Canopy collaborates with communities to grow and sustain equitable urban forests for all

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$273K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$273K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $253K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$105K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$644K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$644K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$649K
FY2021$970K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$940K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2002.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.6M Management & general 8% · $155K Fundraising 14% · $270K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $273K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
SR. Director of Programs
$140,235Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of Philanthropy
$132,950Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jean Paul Renaud’s $163K as Executive Dir. is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jean Paul Renaud$162,540—————
Catherine Martineau——$146,000$146,000$145,000$145,293
Christina Galitsky—$140,235————
Elizabeth May$110,187$132,950————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Canopy promotes tree equity and access to nearby nature through three interconnected core programs within the communities of north fair oaks, belle haven, east palo alto, mountain view, and palo ALTO.TREES: canopy takes direct action to grow urban tree canopy cover and enhance green spaces by engaging volunteers and partners to plant…

$1.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$440K
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$155K
Fundraisingcol D$270K
Owns and owesPt X
$644K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$328K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$440K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$644K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5103
VolunteersI 61,400
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$589K$138K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$940K$644K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$55K$3K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.4M$1.1M$54K$194K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$89K$73K$4K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$100K$5K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$52K$19K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$428$744
Office expensesLn 13$19K$16K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$15K$978$2K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$29K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$27K$25K$879$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$18$31
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K$125$216
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$52K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$234$248
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$155K$270K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$2.1M$421K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.7M$2.0M−$296K$644K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.8M−$192K$940K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$163K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$318K$970K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M$41K$649K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,684,558 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,089,604$1,143,409
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $538,795$439,707
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,903$12,700
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,505$88,742
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,643,807$1,684,558
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,429,430$1,644,173
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $406,671$336,562
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,836,101$1,980,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$192,294−$296,177
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,684,558 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$327,670
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$815,739
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,143,409
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $439,707$439,707
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,700$12,700
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $87,913$87,913
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $829$829
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $440,536 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $100,613$1,684,558
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,980,735 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,633 · Management $2,619 · Fundraising $9,469$66,721
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,118,344 · Management $53,621 · Fundraising $193,817$1,365,782
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,203 · Management $3,510 · Fundraising $12,686$89,399
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $100,119 · Management $4,800 · Fundraising $17,352$122,271
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,010$41,010
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,937 · Management $18,566 · Fundraising $24,063$94,566
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,135 · Management $428 · Fundraising $744$9,307
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,151 · Management $1,346 · Fundraising $1,730$19,227
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,714 · Management $978 · Fundraising $1,698$17,390
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,626 · Management $1,847 · Fundraising $3,208$33,681
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,968 · Management $879 · Fundraising $1,013$26,860
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,064 · Management $18 · Fundraising $31$3,113
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,683 · Management $125 · Fundraising $216$8,024
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $23,047$23,047
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,606 · Management $2,418 · Fundraising $3,825$57,849
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,006 · Management $234 · Fundraising $248$2,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,555,189 · Management $155,446 · Fundraising $270,100$1,980,735
Part X · Balance sheet $749,455 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $588,563$137,831
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $405,850$571,351
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,158$21,785
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,512$18,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,026,083$749,455
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,956$28,542
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,998$76,482
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,954$105,024
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $836,272$426,430
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $103,857$218,001
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $940,129$644,431
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,026,083$749,455
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $644,431 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,684,558
XI-2 Total expenses$1,980,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$296,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$940,129
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$479
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$644,431

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