Community Greening envisions an engaged community creating sustainable green spaces and a vibrant tree canopy to equitably strengthen our environment, economy, society and health.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,072 volunteers and 36 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $138K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$245K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $275K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$162K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$761K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$869K
FY2022$935K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$744K
FY2022$815K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$761K
FY2025▲ +96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$134K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$389K
FY2025$761K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Aug 2016.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.1M Management & general 8% · $108K Fundraising 8% · $104K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $245K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director/President
$134,272Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$110,229Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Cassini’s $134K as Executive Director/President is at the 55th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mark Cassini$134,272$124,675$92,042$80,337$77,500
Adriene Tynes$110,229————
Matt Shipley——$92,042$80,337$77,500

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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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Creates sustainable green spaces and a vibrant tree canopy to strengthen community, environment, and health.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Community greening engages residents of all ages in efforts to equitably increase the tree canopy by planting and caring for trees. In this fiscal year, we planted and distributed 5,498 trees through urban forestry activities.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

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

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$761K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$442K
Total assetsLn 16$923K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$439K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$442K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K
Other assetsLn 15$88K
Total assetsLn 16$923K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32$761K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 61,072
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K$442K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$472K$923K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K$162K
Net assetsLn 32$389K$761K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$258K$217K$14K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$505K$425K$28K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$423$790
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$36K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$48K$3K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$83K$52K$23K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$310$134$2$174
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$149
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$15$31
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$18K$155$611
TravelLn 17$22K$20K$608$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$207$414
InsuranceLn 23$64K$60K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$226K$226K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$108K$104K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.3M$373K$761K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M$569$389K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$74K$326K 990 PDF
FY2022 $935K$815K$120K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $869K$744K$125K$134K 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 $1,709,114 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,173,896$1,639,220
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $91,558$69,892
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,265,456$1,709,114
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 $840,327$870,760
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $424,560$465,831
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,264,887$1,336,591
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $569$372,523
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,709,114 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,148,360
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$490,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,639,220
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,892$69,892
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,892 · Excluded from tax $2$1,709,114
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,336,591 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $216,821 · Management $14,266 · Fundraising $26,668$257,755
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $425,167 · Management $27,975 · Fundraising $52,293$505,435
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,427 · Management $423 · Fundraising $790$7,640
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,130 · Management $2,377 · Fundraising $4,444$42,951
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,930 · Management $3,154 · Fundraising $5,895$56,979
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,318$5,318
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,400$27,400
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,420 · Management $23,484 · Fundraising $7,593$83,497
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $134 · Management $2 · Fundraising $174$310
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,802 · Fundraising $149$3,951
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,355 · Management $15 · Fundraising $31$2,401
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,420 · Management $155 · Fundraising $611$19,186
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,617 · Management $608 · Fundraising $2,212$22,437
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,268$1,268
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,391 · Management $207 · Fundraising $414$10,012
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,334 · Management $1,329 · Fundraising $2,659$64,322
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,729$225,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,124,677 · Management $107,981 · Fundraising $103,933$1,336,591
Part X · Balance sheet $922,933 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,761$438,988
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,073$3,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $72,000$24,785
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $206,112$222,866
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,855$58,826
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,100$11,674
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,443$74,991
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,120$87,729
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $472,464$922,933
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,558$70,319
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,120$91,305
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,678$161,624
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $315,755$722,364
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $73,031$38,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,786$761,309
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $472,464$922,933
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $761,309 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,709,114
XI-2 Total expenses$1,336,591
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$372,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,786
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$761,309

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