Nonprofit · EIN 84-4578242
SEAS OF TREES INC
Tax-exempt · TELLURIDE, CO 81435
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $18,222 | $49,439 | -$31,217 | $42,161 | $0 | $42,161 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $79,002 | $73,792 | $5,210 | $73,378 | $0 | $73,378 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $71,115 | $54,366 | $16,749 | $68,168 | $0 | $68,168 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $18,222
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $10,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,000
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $4,398
- Printing, publications and postage
- $174
- Other expenses
- $34,867
- Program services (functional)
- $31,766
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $73,378
- Total assets, end of year
- $42,161
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $42,161
- Cash, savings and investments
- $42,161
- Gross receipts
- $18,222
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNA KANOW | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 4 | $10,000 |
| JOSEPHINE FLEMING | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE MONTOYA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON CLEMENTS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE ROTHMEYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| AYLA KANOW | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL KANOW | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD MEASER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE FIJALKOWSKI | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| SHAI ANN KANOW | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSAPHINE FLEMING | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE MONTOYA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON PARRY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| AYLA KANOW | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL KANOW | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD MEASER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE FIJALKOWSKI | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSAPHINE FLEMING | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE MONTOYA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON PARRY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| AYLA KANOW | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL KANOW | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD MEASER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE FIJALKOWSKI | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 4191, TELLURIDE, CO 81435-4191
- In care of
- % JOANNA KANOW
- Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
- PO Box 4191, Telluride CO 81435
- Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
- Joanna Kanow, PO Box 4191, Telluride CO 81435
- Signed the 990-EZ
- AYLA KANOW, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (970) 729-2029
- Website
- WWW.SEASOFTREES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ESMOND & ASSOCIATES INC
Mission
TO PLANT MORE TREES AS A WAY TO HELP REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. WE SUPPORT THE REGROWTH OF FORESTS GLOBALLY TO HELP COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROTECT BIODIVERSITY IN THREATENED FORESTS AROUND THE WORLD. WE OFFER TREE PLANTING LOCALLY IN TELLURIDE, COLORADO AND IN COLORADO GENERALLY. WE PARTNER WITH TREE PLANTERS IN SPECIFIC AREAS AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL.
Program accomplishments
- U.S. OPERATIONS: IN 2025 SEAS OF TREES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED REFORESTATION PROJECTS IN THE U.S. IN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, COLORADO, A TOTAL OF 550 TREES WERE PLANTED. THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE TREE-PLANTING EVENT AIMED AT RESTORING GREEN SPACES. THROUGH THESE TYPES OF COLLABORATIONS, SEAS OF TREES COMBINES ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION WITH VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNITY PRIDE. A SECOND RESTORATION PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2025 AT WILSON MESA, COLORADO, WITH 1,000 TREES PLANTED. THIS WAS RESTORATION OF NATIVE TREE SPECIES IN PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED LAND TO IMPROVE BIODIVERSITY.LASTLY, THE ORGANIZATION WORKED TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE PREVIOUS REFORESTATION PROJECTS.Expenses $17,069
- INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: SACRED VALLEY, PERU - THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL COMMUNITY TO PLANT 1,000 NATIVE TREES, HELPING RESTORE DEGRADED AREAS WHILE HONORING TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE. ESCOLA COMMUNITARIA MARAMAR, BRAZIL - 125 TREES AND NATIVE PLANTS WERE PLANTED AS PART OF AN ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. ENGAGING 82 STUDENTS, 18 STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE PROJECT FOSTERED HANDS-ON LEARNING, SUSTAINABILITY, AND FOOD PRODUCTION FOR THE SCHOOL'S MEALS.SHEELA SHRESTHA'S MEMORY PLANTATION, NEPAL - SEAS OF TREES SUPPORTED A MEMORIAL REFORESTATION PROJECT TOGETHER WITH STUDENTS IN TINPIPLE, TARKESWOR MUNICIPALITY, NEPAL. 500 TREES WERE PLANTED TO PREVENT FUTURE LANDSLIDES AND RESTORE DEGRADED SLOPES.SUP ASIA MANGROVE PLANTING, CAMBODIA - IN KAMPOT PROVINCE, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH SUP ASIA AND THE TRAPAENG SANGKAE COMMUNITY TO PLANT 3,000 MANGROVE TREES. BUGESERA, RWANDA - THE ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS PROVIDED COMBINED CLIMATE EDUCATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECTS. THE INITIATIVE SUPPORTED THE PLANTING OF 1,000 AGROFORESTRY AND FRUIT TREES.Expenses $14,697
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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
- 84-4578242
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $42,161
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,222
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $18,222 | $49,439 | $42,161 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $79,002 | $73,792 | $73,378 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $71,115 | $54,366 | $68,168 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Joanna Kanow | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Joanna Kanow | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $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 84-4578242).
Questions about SEAS OF TREES INC
- What is the EIN of SEAS OF TREES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SEAS OF TREES INC is 84-4578242.
- Is SEAS OF TREES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to SEAS OF TREES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SEAS OF TREES INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of SEAS OF TREES INC 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 SEAS OF TREES INC 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 SEAS OF TREES INC?
- The 990-N for 2022 names Joanna Kanow.
- Who are the officers and directors of SEAS OF TREES INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $10,000 (JOANNA KANOW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SEAS OF TREES INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,222, expenses of $49,439 and total assets of $42,161 at year end.
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