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.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$184K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$184K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$67K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$326K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$869K
FY2022$935K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$744K
FY2022$815K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$326K
FY2023▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$134K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$389K
FY2025$761K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $869K Management & general 11% · $126K Fundraising 15% · $174K

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; $184K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$92,042Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$92,042Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $869K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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 more than 4,000 trees through urban forestry activities.

$869Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$869K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$174K
Owns and owesPt X
$326K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$647K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$179K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$326K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K$179K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$43K
Total assetsLn 16$342K$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$251K$326K
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$184K$131K$14K$39K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$460K$328K$34K$97K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$14K$1K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$29K$3K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$34K$4K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$72K$60K$8K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$993$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$105$4K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$13K$547$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$16K$226$450
TravelLn 17$20K$16K$3K$591
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$3K$39K$259
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$233K$220K$13K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$869K$126K$174K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 14, 2026 $1.7M$1.3M$373K$761K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $1.3M$1.3M$569$389K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 $1.2M$1.2M$74K$326K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $935K$815K$120K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $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 $1,244,225 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $491,764$1,131,780
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $406,203$111,212
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,057$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,876$1,218
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $934,900$1,244,225
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 $513,828$750,880
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $301,301$419,046
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $815,129$1,169,926
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $119,771$74,299
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,244,225 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,218 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$646,552
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$485,228
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,131,780
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $111,212$111,212
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15$15
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 $112,430 · Excluded from tax $15$1,244,225
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,169,926 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 $131,118 · Management $13,746 · Fundraising $38,763$183,627
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $328,486 · Management $34,436 · Fundraising $97,112$460,034
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,508 · Management $1,416 · Fundraising $3,993$18,917
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,652 · Management $3,004 · Fundraising $8,471$40,127
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,399 · Management $3,606 · Fundraising $10,170$48,175
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,786$1,786
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,350$4,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,450 · Management $7,771 · Fundraising $3,636$71,857
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $993 · Fundraising $2,179$3,172
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,002 · Management $105 · Fundraising $4,110$6,217
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,927 · Management $547 · Fundraising $3,392$16,866
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,451 · Management $226 · Fundraising $450$17,127
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,083 · Management $3,421 · Fundraising $591$20,095
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,192$1,192
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,312 · Management $39,494 · Fundraising $259$43,065
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,749 · Management $12,561 · Fundraising $1,009$233,319
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $869,322 · Management $126,469 · Fundraising $174,135$1,169,926
Part X · Balance sheet $392,661 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,216$175,724
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,056$3,071
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$3,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78,476$110,207
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $34,808$33,785
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,211$6,092
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,243$43,244
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 $0$17,538
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $342,010$392,661
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,092$49,406
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $62,500$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$17,538
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,592$66,944
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $238,918$292,713
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,500$33,004
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,418$325,717
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $342,010$392,661
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $325,717 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,244,225
XI-2 Total expenses$1,169,926
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$74,299
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,418
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$325,717

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