Mission
Sustaining Our Urban Landscape's mission is to drive a resilient and environmentally equitable New Orleans through reforesting our city. SOUL has planted 13,035 trees since 2016.
Public Charity
Sustaining Our Urban Landscape SOUL
Sustaining Our Urban Landscape SOUL is a Public Charity headquartered in New Orleans, LA. Financial data from the 2026 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.1M expenses, $652K total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $955K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 832426653
New Orleans, LA
Single Organization Support
NTEE: C11
Latest filing: 2026
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$652K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$955K
Filing Years2022–2026
Where $100 goes at Sustaining Our Urban Landscape SOUL
How Sustaining Our Urban Landscape SOUL divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$69
Programs
the work itself
$28
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $69 for programs
$69
Community Forestry Program
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2026. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$250,900
ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE ADOPTION OF LEADING-EDGE PRACTICES IN MUNICIPAL FORESTS
$197,878
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$28,850
SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
$17,000
SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
$10,510
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Alex Dunn Jr
Chairman
Andreas Merkl
Director
Betsy Davidson
Director
Charles Stewart
Chairman
Gary Sernovitz
Treasurer
Hayley Solsky
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $652K |
| 2025 | $1.0M | $724K | $471K |
| 2024 | $750K | $822K | $120K |
| 2023 | $655K | $696K | $434K |
| 2022 | $600K | $522K | $758K |
Between 2022 and 2026, reported annual revenue grew from $600K to $1.3M (+122%), with total assets most recently reported at $652K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.