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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ONE TREE PLANTED INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$54,825,987
Total expenses
$46,269,602
Contributions and grants received
$35,060,846
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$18,255,553
Investment income
$1,524,944
Other revenue
-$15,356
Total assets, end of year
$40,444,034
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,310,559
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,133,475
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$39,004,261
Management and general expenses
$4,899,587
Fundraising expenses
$2,365,754
Program service expenses (Part III)
$39,004,261

Program services were 84.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $35,060,846

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,903,498

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TREE PLANTING SERVICES

    total $18,255,553 · related or exempt $18,255,553

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,440,754 · excluded $1,440,754

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $477,736

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $393,546

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $84,190

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $84,190 · excluded $84,190

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $12,633

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $27,989

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$15,356 · excluded -$15,356

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $926,385 · program services $231,961 · management and general $518,938 · fundraising $175,486

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,741,425 · program services $2,381,662 · management and general $1,243,008 · fundraising $1,116,755

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $917,911 · program services $350,778 · management and general $324,486 · fundraising $242,647

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $246,658 · program services $54,700 · management and general $117,224 · fundraising $74,734

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $617,821 · management and general $617,821

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $161,028 · management and general $161,028

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $202,068 · fundraising $202,068

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,917 · management and general $5,917

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $263,426 · program services $121,524 · management and general $81,928 · fundraising $59,974

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $802,988 · program services $134,325 · management and general $636,011 · fundraising $32,652

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $706,054 · program services $325,586 · management and general $219,491 · fundraising $160,977

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,591 · management and general $60,591

  • 17 · Travel

    total $119,465 · program services $89,597 · management and general $17,921 · fundraising $11,947

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $241,616 · management and general $241,616

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $122,491 · program services $56,484 · management and general $38,079 · fundraising $27,928

  • 24a · Other expenses: PAYMENTS FOR TREES

    total $34,888,687 · program services $34,888,687

  • 24b · Other expenses: LEGAL SETTLEMENT

    total $500,000 · management and general $500,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: CURRENCY GAIN

    total $342,988 · program services $318,567 · management and general $24,421

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $326,693 · management and general $66,107 · fundraising $260,586

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $75,390 · program services $50,390 · management and general $25,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $60,354,152 · end of year $29,005,048

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,310,431 · end of year $3,462,479

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

    $801,280

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

    $599,294

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $817,930 · end of year $201,986

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $2,153,075

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,446,958 · end of year $5,621,446

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,892,476 · end of year $1,898,750

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $46,459,905 · end of year $15,411,809

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$10,400,160 · end of year $1,077,949

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,977,250 · end of year $22,055,526

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATIVE NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN THE SCIENCE OF TREES

  • ONE TREE PLANTED 35.5 MILLION TREES, SPANNING 41,475 HECTARES (ABOUT 102,500 ACRES) ACROSS 236 PROJECTS IN 62 COUNTRIES WITH 203 PLANTING PARTNERS. THROUGH THESE PROJECTS, 86,960 FARMING FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED, 78,743 WOMEN WERE INVOLVED, AND 140,589 JOBS WERE CREATED.

    Expenses $39,004,261 · Revenue $18,255,553

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Harry P Lynch

    PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $279,895
    From this org
    $248,023
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,872
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,207
    Bonus
    $1,816
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,320
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,552
    Filer's total
    $279,895
  • Jim Massey

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hugh Locke

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Benthin

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/31/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Hill Dir Until 05172024

    & CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL EVANGELIST

    Total calculated
    $146,219
    From this org
    $71,829
    From related orgs
    $74,390
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related
  • Kristina Messdaghi

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trent Preszler

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Poynton

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Starry Sprenkle-Hyppolite

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Capombassis

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 05/02/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annabella Riccio

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leila Melody

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $100,516
    From this org
    $88,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,946
    Hours/week
    40
  • Catheryn M Jones

    CHIEF STRATEGY & MARCOMMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $174,616
    From this org
    $163,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,321
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,493
    Bonus
    $1,802
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,321
    Filer's total
    $174,616
  • Shalon Angel Zeferjahn

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $278,812
    From this org
    $222,845
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,967
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,023
    Bonus
    $1,822
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,025
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,942
    Filer's total
    $278,812
  • Matthew C Jeffery

    CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $168,019
    From this org
    $131,774
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,245
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,920
    Bonus
    $1,854
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,102
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,143
    Filer's total
    $168,019

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
ALL ONE TREE PLANTED STAFF, INCLUDING OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES (OF WHICH THERE ARE 6 DISCLOSED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A), ARE ELIGIBLE TO UTILIZE A COTTAGE OWNED BY ONE TREE PLANTED UP TO TWO TIMES PER YEAR FOR THREE DAYS EACH TIME. ONE OF THE LISTED INDIVIDUALS EITHER USED OR WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE USED THE COTTAGE, AND THE BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS COMPENSATION FROM ONE TREE PLANTED.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES WERE PAID IN CALENDAR 2024 TO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • ONE TREE PLANTED CANADA INC

    501(C)(3) · EMPLOYEE SERVICE · CA

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • ONE TREE PLANTED GLOBAL LLC

    EMPLOYEE SERVICES · VT · income $0 · assets $182

    Directly controlled by ONE TREE PLANTED INC

  • ONE FOREST

    NOT ACTIVE · VT · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by ONE TREE PLANTED INC

  • ONE TREE ASSET MANAGEMENT

    NOT ACTIVE · VT · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by ONE TREE PLANTED INC

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • 7064 BOUL SAINT-LAURENT INC

    C · LANDLORD · CA · 100% owned · share of income -$3,601,509 · share of assets $2,648,496 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ONE TREE PLANTED INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543569349300539

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