RANKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| LIA CHEEK | CO-CHAIR | 15 | $0 |
| SHARITA SLAYTON | CO-CHAIR | 15 | $0 |
| JULIE LAWHORN | TREASURER | 15 | $0 |
| HOLLIS LUZECKY | SECRETARY | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4604 30TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008-2127
- In care of
- % SARA SHEA
- Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
- 3813 Jocelyn Street NW, Washington DC 20015
- Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
- Thorne Rankin, 4604 30TH ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20008
- Signed the 990-EZ
- THORNE RANKIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 421-5457
- Website
- https://dcnatives.org/
- Return prepared by
- ADEPTUS ADVISORS GROUP LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF DC NATIVES IS TO INCREASE POLINATOR HABITATS AND CREATE BEAUTY FOR DC RESIDENTS.
Program accomplishments
- POLLINATOR GARDENS. DC NATIVES WORKED WITH NEIGHBORS TO BUILD POLLINATOR HABITATS IN YARDS, BALCONIES, AND GARDENS. EACH INSTALLED GARDEN CONTRIBUTED TO A LARGER POLLINATOR PATHWAY. THE GARDENS FOSTERED NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATION AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF POLLINATORS. THE PLANTINGS ALSO CREATED BEAUTY THAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES. OUR COLLABORATIVE APPROACH INVOLVES WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS AND INCORPORATING THEIR PREFERENCES FOR THE STYLE, LOCATION, AND SHAPE OF THEIR POLLINATOR GARDENS. PLANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. DC NATIVES PROVIDED THE PLANTS AT NO-COST TO THE PARTICIPANT/HOST GARDEN. IN EXCHANGE, THE PARTICIPANT GARDENER HELPED TO PREPARE THE SOIL AND MAINTAINS THE GARDEN BY WATERING AND WEEDING THE GARDEN. THE GARDENS ARE A VEHICLE TO HELP BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS-UNDERSCORING OUR SHARED ENVIRONMENT AND CREATING NEW RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NEIGHBORS. DC NATIVES USED A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO HELPING NEIGHBORS CREATE POLLINATOR HABITATS. IN 2024 ALONE, DC NATIVES PLANTED MORE THAN 77 NATIVE POLLINATOR GARDENS AROUND DC AND WE INCREASED OUR PRESENCE IN WARD 8. THIS WORK INVOLVED THE INSTALLATION OF OVER 1,500 PLANTS. THESE GARDENS ARE A CRITICAL STEP IN RESTORING OUR ECO-SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. NATIVE PLANTS NOT ONLY RETAIN STORMWATER WITH THEIR DEEP ROOTS AND MITIGATE THE POLLUTION OF OUR WATERS BUT ARE ALSO OFTEN MORE RESILIENT TO DROUGHT ONCE ESTABLISHED. THEY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL FOOD AND SHELTER TO OUR NATIVE POLLINATORS WITHOUT WHOM OUR FOOD SYSTEMS WILL COLLAPSE. THEY ARE EFFECTIVE AT STORING GREENHOUSE GASES. NATIVE PLANTS ARE ALSO AN ESSENTIAL ALTERNATIVE TO INVASIVE GRASSES AND PLANTS THAT HOST INVASIVE INSECTS SUCH AS THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY AND ARE MORE PRONE TO FUELING WILDFIRES.Expenses $16,093
- BLOCK CAPTAIN PROGRAM. DC NATIVES LEVERAGED A NETWORK OF BLOCK CAPTAINS ACROSS THE CITY. BLOCK CAPTAINS SERVED AS AMBASSADORS AND PROVIDED HANDS-ON GARDEN ASSISTANCE.EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND BLOCK CAPTAIN IS UNIQUE AND ROLES VARIED. MOST BLOCK CAPTAINS HELPED RECRUIT NEW PARTICIPANTS, TAUGHT NEIGHBORS ABOUT POLLINATORS, AND HELPED GARDENERS PREPARE THEIR SOIL. BLOCK CAPTAINS ALSO ENCOURAGED GARDENERS WITH MAINTENANCE AND WEEDING TIPS AND FACILITATED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GARDENERS WITHIN AND ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS IN DC.Expenses $10,728
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-1008866
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $185,570
- Income (IRS master file)
- $55,104
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $55,104 | $31,067 | $185,570 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $54,589 | $24,730 | $161,533 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $140,816 | $13,938 | $131,674 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Thorne Rankin | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Sara Shea | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Sara Shea | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Sara Shea | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 82-1008866).
Questions about DC NATIVES
- What is the EIN of DC NATIVES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DC NATIVES is 82-1008866.
- Is DC NATIVES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to DC NATIVES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DC NATIVES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DC NATIVES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DC NATIVES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DC NATIVES?
- The 990-N for 2022 names Thorne Rankin.
- Who are the officers and directors of DC NATIVES?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DC NATIVES have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $55,104, expenses of $31,067 and total assets of $185,570 at year end.
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