Casey Trees EIN 31-1766444

Casey Trees

EIN  31-1766444 Supporting organization Washington, DC Founded 2001
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Restores, enhances, and protects trees in Washington D.C.
Leadership
Andrew Schichtel · Chief Operating Officer · $175K
Money in and out
$11.0M revenue, $10.5M expenses
Bottom line
+5% net inflow

Restores, enhances, and protects trees in Washington D.C. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $11.0M in revenue, $10.5M in expenses, and $207.2M in net assets.Pt I

Money in and out · FY2025
Total revenue
$11.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$207.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $513K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Net inflow
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -84% vs prior filing year
Pass-through gifts
36%
of revenue from contributions▲ +102% vs prior filing year
Program spending
80%
of expenses reach stated programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.0M
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses
$10.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$208.0M
FY2025▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$797K
FY2025▼ -7%
Total revenue
$11.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$207.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$513K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$208.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $6.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Tree Operations

Initial activities involve the community outreach and engagement associated with finding new tree installation locations. Location strategy is in direct relation to the lack of investment in communities and lack of canopy coverage of said neighborhoods.

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Casey Tree Farm

Activities geared toward the production of trees and strengthening of Casey Trees' support network.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Education

Activities associated with the development, implementation and evaluation of tree-based education and training programs.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCasey Trees
EINHdr · item D31-1766444
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.caseytrees.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C125)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Operating Officer
$174,600Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$173,795Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Tree Operations
$149,737Pt VII · Sec A
Business Manager
$125,039Pt VII · Sec A
HR Generalist
$124,756Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Communications
$119,785Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Education
$116,264Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Schichtel’s $175K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Buscaino$173,795$174,546$175,844$177,268$187,915$175,000
Andrew Schichtel$174,600$154,550$144,947$135,315$127,000$118,753
Robert Shaut$149,737$133,000$107,500$103,150
Matthew Hansen$125,039$108,010$101,880
Veva Johnson-Milton$124,756$108,150
Michael Drader$119,785$116,767$101,940
Melinda Peters$116,264
Jessica Sanders- Director of$102,812

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$5.5M · 50%
Contributions & grants$4.0M · 36%
Program service revenue$1.5M · 13%
Investment income50%$5.5M
Contributions & grants36%$4.0M
Program service revenue13%$1.5M
Other revenue$32K
— government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Total revenueLn 12$11.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program services80%$8.4M
Management & general16%$1.7M
Fundraising4%$379K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Total assetsLn 16$208.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$797K
Total net assetsLn 32$207.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $185.4M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $10.5M · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $10.5M
212.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $8.4M · Total expenses $10.5M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $1.7M · Total expenses $10.5M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $379K · Total expenses $10.5M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $290K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $839K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.0M · Total revenue $11.0M
36%
Government reliance
Government grants $3.2M · Total revenue $11.0M
29%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.5M · Total revenue $11.0M
13%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5.5M · Total revenue $11.0M
+50%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.5M · Total expenses $10.5M
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.0M · Prior year $13.8M
-21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $8.2M · FY2024 $11.0M
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $207.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.0M · Expenses $10.5M
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $208.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $207.2M · Total assets $208.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $163.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $22.0M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $208.0M
89%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrew Schichtel · Reported title Chief Operating Officer · Highest reported compensation $175K · Total expenses $10.5M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $6.4M · Total expenses $10.5M
61%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth -21%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 36 grants · $1.6M · 2019–2024
NaturebridgeCA · FY2024$135,996
Alice Ferguson Foundation INCMD · FY2024$118,800
Ward 8 Woods Conservancy INCFY2024$25,000
Baltimore Tree Trust INCMD · FY2024$25,000
Nature Forward INCMD · FY2024$22,942
The Garden Club of AmericaNY · FY2024$22,500
Fusion Partnerships INCMD · FY2024$10,000
The School of HarvestDC · FY2024$6,800
Baltimore Tree Trust INCMD · FY2023$100,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$11.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$13.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$12.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$6.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$8.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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