Public Charity

NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION

NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION, of LINCOLN, NE, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $111.9M in revenue, $104.5M in expenses, $136.3M in total assets. 162 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $33.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237169265 LINCOLN, NE Environmental Beautification NTEE: C50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$111.9M
Total Expenses$104.5M
Total Assets$136.3M
Grant Records162
Funding Total$33.0M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at National Arbor Day Foundation

How National Arbor Day Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$51
Trees for america
70% of program spending
$16
Arbor day farm
22% of program spending
$2
Tree city USA
3% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VP OF EXPERIENCE Austin Mackrill
DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS AND Ben Wilinsky
VP ARBOR DAY FARM Brandon Schuster
TRUSTEE Crayton Webb
TRUSTEE Danielle Crumrine
VP PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS Daniel Morrow

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$27,073,178 99 grants
Animal Welfare
$1,218,920 16 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,039,685 19 grants
Economic Development
$56,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$48,750 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $111.9M $104.5M $136.3M
2024 $99.1M $91.7M $120.6M
2023 $97.0M $86.0M $114.2M
2021 $89.1M $75.2M $85.7M
2020 $83.9M $70.7M $72.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $83.9M to $111.9M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $136.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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