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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OUR CHILDRENS TRUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$791,233
Total expenses
$1,096,864
Contributions and grants received
$775,373
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,283
Investment income
$11,676
Other revenue
$1,901
Total assets, end of year
$4,065,669
Total liabilities, end of year
$784,430
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,281,239
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$865,991
Management and general expenses
$54,960
Fundraising expenses
$175,913
Program service expenses (Part III)
$865,991

Program services were 79.0% 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

    $775,373

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $642 · related or exempt $642

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $141 · related or exempt $141

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,676 · excluded $11,676

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,901 · excluded $1,901

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,901

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $170,568 · program services $133,829 · management and general $6,891 · fundraising $29,848

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $615,918 · program services $494,345 · management and general $8,083 · fundraising $113,490

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,631 · program services $3,169 · management and general $824 · fundraising $638

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $50,559 · program services $35,665 · management and general $10,035 · fundraising $4,859

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,458 · program services $47,431 · management and general $15,676 · fundraising $9,351

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,695 · management and general $2,695

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,486 · management and general $125 · fundraising $1,361

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $66,618 · program services $65,161 · management and general $365 · fundraising $1,092

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $837 · management and general $837

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,492 · program services $2,803 · management and general $97 · fundraising $592

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $43,141 · program services $33,767 · management and general $4,498 · fundraising $4,876

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,339 · program services $14,382 · management and general $1,545 · fundraising $1,412

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,140 · program services $4,618 · management and general $333 · fundraising $189

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,348 · program services $111 · management and general $189 · fundraising $5,048

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,010 · program services $14,393 · management and general $720 · fundraising $1,897

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,912 · program services $6,925 · management and general $1,864 · fundraising $123

  • 24a · Other expenses: LICENSES, FEES, SUBSCRI

    total $1,588 · program services $1,310 · management and general $179 · fundraising $99

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    total $342 · program services $81 · fundraising $261

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,782 · program services $8,001 · management and general $4 · fundraising $777

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,682,665 · end of year $1,382,991

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $254,302 · end of year $256,349

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,730,580 · end of year $1,736,735

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $159,505 · end of year $151,104

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

    $14,298

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

    $8,936

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,719 · end of year $5,362

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $173,704 · end of year $157,053

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $393,216 · end of year $376,075

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $419,488 · end of year $408,816

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $393,333 · end of year $375,614

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,071,091 · end of year $1,858,875

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,515,779 · end of year $1,422,364

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST EMPOWERS YOUTH TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO LIFE AND A LIVABLE CLIMATE IN COURTS AROUND THE WORLD, ENSHRINE THE BEST SCIENCE IN LAW, AND COMPEL GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR FUTURES. WE REPRESENT YOUNG PEOPLE IN STATE, FEDERAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COURTS, SETTING PRECEDENTS AS JUDGES INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZE GOVERNMENTS' DUTY TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR PLAINTIFFS CHALLENGED TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS, ENERGY AGENCIES, AND FOSSIL FUEL PROMOTING UTILITY SYSTEMS WHILE SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. WE'RE USING CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL TACTICS TO PURSUE CONSTITUTIONAL PRECEDENT THAT TRANSCENDS POLITICS - CREATING RIPPLES THAT RESHAPE CLIMATE JUSTICE AND COMPEL ACTION NATIONWIDE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST EMPOWERS YOUTH TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO LIFE AND A LIVABLE CLIMATE IN COURTS AROUND THE WORLD, ENSHRINE THE BEST SCIENCE IN LAW, AND COMPEL GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR FUTURES.WE REPRESENT YOUNG PEOPLE IN STATE, FEDERAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COURTS, SETTING PRECEDENTS AS JUDGES INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZE GOVERNMENTS' DUTY TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR PLAINTIFFS CHALLENGED TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS, ENERGY AGENCIES, AND FOSSIL FUEL PROMOTING UTILITY SYSTEMS WHILE SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. WE'RE USING CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL TACTICS TO PURSUE CONSTITUTIONAL PRECEDENT THAT TRANSCENDS POLITICS - CREATING RIPPLES THAT RESHAPE CLIMATE JUSTICE AND COMPEL ACTION NATIONWIDE.

  • THIS FORM 990 COVERS A SHORT FISCAL YEAR FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2025, REFLECTING THE ORGANIZATION'S TRANSITION TO A NEW FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31. AS A RESULT, THIS FILING REFLECTS A ONE-TIME LIMITED THREE-MONTH REPORTING PERIOD RATHER THAN A FULL YEAR OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY.PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES DURING THE SHORT FISCAL YEAR:DURING THE JANUARY - MARCH 2025 PERIOD, OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST CONTINUED ACTIVE LITIGATION, LEGAL STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS CONSISTENT WITH OUR ESTABLISHED MISSION AND LONG-TERM PROGRAM STRATEGY. THIS PERIOD PRIMARILY INVOLVED CONTINUATION OF ONGOING CASES, LEGAL PREPARATION, YOUTH SUPPORT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING RATHER THAN DISCRETE NEW INITIATIVES OR CASE RESOLUTIONS.GIVEN THE ABBREVIATED NATURE OF THE REPORTING PERIOD, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO COMPREHENSIVELY SUMMARIZE PROGRAMMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS WITHIN THIS SCHEDULE O NARRATIVE.REFERENCE TO FULL 2025 IMPACT REPORTING:FOR A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST'S 2025 PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT, LITIGATION OUTCOMES, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, GLOBAL ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS, READERS ARE DIRECTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S 2025 END-OF-YEAR IMPACT REPORT, AVAILABLE AT: WWW.OURCHILDRENSTRUST.ORG/END-OF-YEAR-2025THAT REPORT REFLECTS THE FULL SCOPE, SCALE, AND OUTCOMES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025 AND PROVIDES DETAILED DISCUSSION OF LITIGATION MILESTONES, INSTITUTIONAL IMPACT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND GLOBAL CLIMATE RIGHTS ADVOCACY.PUBLIC INTEREST NATURE OF ACTIVITIES:ALL LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY CONDUCTED BY OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST IS UNDERTAKEN IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT SEEK PRIVATE BENEFIT FROM ITS LEGAL ACTIVITIES, AND NO FEES OR EXPENSES ARE RECOVERED OR PAID TO THE ORGANIZATION IN CONNECTION WITH ITS LITIGATION EFFORTS UNLESS AND UNTIL PERMITTED BY LAW.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST AND ITS PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.OURCHILDRENSTRUST.ORG.

    Expenses $865,991 · Revenue $2,283

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Julia Olson

    FOUNDER, CO-EXEC DIRECTOR, CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chris Winter

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Hazen

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Megan Acevedo

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Megan Gleason

    TREASURER, VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick C McGinley

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Miller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Patel

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Novasio

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Malaika Eaton

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jaclyn Ting

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mathew Dos Santos

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Salvatore

    CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
4 February 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202620369349300622

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