CALIFORNIA RELEAF: Form 990, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- CALIFORNIA RELEAF (EIN 90-0138904)
- Tax period
- 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
- Filed
- 2012-11-08
- IRS object ID
- 201233149349300838
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-11-08T10:34:13-08:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MANNURRUTIANELSONCPAs & ASSOC LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2901 Douglas Blvd Suite 290 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Roseville | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 956613824 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 900138904 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | California Releaf | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | CALI | NameControl |
| Phone | 9164970034 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2112 10th Street | AddressLine1 |
| City | Sacramento | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 95818 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | ROSE EPPERSON | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Date Signed | 2012-11-08 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Michelle O Nelson CPA | Name |
| Phone | 9169290540 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 2219043 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | WWW.CALIFORNIARELEAF.ORG | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1989 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | CA | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | California Releaf's mission is to empower grassroots efforts and build strategic partnerships that preserve, protect and enhance California's urban and community forests. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 8 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 8 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 4 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 2723208 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 2186320 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 7962 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 32483 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 364 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 240 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 2731534 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 2219043 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 2336421 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 1800403 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 240926 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 264068 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 140047 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 133317 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 2717394 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 2197788 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 14140 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 21255 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 449482 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 276560 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 247720 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 53543 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 201762 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 223017 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | California Releaf's mission is to empower grassroots efforts and build strategic partnerships that preserve, protect and enhance California's urban and community forests. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 1958174 | Expense |
| Description | CALIFORNIA RELEAF GRANT PROGRAMS - In 2011, California ReLeaf provided more than $2 million dollars to 30 community groups and local governments to support green job training, urban forestry education, and tree planting projects across the state. Utilizing funding provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), we supported 17 significant urban forestry endeavors in 2011 that provided California with:72,000 workforce hours pumped into the state's economy, supporting 140 green jobs;30,000 trees planted and maintained;250 urban forestry education workshops and trainings with nearly 5,300 participants;41,500 hours in project volunteer support and $1.4 million in match funding and in-kind contributions. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 118326 | Expense |
| Description | NETWORK - The California ReLeaf Network is an alliance of nearly 75 community-based organizations that share the common goals of planting and protecting trees, fostering an ethic of environmental stewardship, and promoting citizen involvement. The ReLeaf Network enables individual groups to use their collective power to improve the urban and community forest in their own towns. 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 advance urban forestry throughout the state. 2011 accomplishments of this program include:In 2011, the Network had 73 members that varied from small groups of dedicated volunteers to mature nonprofit organizations with paid staff. Network members represent diverse demographics and broad geographic spread throughout California. Our Network Coordinator sent regular "Network Updates" to members throughout 2011. These updates covered a variety of topics, including information about funding opportunities, upcoming conferences and workshops, research reports, job announcements and more. In 2011, ReLeaf Network members:Planted over 53,000 treesCared for over 122,000 treesHeld over 1,400 outreach eventsEngaged over 31,000 volunteers | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 90976 | Expense |
| Description | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - This program strengthens grassroots efforts by engaging the general public, community leaders, interested organizations, and urban and community forestry professionals. California ReLeaf's outreach programs are designed to educate residents about the benefits and values of trees as well as sound arboricultural practices. 2011 accomplishments include:The 2011 California Urban & Community Forest Conference was jointly hosted by California ReLeaf and the California Urban Forests Council. This bi-annual conference was held September 15-17, 2011 in Palo Alto, and marked the seventh year that California ReLeaf and the California Urban Forests Council partnered to host this event. The theme of the 2011 conference was "Connecting People, Trees, and Communities." There were 109 attendees including 42 representatives from ReLeaf Network groups. Topics of workshops and presentations included funding opportunities, fundraising strategies, fruit tree programs, tree species diversity, Best Management Practices, technology tools, public health benefits of trees, and a pruning techniques.Publications - The Summer 2011 (Volume 19, No. 1) issue of California Trees included a lead article about technology tools for the 21st Century, including programs that analyze and provide scientifically-based measurements of trees and tree benefits on multiple scales of size. This article provided an overview of various programs in the i-Tree suite (i-Tree Eco, i-Tree Streets), as well as CITYGreen, the Tree Carbon Calculator, and the Urban Forest Map. This newsletter also included a summary of the successes of our 2011 California Arbor Week program and a profile of Network member, Hollywood Beautification Team. The Winter 2011 issue (Volume 19, No. 2) featured a lead article about the threats to California's urban forests that are caused by invasive insects, and included information about detection, prevention, and eradication efforts for invasive pests. In addition, this edition of California Trees included a story about holiday trees, including the 2011 "People's Tree" that was selected for display at the U.S. Capitol which originated from the Stanislaus National Forest. Finally, this issue provided a profile of Visalia-based organization, Community Services and Employment Training (CSET), a legislative recap, and an update about the California ReLeaf-administered American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) urban forestry grants. In March 2012, California ReLeaf completed an Annual Report for 2011, which was distributed to Network members, board members, donors, and collaborating organizations. It highlighted California ReLeaf's programs, services, and accomplishments, including California ReLeaf's administration of more than $2 million to 30 community-based organizations and local governments throughout California. The report also included financial information for California ReLeaf, an update about legislative advocacy efforts, and an overview of the California Arbor Week program which launched in 2011. In 2011 California ReLeaf further developed the California Arbor Week program to celebrate Arbor Week during March 7 - 14. Our goals with this program are to market and promote Arbor Week as a statewide event, garner media attention and volunteer support, expand and enhance Arbor Week activities and programs, and educate our state's leaders and citizens about the value of urban forestry. During the first year of the program, California ReLeaf launched a new website (www.arborweek.org), implemented a statewide poster contest for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, partnered with Assembly Member Roger Dickenson to introduce Assembly Concurrent Resolution 10 in the State Legislature, and developed an educational brochure for distribution by local organizations. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expense | 2167476 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | true | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | false | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | true | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | true | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 7 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | false | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 4 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | false | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Form8886 T Filed | false | Form8886TFiled |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Non Deductible Disclosure | false | NonDeductibleDisclosure |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Disclosure | false | QuidProQuoDisclosure |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Number Of8282 Filed | 0 | NumberOf8282Filed |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720Filed |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 8 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 8 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Policies Reference Chapters | false | PoliciesReferenceChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | false | WrittenPolicyOrProcedure |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Joe Liszewski | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 9164970034 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2112 10th Street | AddressLine1 |
| City | Sacramento | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 95818 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM CLARK | ||||||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| desiree backman | ||||||
| member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| matt ritter phd | ||||||
| member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| amelia oliver | ||||||
| member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CATHERINE MARTINEAU | ||||||
| MEMBER | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TRACY R LESPERANCE | ||||||
| MEMBER | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ROSE EPPERSON | ||||||
| President | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GAIL CHURCH | ||||||
| Secretary | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JOE LISZEWSKI | ||||||
| Executive Dir. | 40.00 | 93787 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 93787 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Government Grants | 2175607 | GovernmentGrants |
| All Other Contributions | 10713 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 2186320 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Conference | Description |
| Total Revenue Column | 32483 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 32483 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 32483 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 240 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $240 | ExclusionAmount |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2219043 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 32483 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Exclusion | $240 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1800403 | Total |
| Program Services | 1800403 | ProgramServices |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 93787 | Total |
| Program Services | 84408 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 9379 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 130684 | Total |
| Program Services | 125603 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5081 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 21277 | Total |
| Program Services | 19907 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1370 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18320 | Total |
| Program Services | 17141 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1179 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4312 | Total |
| Program Services | 4312 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 17030 | Total |
| Program Services | 17030 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6800 | Total |
| Management And General | 6800 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 10664 | Total |
| Program Services | 8929 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1735 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 8022 | Total |
| Program Services | 7456 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 566 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18335 | Total |
| Program Services | 17207 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1128 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 14254 | Total |
| Program Services | 13364 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 890 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 597 | Total |
| Program Services | 560 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 37 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4503 | Total |
| Program Services | 4221 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 282 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|
| small equipment | 2178 | 2044 | 134 |
| Printing and Publications | 12203 | 12110 | 93 |
| Postage and Shipping | 2251 | 2203 | 48 |
| DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | 2156 | 2023 | 133 |
| Annual conference | 27591 | 27591 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2421 | Total |
| Program Services | 964 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1457 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2197788 | Total |
| Program Services | 2167476 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 30312 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 65978 | BOY |
| EOY | 131913 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 100287 | BOY |
| EOY | 100508 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 270100 | BOY |
| EOY | 36597 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 13117 | BOY |
| EOY | 7542 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 1928 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 1928 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 449482 | BOY |
| EOY | 276560 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 15500 | BOY |
| EOY | 20651 | EOY |
Grants Payable GrantsPayable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 229241 | BOY |
| EOY | 32803 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2979 | BOY |
| EOY | 89 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 247720 | BOY |
| EOY | 53543 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 201762 | BOY |
| EOY | 223017 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 201762 | BOY |
| EOY | 223017 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 449482 | BOY |
| EOY | 276560 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 21255 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | true | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
| Federal Grant Audit Performed | true | FederalGrantAuditPerformed |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 411041 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 316960 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1936578 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 2723208 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 2193115 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 7580902 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 411041 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 316960 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1936578 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 2723208 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 2193115 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 7580902 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 0 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 7580902 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 661 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 364 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 240 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1265 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 7582167 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 50243 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.99980 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.99850 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form4720 Filed4955 Tax | false | Form4720Filed4955Tax |
| Correction Made | false | CorrectionMade |
Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 7641 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 7641 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 2190147 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 2197788 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 259889 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 64972 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form4720 Filed | false | Form4720Filed |
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus2 | 247996 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 285870 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Current Year | 259889 | CurrentYear |
| Total | 793755 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Lobbying Ceiling | $1,190,633 | LobbyingCeilingAmount |
Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus2 | 13965 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 7637 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Current Year | 7641 | CurrentYear |
| Total | 29243 | Total |
Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus2 | 61999 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 71468 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Current Year | 64972 | CurrentYear |
| Total | 198439 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassroots Ceiling | $297,659 | GrassrootsCeilingAmount |
Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus2 | 13965 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 7637 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Current Year | 7641 | CurrentYear |
| Total | 29243 | Total |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 1928 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 1928 | Depreciation |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 2219043 | TotalRevenue |
| Total Expenses | 2197788 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 21255 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Excess Or Deficit Per FS | 21255 | ExcessOrDeficitPerFS |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2225838 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities | 6795 | DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 6795 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 2219043 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 2219043 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2204583 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Services Use Of Facilities | 6795 | DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 6795 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 2197788 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 2197788 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Records Maintained | true | RecordsMaintained |
Recipient Table RecipientTable (22 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant | Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance | Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Tree Foundation | ||||||
| PO Box 8753 | Woodland | CA | 95776 | 6700 | 0 | Tree Planting |
| Urban Releaf | ||||||
| 835 57th Street | Oakland | CA | 94608 | 83932 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Urban Corps of San Diego | ||||||
| PO Box 80156 | San Diego | CA | 92138 | 81899 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Tree People | ||||||
| 12601 Muholland Drive | Beverly Hills | CA | 90210 | 7500 | 0 | Urban Forestry |
| Tree Partners Foundation | ||||||
| 1081 Winton Way | Atwater | CA | 95301 | 7500 | 0 | Tree Planting |
| Tree Musketeers | ||||||
| 305 Richmond Street | El Segundo | CA | 90245 | 14450 | 0 | Tree Planting |
| Tree Fresno | ||||||
| 3150 East Barstow Avenue | Fresno | CA | 93740 | 39596 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Tree Davis | ||||||
| PO BOx 72053 | Davis | CA | 95617 | 5600 | 0 | Urban Forestry |
| Sacramento Tree Foundation | ||||||
| 191 Lathrop Way Suite D | Sacramento | CA | 95815 | 340209 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Our City Forest 2 | ||||||
| 151 West Mission Street 151 | San Jose | CA | 95110 | 359716 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| North East Trees | ||||||
| 570 W Avenue 6 Suite 600 | Los Angeles | CA | 90065 | 191804 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Los Angeles Consv Corps | ||||||
| PO Box 15868 | Los Angeles | CA | 90015 | 144002 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Koreatown Youth & Comm Ctr | ||||||
| 3727 W 6th Street Suite 600 | Los Angeles | CA | 90020 | 18812 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Keep Eureka Beautiful | ||||||
| 2020 Fern Street | Eureka | CA | 95503 | 6652 | 0 | Tree Planting |
| Goleta Valley Beautiful | ||||||
| PO Box 6756 | Goleta | CA | 93160 | 34567 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | ||||||
| PO Box 29456 | San Francisco | CA | 94129 | 204134 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Friends Oakland Parks & Rec | ||||||
| PO Box 13267 | Oakland | CA | 94661 | 96345 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Community Svcs & Employment | ||||||
| 312 NW 3rd Avenue | Visalia | CA | 93291 | 37271 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| City of Porterville | ||||||
| 291 N Main Street | Porterville | CA | 93257 | 64260 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| City of Daly City | ||||||
| 111 Lake Merced Blvd | Daly City | CA | 94015 | 20000 | 0 | ARRA Grant |
| Canopy | ||||||
| 3921 East Bayshore Rd | Palo Alto | CA | 94303 | 6484 | 0 | Forestry Grant |
| Amigos de los Rios | ||||||
| 908 E Altadena Drive | Altadena | CA | 91001 | 10779 | 0 | Tree planting |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants | 0 | TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants |
| Total Nbr Of Other Organizations | 22 | TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations |
Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used | Identifier |
| Explanation | The ORGANIZATION communicates with the GRANTEES regulary to ensure that the grant funds are used for specific purposes. | Explanation |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process | The audit committee is given a draft version of the tax return as well as audit to review. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS - California ReLeaf staff members are active participants in the following organizations and committees: the California Department of Forestry's Urban Forest Advisory Committee; the California Oak Mortality Task Force; the Alliance for Community Trees; and the Quality Tree Committee. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Legislative Outreach - California ReLeaf monitors state and federal legislation for opportunities to influence public debate and policy related to urban and community forestry. Through our website, newsletter, emails and action alerts, we ensure that our Network members are aware of what is happening at the state and federal level, with information for how local groups can make their voices heard. California ReLeaf followed a number of state and national legislative issues in 2011, including the State budget. During the 2010/2011 state legislative session, California ReLeaf paid special attention to the following bills:Assembly Bill 587 (Gordon and Furutani). This bill was California ReLeaf's top priority in 2011. AB 587 sought to extend the current prevailing wage exemption for volunteers through 2017. AB 587 was an important bill for the urban forest community because it would preserve the opportunity for Californians to donate their time, skills, and enthusiasm to a spectrum of resource conservation activities, including critical tree care and tree planting projects. California ReLeaf urged our network groups to send onto a support letter for AB 587. This bill was passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Jerry Brown on September 6, 2011. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 10 (Dickinson). Each state celebrates its own state Arbor Day. While the dates of March 7 -14 have long been accepted as California Arbor Week, California ReLeaf discovered that there was no official state recognition of these dates as California Arbor Week. To rectify this situation and to bring greater awareness to Arbor Week and the importance of trees to our state, California ReLeaf partnered with Assembly Member Roger Dickinson to introduce ACR 10 in the State Legislature.ACR 10 officially proclaims March 7th 14th of each year as California Arbor Week. The resolution highlights the tremendous benefits of urban forestry and urges California residents to observe the week with appropriate tree planting activities and programs. ACR 10 was signed by the Secretary of State on the last day of 2011 Arbor Week. National Legislative Priorities - At the national level California ReLeaf worked with our national partner, the Alliance for Community Trees, to advance several federal legislative priorities including support for funding of the USFS Urban and Community Forestry Program, as well as funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Forest Legacy Program, and the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation program. In partnership with ACT, California ReLeaf also supported H.R. 709, the Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act. |
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