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← NORTH EAST TREES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTH EAST TREES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,394,078
Total expenses
$4,166,324
Contributions and grants received
$4,359,226
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$21,191
Other revenue
$13,661
Total assets, end of year
$4,248,524
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,404,959
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,843,565
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,299,336
Management and general expenses
$774,574
Fundraising expenses
$92,414
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,299,336

Program services were 79.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,432,407

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $926,819

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,191 · excluded $21,191

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $13,661 · excluded $13,661

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,661

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $205,163 · program services $134,076 · management and general $62,849 · fundraising $8,238

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,370,532 · program services $896,077 · management and general $418,512 · fundraising $55,943

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $167,611 · program services $108,582 · management and general $54,335 · fundraising $4,694

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $172,288 · program services $111,612 · management and general $55,851 · fundraising $4,825

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15,267 · program services $7,069 · management and general $7,801 · fundraising $397

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $118,634 · program services $54,928 · management and general $60,622 · fundraising $3,084

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $661 · program services $299 · management and general $333 · fundraising $29

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,526 · program services $7,999 · management and general $5,906 · fundraising $1,621

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,910 · program services $4,125 · management and general $4,553 · fundraising $232

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $53,127 · program services $33,019 · management and general $18,878 · fundraising $1,230

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $34,457 · management and general $34,457

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $74,039 · program services $32,155 · management and general $40,169 · fundraising $1,715

  • 24a · Other expenses: Construction services

    total $1,412,039 · program services $1,412,039

  • 24b · Other expenses: Materials

    total $308,496 · program services $308,321 · management and general $175

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other expenses

    total $134,438 · program services $126,502 · fundraising $7,936

  • 24d · Other expenses: Equipment rental/repair

    total $60,969 · program services $58,368 · management and general $2,376 · fundraising $225

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,167 · program services $4,165 · management and general $7,757 · fundraising $2,245

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $348,093 · end of year $133,328

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $656,065

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,011,459 · end of year $1,889,064

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $66,693 · end of year $41,575

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,614,347

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $110,548

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,509,244 · end of year $1,503,799

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,461 · end of year $24,693

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $230,101 · end of year $842,293

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $83,394 · end of year $539,586

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $10,644 · end of year $2,293

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $20,787

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,517,692 · end of year $2,793,591

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,098,119 · end of year $49,974

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

In 2024, our work made a lasting impact on both people and the environment. Together with our community, we planted 2,739 new plants and trees, ensuring future shade, cleaner air, and greener neighborhoods. We also cared for 7,442 trees, strengthening the health of our existing urban forest. To extend our reach, we distributed 981 plants and trees for community members to steward in their own spaces. In total, we actively cared for 204.24 acres of habitat, protecting and restoring vital green spaces that support biodiversity, provide refuge for wildlife, and create healthier communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

North East Trees (NET) creates greener communities through community-based urban forestry, nature-based design-build of parks, community engagement, and youth workforce development. Our projects, which take place in parks, schoolyards, public housing developments, and the City right-of-way, benefit communities that are disinvested, overburdened, and historically under-served. We are LA's oldest design-build non profit and a recognized leader across the State for actualizing grassroots community ideas to achieve projects that prioritize nature in neighborhoods that need them the most. We envision a Los Angeles where all neighborhoods have access to a healthy urban forest and outdoor spaces.

  • NET's Urban Forestry Program focuses on expanding the Los Angeles urban tree canopy to help cool down and beautify under resourced communities. NET plants and maintains street trees along neighborhood streets and gives fruit and shade trees to residents. These trees provide not just the emotional health benefits urban green spaces support, they help manage stormwater and reduce urban heat, which in turn decreases energy costs. Through outreach, education and workforce development, NET teaches people how to plant and care for their trees, about the importance and benefits of trees, and how to develop and care for their urban forest.

    Expenses $2,148,159

  • NET's Parks and Open Space Program designs and builds public parks and green spaces and implements water conservation projects following Nature Based Solutions and Low Impact Development design principles. For example, the installation of bioswales helps water travel on paths so it can penetrate the earth before it runs off to the streets and into storm drains. Schools, agencies, foundations, and the City and County of Los Angeles are among the beneficiaries of NET's work eliminating invasive species, planting drought resistant native plants and trees to restore the habitat, and installing site attributes such as playgrounds, public information signage, landscaping and boulders, sidewalks, and drinking fountains.

    Expenses $872,321

  • Other Programs included land stewardship, management, open space conservation and operating a nursery.

    Expenses $278,856

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Ferraro

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Cheryl Leutjen

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Gerry Kreger

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Sarah Ragatz

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Ashley Atkinson

    Board Member (end Sept.)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Osvaldo Pena

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Saira Soto

    Board Member (start Nov.)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Judy Thang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chloe Ziegler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Carlos Moran

    Executive Director (start Aug.)

    Total calculated
    $55,390
    From this org
    $55,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Janet Schulman-Trask

    Interim Exec. Dir. (end Aug.)

    Total calculated
    $60,154
    From this org
    $60,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Yarnell Smith

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $89,619
    From this org
    $78,991
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,628
    Hours/week
    50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543109349302844

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