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US nonprofit · EIN 521644869 · Silver Spring, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521644869) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Trees for the Future Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$15.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$13.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$10m
$621k liabilities
Net assets
$9.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
16
5.7 years on average
Staff
21
300 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Mark Adams
Left since last filing
2
13% of the board
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Trees for the Future Inc's network

16 people5 organisationsi16 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Holly LAU ChairF.C. Chair/Treas./Exec. Comm.2021
5 yrs
Karl Schwenkmeyer ChairGov. Comm. Chair/Exec. Comm.2021
5 yrs
Mark Adams ChairDev. Comm. Chair/Exec. Comm.2023
3 yrs
Mark Brown ChairChair/Exec. Committee2018
8 yrs
Advith NathMBR, Fin. Comm. (Start 06/24)2024
2 yrs
Ariana ConstantMember, Dev'l Committee2018
8 yrs
Denise VaillancourtMBR, Gov. Comm. (Start 03/24)2024
2 yrs
Jon DrimmerMember, Fin. Committee2020
6 yrs
Kaylin B Nickol (also filed as Kaylin Nickol)Vc/Sec./MBR, Gov. Comm./E.C2020
6 yrs
Marc GeffroyMember, Dev. Comm.2021
5 yrs
Michael GumbleyMember, Fin. Committee2018
8 yrs
Ruby Sandhu-RojonMember, Dev. Comm.2023
3 yrs
Shannon HerringtonMember, Gov. Committee2023
3 yrs
Steven HanschMember, Gov. Committee2018
8 yrs
Veerendra LingamMember, Fin. Committee2019
7 yrs
Walter Barnes IIIMBR, Fin. Com. (End 03/24)2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Officers and senior leadership

12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Adaobi OkaforDirector of Financesince 2023
Brandy LellouVP Programssince 2020
Brian MacnairSenior Director Business Devel.since 2021
Cate OkaneVP Dev'l & Commun. (Start 03/24)2024
Gabe ButtramTechnical Director2023
Gabriel ButtramTechnical Director2024
Jabez OjowaCFO - As of 11/2023since 2023
Jennifer GrovesSenior Director Global HR2023
Jennifer TepperDirector of Development and Communicationssince 2018
Kendall GarifoDir. of Marketing & Communications2024
TIM McLellan New 2-7-22CEO2022
Timothy McLellanCEOsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Timothy McLellanCEO40$241k$34k
Brandy LellouVP Programs40$150k$30k
Jabez OjowaCFO40$133k$4k
Cate OkaneVP Dev'l & Commun. (Start 03/24)40$130k$2k
Gabriel ButtramTechnical Director40$113k$6k
Adaobi OkaforDirector of Finance40$109k$12k
Kendall GarifoDir. of Marketing & Communications40$101k$6k
Mark BrownChair/Exec. Committee2$0
Kaylin B NickolVc/Sec./MBR, Gov. Comm./E.C2$0
Holly LauF.C. Chair/Treas./Exec. Comm.2$0
Shannon HerringtonMember, Gov. Committee2$0
Michael GumbleyMember, Fin. Committee2$0
Ariana ConstantMember, Dev'l Committee2$0
Steven HanschMember, Gov. Committee2$0
Veerendra LingamMember, Fin. Committee2$0
Jon DrimmerMember, Fin. Committee2$0
Karl SchwenkmeyerGov. Comm. Chair/Exec. Comm.2$0
Mark AdamsDev. Comm. Chair/Exec. Comm.2$0
Marc GeffroyMember, Dev. Comm.2$0
Walter Barnes IIIMBR, Fin. Com. (End 03/24)2$0
Ruby Sandhu-RojonMember, Dev. Comm.2$0
Denise VaillancourtMBR, Gov. Comm. (Start 03/24)2$0
Advith NathMBR, Fin. Comm. (Start 06/24)2$0

Colorado roster

20 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263028874). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Mark AdamsMember
Denise VaillancourtMember
Veerendra LingamMember
Advit NathMember
Ruby Sandhu-RojonMember
Michael GumbleyMember
Steven HanschMember
Holly LauMember/Finance Committee Chair/Treasurer
Mark BrownBoard Chairman
Adaobi OkaforDirector of Finance
Tim McLellan
Ariana ConstantMember
Ann KoontzMember
Kaylin NickolSecretary/Vice Chair
Karl SchwenkmeyerMember/Governance Committee Chair
Mark BrownBoard Chair
Tim McLellanCEO
Shannon HerringtonMember
Marc GeffroyMember
Brandy LellouVP of Programs

About

Legal name
Trees for the Future Inc
EIN
521644869
Address
10770 Columbia Pike Ste 300, Silver Spring, MD, 20901-4439
State
Maryland
Mission
Our mission is to improve the livelihoods of impoverished farmers by revitalizing degraded lands. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C36Z Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Timothy McLellan (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1989
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMark Brown
≥8years on the filingsAriana Constant
≥8years on the filingsMichael Gumbley
≥8years on the filingsSteven Hansch

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$10m
Total liabilities
$621k
Net assets or fund balances
$9.3m
Contributions and grants received
$15.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$206k
Employees
21
Volunteers
300

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$15.6m$13.3m$2.3m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.