2026-07-10T10:01:16-07:00 2025-08-31 931157146 KERN & THOMPSON LLC 1800 SW FIRST AVE STE 410 PORTLAND OR 97201 990 2024-09-01 930999999 Friends of Trees FRIE 5032828846 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland OR 97212 YASHAR VASEF Executive Director 2026-07-09 true true Jonna Vercellini CPA P01922749 5032223338 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z YASHAR VASEF 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland OR 97212 4370109 false X www.friendsoftrees.org X 1989 OR TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO PLANT, CARE FOR, AND LEARN ABOUT TREES AND GREEN SPACES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST COMMUNITIES. 8 8 37 4684 0 2588472 4292978 49157 62906 4572 7915 6310 2642201 4370109 109200 855197 0 2458746 2345454 0 414897 1084030 1072686 3651976 4273337 -1009775 96772 1992146 2096293 580573 587948 1411573 1508345 X TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO PLANT, CARE FOR, AND LEARN ABOUT TREES AND GREEN SPACES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST COMMUNITIES. false false 1475778 855197 69216 NEIGHBORHOOD TREES PROGRAM (NT) - EMPOWERING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO PLANT AND CARE FOR STREET, YARD, AND PARK TREES IN NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND LOW-CANOPY AREAS IN CLACKAMAS, MARION, MULTNOMAH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN OREGON, AS WELL AS CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON. DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY PLANTED 2,020 STREET, YARD, AND PARK TREES, SUCCESSFULLY PRUNED HUNDREDS OF TREES, AND SUPPORTED THE CARE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG TREES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREES PROGRAM COLLABORATES EXTENSIVELY WITH MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. 971740 ADULT URBAN FORESTRY TRAINING PROGRAM (AUF) - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVING THE PORTLAND-METRO REGION. PROVIDES 5-10 WEEKS OF PAID TRAINING IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES LEARN ABOUT URBAN FORESTRY AND RESTORATION, FOLLOWED BY A PAID INTERNSHIP WITH A LOCAL ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY. FOT AND OUR PARTNERS ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH CLASSROOM EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING, AND INCREASING ACCESS TO A CAREER PATH IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. FRIENDS OF TREES RECOGNIZES THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO THE BENEFIT OF TREES AND HEALTHY GREEN SPACES. AS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN ORGANIZATION FOT FOSTERS AN ATMOSPHERE OF INCLUSION AND SUPPORT, AND STRIVES TO BUILD PLACES THAT ARE SAFER AND HEALTHIER FOR ALL. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY CONVERSATION; UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS; RELEVANT PROGRAMMING; AND ATTRACTING AND RETAINING DIVERSE STAFF AND SUPPORTERS. 450991 GREENSPACE PROGRAM (GS) - FOCUSING ON NATURAL AREA RESTORATION AND GREEN SPACE PLANTING THROUGH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, THIS PROGRAM PLANTED OVER 32,000 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS DURING THE 2024-25 PLANTING SEASON ACROSS CLACKAMAS, MARION, MULTNOMAH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN OREGON. THEY ALSO DISTRIBUTED MANY HUNDREDS OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, AND PLANTS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO SERVES AS THE HUB FOR K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS, AND ADULT WORKFORCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.THE GREENSPACE PROGRAM COLLABORATES EXTENSIVELY WITH MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFIT/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION. 325454 EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD PROGRAM - WORKING IN LANE COUNTY, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON: 1) EMPOWERING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO PLANT STREET, YARD, AND PARK TREES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON UNDERSERVED AND LOW-CANOPY AREAS. DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY PLANTED 330 STREET, YARD, AND PARK TREES, PRUNED 215 STREET TREES, AND SUPPORTED THE CARE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF HUNDREDS OF YOUNG TREES. 2) GREEN SPACE PLANTING THROUGH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. DURING THE 2024-2025 PLANTING SEASON, THIS PROGRAM PLANTED OVER 245 NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS. 3) THIS PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF PREVIOUSLY PLANTED YOUNG TREES. 167706 VOLUNTEER & OUTREACH PROGRAM (VOP) - COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARE CENTRAL TO FOTS MISSION AND PROGRAMMING. THROUGH A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS, FRIENDS OF TREES ENGAGES IN OUTREACH TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS AND TREE RECIPIENTS, FOSTER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO BETTER SUPPORT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TREES AND NATURAL AREAS IN BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. THIS WORK ALSO HIGHLIGHTS TREES AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE. 493160 3391669 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 37 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false OR X STEVE MAYES 5032828846 3117 NE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD Portland OR 97212 YASHAR VASEF Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 102085 0 7694 MEGAN VAN DE MARK DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 84460 0 9383 STEVE MAYES Dir. of Finance 40.00 0.00 X 74813 0 9261 LARA ROBERTSON INTERIM CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNE TOPP Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FURUKAWA Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDAN MCCARTHY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JASON STROMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNINE PARISI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CLOYD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AUDREY DAMRONGSRI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHERVIN HESS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH WACHS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 261358 26338 1 false false false 0 2725371 1567607 16489 4292978 TREE FEES & SUPPLIES 900099 62906 62906 62906 7915 7915 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 6310 6310 6310 4370109 69216 7915 855197 855197 0 0 0 282588 50794 217648 14146 0 1585953 1230135 110819 244999 0 143392 114072 7178 22142 333521 230337 56107 47077 0 0 0 0 0 0 256892 238180 2441 16271 0 17646 13320 2163 2163 0 0 67078 50328 8375 8375 0 0 5910 5183 727 31499 31499 0 75294 52179 12574 10541 79457 66213 8277 4967 TREE PURCHASES 301727 301727 Printing and Publications 84250 52481 31769 TREE PLANTINGS EVENTS 65638 60390 200 5048 OTHER EXPENSES 54035 40630 6006 7399 33260 30503 2757 4273337 3391669 466771 414897 296585 310149 465130 206272 119352 213447 0 0 0 0 0 28675 0 1599293 518447 853385 1080846 120420 170689 0 0 0 108599 114890 1992146 2096293 167396 189300 11117 413177 387531 580573 587948 X 765670 1311453 645903 196892 1411573 1508345 1992146 2096293 96772 X false false false X 3138486 3343294 2983775 2588472 4292978 16347005 0 0 3138486 3343294 2983775 2588472 4292978 16347005 161298 16185707 10901 1843 2886 14572 7915 38117 0 0 16385122 505386 0.98780 0.98570 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 108599 6291 114890 44013 53000 11586 108599 92902 -48889 44013 102487 -9585 92902 93077 9410 102487 0.53870 0.46130 true false false 509040 509040 340861 188149 152712 142606 65298 77308 606786 265000 341786 1080846 BENEFICIAL INTEREST ASSETS HELD BY OTHER 114890 114890 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. ENDOWMENT INTEREST IS USED IN SUPPORT OF TREE PLANTING OPERATING EXPENSES. true APANO 8188 SE DIVISION ST PORTLAND OR 97206 800252850 501(C)3 56480 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CITY OF GRESHAM 1333 NW EASTMAN PARKWAY GRESHAM OR 97030 936002176 GOVERNMENT 347251 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES COLUMBIA SLOUGH WATERSHED 7040 NE 47TH AVE PORTLAND OR 97218 030456181 501(C)3 124775 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DEPAVE 820 N RIVER ST B9 PORTLAND OR 97227 273210225 501(C)3 135419 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THE BLUEPRINT FOUNDATION 2205 NE COLUMBIA BLVD PORTLAND OR 97211 472091648 501(C)3 175467 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES VERDE INC 4145 NE CULLY BLVD PORTLAND OR 97218 203685723 501(C)3 6677 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 6 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used FRIENDS OF TREES MONITORS GRANT SUBRECIPIENTS PAID UNDER THE US FOREST SERVICE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR 200 GUIDELINES. SUBRECIPIENTS MUST INVOICE ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS AND PROVIDE SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL DIRECT EXPENSES, WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND FOR ACCURACY AND INTERNAL CONSISTENCY PRIOR TO PAYMENT DISBURSEMENT.FRIENDS OF TREES RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. TIMELY PAYMENTS: ISSUING SUBRECIPIENT PAYMENTS WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE US FOREST SERVICE. FUNDS ARE NOT RELEASED UNTIL REQUIRED PROGRAM AND MONITORING REPORTS ARE RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED.2. STAFF SUPPORT: PROVIDING ACCESS TO FRIENDS OF TREES (FOT) STAFF, INCLUDING THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND BRANCH COALITION GRANT ADMINISTRATOR, TO ASSIST WITH FEDERAL BILLING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.3. REPORTING RESOURCES: SUPPLYING STANDARDIZED INVOICE, BUDGET REPORT, AND NARRATIVE TEMPLATES. REPORTING TEMPLATES SPECIFY WHICH DELIVERABLES EACH SUBRECIPIENT IS LISTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH.4. COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING: COLLECTING, COMPILING, AND SUBMITTING ALL MONTHLY INVOICES AND REQUIRED SEMIANNUAL REPORTING MATERIALS TO THE US FOREST SERVICE.SUBRECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES:1. INVOICING: SUBMITTING INVOICES AT A PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY, SUBSTANTIATED BY BACK-UP DOCUMENTS, IN ALIGNMENT WITH BUDGETED EXPENSE CATEGORIES AS OUTLINED IN THE MASTER AGREEMENT.2. DELIVERABLES MANAGEMENT: ADMINISTERING PROJECT DELIVERABLES, ADAPTING TO BRANCH COALITION OPERATIONAL CHANGES, AND REVISING OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES AS NECESSARY.3. PROGRESS REPORTING: SUBMITTING A DETAILED REPORT TO FRIENDS OF TREES SEMIANNUALLY, COVERING PROGRESS TOWARDS OUTLINED GRANT DELIVERABLES AND MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, WHICH FOT INCLUDES IN ITS REPORTING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OFFICE MANAGER REVIEW FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED AND A DRAFT IS GIVEN TO THE GOVERNING BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE BOARD REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES ON AN ONGOING BASIS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a A SALARY REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD. AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS RECUSED THEMSELVES AND A MOTION FOR COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 REASONABLE REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICES OF FRIENDS OF TREES.