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National Arbor Day Foundation

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % GARY DEEMER
Environment · LINCOLN, NE · EIN 23-7169265

About

The purpose of the corporation shall be to engage in educational and charitable activities including offically promoting the annual observance of arbor day, inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees, stimulating a world-wide program of tree and horticultural planting and care, advancing nature education and environmental education, and maintaining arbor day FARM, the estate of arbor day's founder, j. Sterling morton.

In care of GARY Deemer

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Environment
Employees
657
Volunteers
1

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$111.9M
Expenses
$104.5M
Assets
$136.3M
Liabilities
$27.2M

Financial history

$111.9M$55.9M$0
171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $111.9M · Avg: $74.5M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$617K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$12.8M
NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
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Address

211 N 12TH ST
Lincoln, NE, 68508-142

Governance

Voting board members12
Independent members12
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %72.0%
Permanent endowment %28.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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