Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,794,690

Total expenses

$1,454,066

Contributions and grants received

$1,659,053

Grants paid

$677,549

Program service revenue

$26,075

Investment income

$666

Other revenue

$108,896

Total assets, end of year

$1,295,492

Total liabilities, end of year

$669,288

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$626,204

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,262,538

Management and general expenses

$191,528

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,262,538

Program services were 86.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Program Grant ManagementEdison International continued their long-term support of our California Arbor Week Program in 2024. Their sponsorship again supported ten pass-through community grants with several new grantees including For Los Feliz and Ventura Tree Alliance. Ten grants totaling $50,000 were distributed to celebrate and plant trees in Compton, Ridgecrest, and Chino Hills. The program aligns with Edisons goal to reduce the impacts of climate change and extreme heat by supporting new community groups to plant trees for shade and cooler neighborhoods. Pacific Gas & Electric again supported the Growing Green Communities program which focused on reducing extreme heat in underserved communities within PG&Es region. New grantees included ReLeaf Petaluma, United Latinos, and the African American Network of Kern. In FY2024 ReLeaf managed 10 Growing Green Communities grants totaling $45,000, which served communities from Petaluma to Atascadero and Sacramento to Bakersfield.Also in fiscal year 2024, California ReLeaf managed two pass-through grants funded through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, one of which successfully closed in early 2024. The Treecovery grant program was through the California Climate Investment Program (CCIP) and intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the Relief through ReLeaf grant program was funded by the California Prop 68 Program focused on planting trees to offset the impacts of climate change, such as flooding, wildfires, and extreme heat. In FY2024, California ReLeaf continued an Urban Forest Leadership Training Program with CAL FIRE grant funding. Work also continued on the economic analysis research project Impact of Urban & Community Forestry on Californias Economy, which will update earlier urban forest economic impact research from ten years earlier.Urban Forest California Climate Investment GrantsStarted in 2015, the California Climate Investment Program grants (CCIP) from CAL FIRE have had a strong emphasis on planting in Low Income and Disadvantaged Communities as identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency. All of California ReLeafs CCIP grants provided funding to smaller nonprofits and community groups and encouraged new organizations to make tangible improvements to their neighborhoods with trees and building stronger, more cohesive communities. Cal ReLeafs last CCIP grant program - the Treecovery Grant - was completed in Fiscal Year 2024.List of California Climate Investment Program Grant Programs & Grantees:2021 Social Equity Grant: Treecovery Grant Program Completed in FY20241.Amigos de los Rios2.Butte Environmental Council3.Calipatria Chamber of Commerce4.CityTrees5.Clean & Green Pomona6.Climate Action Now!7.Common Vision8.Growing Healthy Kids9.Los Amigos de Guadalupe10.Lumbercycle11.North East Trees12.ReLeaf Petaluma13.San Bernardino Fatherhood14.Southeast Fresno Community Economic Development Association (SEFCEDA)15.Sustainable Claremont16.TreePeople17.Woodland Tree Foundation2024 Arbor Week GrantsThe California Arbor Week 2024 Grants were focused on Southern California with funding for 10 grants from Edison International. Again, this year the focus was on granting fewer, larger grants to emphasize and the importance of tree planting as well as tree care after planting. ReLeaf awarded $50,000 in pass-through grants to 10 community-based organizations for projects to celebrate California Arbor Week 2024 with tree plantings, tree education and care across the state. The grant awards were $5,000 to each community organization. 2024 California Arbor Week Grantees:1.Food Exploration and Discovery / Monrovia & Monterey Park2.For Los Feliz / Unincorporated Los Angeles3.Grow Monrovia / South Monrovia & Irwindale4.Holistic Divine Innovations / Ridgecrest5.Priceless Pets Rescue Ranch / Chino Hills6.LA Conservation Corps / Compton7.SistersWe / San Bernardino8.SLA Inc. / Compton9.Tule River Parkway Association / Porterville10.Ventura Tree Alliance / Ventura2024 Growing Green Communities Grantees: 1.African American Network of Kern / Bakersfield2.Atascadero Land Preservation Society / Atascadero3.CityTrees / Redwood City4.Forest & Tree / Oakland5.Invest in Me / Patterson6.Outer Sunset Neighbors / San Francisco7.Real Options for City Kids / San Francisco8.ReLeaf Petaluma / Petaluma9.United Latinos / Sacramento10.Urban Forest Friends / Fremont

  Expenses $992,905 · Grants $677,549

• Education and Outreach This program strengthens grassroots efforts by engaging the general public, community leaders, interested organizations, and urban and community forestry professionals. California ReLeafs programs are designed to educate Californians about the value and benefits of trees as well as sound tree care practices. FY2024 Education & Outreach Accomplishments: Urban and Community Forest Economic Impact Study Begun in late 2021, California ReLeaf extended the third UF Economic Impact study due to slow response rates during COVID. The research is funded by CAL FIRE and will be the most up-to-date CAL FIRE-supported project to document the fiscal effects of local urban forestry-related jobs on Californias economy. The research team included California Polytechnic State University, North Carolina State University, and Virginia Tech. For more info, please visit: https://californiareleaf.org/about-releaf/research-project/California ReLeaf does the majority of its outreach communications via online platforms: email lists, social media, webinars, and the website. E-Communications Circulation: 1,500+ Recipients. Regular Email notifications were sent covering a variety of topics such as: Urban Forest Grant Opportunities, Arbor Week Art Contests, California Arbor Week Grants, webinars on drought and trees, urban forest tree canopy tools, tree care jobs, Learn Over Lunch Zoom events.Website Educational resources are shared via the ReLeaf website. The website has strong accessibility for all audiences due to the earlier adoption of the AccessiBe service which uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to improve website accessibility with respect to languages and ADA compliance. The website now also hosts a sophisticated multi-language online translation widget called G-Translate, which provides ReLeaf website information in 100+ languages. Social Media Circulation: 7000+ Recipients. ReLeaf is very active in using multiple social media platforms to share urban forest issues of interest to community groups, government employees, and green industry professionals. Social media has been very effective in helping ReLeaf reach new community audiences. Webinars To access the ever-expanding library on YouTube of on-demand education and info on grants, tree care, trees and drought, and more please visit : http://californiareleaf.org/resources/webinars/ California Arbor Week In March 2024 California ReLeaf, the US Forest Service, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) hosted the 2024 Arbor Week Press Conference at the Compton Creek Natural Park with support by the LA Conservation Corps. Speakers included representatives from the LA Conservation Corps, CityPlants, the City of Compton, CAL FIRE, the USDA Forest Service, Southern California Edison, Blue Shield of California, and California ReLeaf. The winning California Arbor Week Art Contest posters were unveiled and a celebratory tree planting was led by the LA Conservation Corps. Please visit the website to see updates on Arbor Week activities: https://californiareleaf.org/category/arbor-week/

  Expenses $152,017

• California ReLeaf NetworkThe California ReLeaf Network is a statewide forum for the informational exchange, education, and mutual support of community-based organizations. The members have common goals of community development by planting and protecting trees, promoting community engagement and volunteer involvement, and fostering an ethic of environmental stewardship.The ReLeaf Network enables individual groups to use their collective power to improve the urban and community forests in their home towns for all Californians. Through membership in the Network, groups build their organizational and technical skills, share their enthusiasm, experiences and ideas, address issues of common concern, and work together to plant trees, promote tree care and community stewardship, and grow stronger communities throughout the state. 2023/24 Accomplishments of this program include: The Network includes over 90 members that vary from small groups of dedicated volunteers to larger nonprofit organizations with paid staff. Network members represent diverse demographics and a broad geographic reach throughout California. Network member organizations: - Planted 30,000+ trees - Cared for 60,000+ trees - Engaged 33,000+ volunteers giving 126,000+ hours of their time - Reached 40,000+ community members during 900+ outreach events Our Education & Communications Program Manager sent regular Network Updates to Network members throughout the year. These emails reached over 200 recipients and covered a variety of topics, including information about funding opportunities, upcoming conferences and workshops, research reports, job announcements and more. Online surveys were used to seek input from ReLeaf Network Member organizations on their accomplishments and concerns as well as their planting and volunteer activities.

  Expenses $115,868

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• ReLeaf Petaluma

  $77,130

  TreeCovery

• California Climate Action Now

  $62,815

  TreeCovery

• Tree People

  $62,491

  TreeCovery

• Amigos de los Rios

  $60,585

  TreeCovery

• Chicana Directors Initiative

  $57,441

  TreeCovery

• Common Vision

  $46,618

  TreeCovery

• Calipatria Chamber of Commerc

  $46,552

  TreeCovery

• SEFCEDA

  $32,983

  TreeCovery

• Butte Environmental Council

  $30,928

  TreeCovery

• Sustainable Claremont

  $29,922

  TreeCovery

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

6 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202541269349302384

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