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DURING THE 2023-24 SEASON, THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY PLANTED 2,150 STREET AND YARD TREES. THEY ALSO DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 1,800 YARD TREES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREES PROGRAM COLLABORATES EXTENSIVELY WITH MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. 545954 GREENSPACE PROGRAM (GS) - FOCUSING ON NATURAL AREA RESTORATION AND GREEN SPACE PLANTING THROUGH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, THIS PROGRAM PLANTED OVER 27,500 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS DURING THE 2023-2024 PLANTING SEASON ACROSS CLACKAMAS, LANE, MARION, MULTNOMAH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN OREGON. THEY ALSO DISTRIBUTED OVER 2,500 NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, AND PLANTS. IT ALSO SERVES AS THE HUB FOR K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS, AND ADULT WORKFORCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THE GREENSPACE PROGRAM COLLABORATES EXTENSIVELY WITH MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFIT/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION. 154197 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (VOP) - COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARE CENTRAL TO FRIENDS OF TREES' MISSION AND PROGRAMMING. THROUGH A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS, FRIENDS OF TREES ENGAGES IN OUTREACH TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS AND TREE RECIPIENTS, FOSTER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO BETTER SUPPORT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TREES AND NATURAL AREAS IN BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. THIS WORK ALSO HIGHLIGHTS TREES AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE.ADULT URBAN FORESTRY TRAINING PROGRAM (AUF) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVING THE PORTLAND-METRO REGION. PROVIDES 10-WEEKS OF PAID TRAINING IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS FROM HISTORICALLY-UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES LEARN ABOUT URBAN FORESTRY AND RESTORATION, FOLLOWED BY A PAID INTERNSHIP WITH A LOCAL ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY. FOT AND OUR PARTNERS ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH CLASSROOM EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING, AND INCREASING ACCESS TO A CAREER PATH IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. FRIENDS OF TREES RECOGNIZES THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO THE BENEFIT OF TREES AND HEALTHY GREEN SPACES. AS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN ORGANIZATION FOT FOSTERS AN ATMOSPHERE OF INCLUSION AND SUPPORT, AND STRIVES TO BUILD PLACES THAT ARE SAFER AND HEALTHIER FOR ALL. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY CONVERSATION; UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS; RELEVANT PROGRAMMING; AND ATTRACTING AND RETAINING DIVERSE STAFF AND SUPPORTERS. 2282657 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 24 0 true 38 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false OR X STEVE MAYES 5032828846 3117 NE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD Portland OR 97212 YASHAR VASEF Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 102870 0 7198 MEGAN VAN DE MARK DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 81278 0 7536 STEVE MAYES Dir of Finance 40.00 0.00 X 72387 0 7536 TOSHIO SUZUKI CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LARA ROBERTSON VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SHERVIN HESS Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NICCI WALKER Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AUDREY DAMRONGSRI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FURUKAWA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDAN MCCARTHY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE MOAT Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNINE PARISI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JASON STROMAN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 256535 22270 1 false false false 0 38288 1408092 1142092 2588472 TREE FEES & SUPPLIES 900099 49157 49157 49157 4572 4572 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2642201 49157 4572 109200 109200 0 0 0 276143 156010 90405 29728 0 1734745 982548 565021 187176 0 263068 143693 91890 27485 184790 101999 62479 20312 0 0 0 0 0 0 285502 188775 73486 23241 0 22571 17019 2572 2980 0 0 51295 25125 21164 5006 0 0 22903 5612 17064 227 29874 29874 0 20862 11591 6953 2318 89264 61207 20249 7808 TREE PURCHASES 319131 319131 TREE PLANTINGS EVENTS 89108 82490 5647 971 Printing and Publications 63042 36289 11820 14933 VEHICLE EXPENSE 45908 24660 16564 4684 44570 17308 14405 12857 3651976 2282657 1029593 339726 2609 296585 1932539 585550 165850 119352 0 0 0 0 0 29713 28675 1296539 443154 794899 853385 0 0 0 0 44013 108599 2969623 1992146 129705 167396 430156 413177 559861 580573 X 1592560 765670 817202 645903 2409762 1411573 2969623 1992146 -1009775 11586 X X true X false true false X 2736204 3138486 3343294 2983775 2588472 14790231 0 0 2736204 3138486 3343294 2983775 2588472 14790231 0 14790231 6905 10901 1843 2886 14572 37107 0 67090 34631 7160 30022 38288 177191 15004529 423401 0.98570 0.98500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44013 53000 11586 108599 92902 -48889 44013 102487 -9585 92902 93077 9410 102487 87699 5378 93077 0.51200 0.48800 true false false 509040 509040 340862 179824 161038 118680 43778 74902 327957 219552 108405 853385 BENEFICIAL INTEREST ASSETS HELD BY OTHER 108599 108599 true BLACK PARENT INITIATIVE PO BOX 12350 PORTLAND OR 97212 205686374 501(C)(3) 32000 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES POIC 717 N KILLINGSWORTH CT 205 PORTLAND OR 97217 960593858 501(C)(3) 60000 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WISDOM OF THE ELDERS 3917 NE SHAVER STREET PORTLAND OR 97212 931164114 501(C)(3) 17000 0 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 3 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used WE ENSURE PROPER MONITORING OF SUBRECIPIENTS RECEIVING FUNDS THROUGH THE MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST (MMT) GRANT BY ADHERING TO SIGNED AGREEMENTS THAT CLEARLY OUTLINE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL PARTIES. AS DESCRIBED IN THE FRIENDS OF TREES MMT-IRA PROJECT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (NOVEMBER 2024), OUR APPROACH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:FRIENDS OF TREES RESPONSIBILITIES:1.TIMELY PAYMENTS: ISSUING SUBRECIPIENT PAYMENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING FUNDS FROM MMT.2.STAFF SUPPORT: PROVIDING ACCESS TO FRIENDS OF TREES (FOT) STAFF, INCLUDING THE OUTREACH COORDINATOR (OC) AND PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR (PA), TO SUPPORT PROJECT PROGRESS THROUGH REGULAR MEETINGS, ASSESSMENTS, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.3.REPORTING RESOURCES: SUPPLYING STANDARDIZED NARRATIVE AND BUDGET REPORTING TEMPLATES.4.COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING: COLLECTING, COMPILING, AND SUBMITTING ALL REQUIRED REPORTING MATERIALS TO MMT.SUBRECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES:1.DELIVERABLES MANAGEMENT: ADMINISTERING PROJECT DELIVERABLES, ADAPTING TO COALITION OPERATIONAL CHANGES, AND REVISING OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES AS NECESSARY.2.PROGRESS REPORTING: SUBMITTING A DETAILED REPORT TO FOT BY JANUARY 2025, COVERING PROJECT OUTPUTS, OUTCOMES, AND DELIVERABLES, WHICH FOT WILL INCLUDE IN ITS REPORTING TO MMT.3.BUDGET REPORTING: PROVIDING AN ACTUAL EXPENSE BUDGET TO FOT BY JANUARY 2025, REFLECTING THE USE OF MMT FUNDS FOR INCLUSION IN FOTS MMT REPORTING.THIS STRUCTURED APPROACH ENSURES COMPLIANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY IN MANAGING AND UTILIZING GRANT FUNDS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OFFICE MANAGER REVIEW FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED AND A DRAFT IS GIVEN TO THE GOVERNING BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE BOARD REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES ON AN ONGOING BASIS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a A SALARY REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD. AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS RECUSED THEMSELVES AND A MOTION FOR COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 REASONABLE REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICES OF FRIENDS OF TREES. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS.