Friends of Trees
Donations deductibleFriends of Trees' network
9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
9 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toshio Suzuki Chair | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Adrienne Moat | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Caroline Sundbaum | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jason Stroman | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lara Robertson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lauren Burns | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Nicci Walker | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Phoebe Krueger | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shervin Hess | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Harrell | Office MGR/CFO | since 2018 |
| Megan I Van De Mark | Deputy Director | 2023 |
| Scott Fogarty | Former E.D. | since 2018 |
| Steve Mayes | Finance Dir. | since 2021 |
| Whitney Dorer | Interim E.D. | since 2020 |
| Yashar Vasef | Executive Dir. | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashar Vasef | Executive Dir. | 40 | $102k | $8k | |
| Megan van de Mark | Deputy Director | 40 | $84k | $9k | |
| Steve Mayes | Dir. of Finance | 40 | $75k | $9k | |
| Lara Robertson | Interim Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dianne Topp | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Furukawa | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brendan McCarthy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Stroman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeannine Parisi | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Justin Cloyd | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Audrey Damrongsri | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shervin Hess | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Wachs | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of Trees
- EIN
- 930999999
- Address
- 3117 Ne Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, 97212-3056
- State
- Oregon
- Mission
- To bring people together to plant, care for, and learn about trees and green spaces in pacific northwest communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C500 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1989
- Principal officer
- Yashar Vasef (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1994
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsPhoebe Krueger
≥5years on the filingsToshio Suzuki
≥5years on the filingsJason Stroman
≥5years on the filingsLauren Burns
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.1m
- Total liabilities
- $588k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.3m
- Program service revenue
- $63k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $855k
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 4,684
Grants paid
6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Gresham | Program activities | $347k |
| The Blueprint Foundation | Program activities | $175k |
| Depave | Program activities | $135k |
| Columbia Slough Watershed | Program activities | $125k |
| Apano | Program activities | $56k |
| Verde Inc | Program activities | $7k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Friends Of Trees likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 14 November 1989
- Registered agent
- Yashar Vasef (city and state not held)