Small Public Charity

SEAS OF TREES

SEAS OF TREES, of TELLURIDE, CO, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $18K in revenue, $49K in expenses, $42K in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $91K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 844578242 TELLURIDE, CO Environmental Beautification NTEE: C50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18K
Total Expenses$49K
Total Assets$42K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$91K
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

TO PLANT MORE TREES AS A WAY TO HELP REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. WE SUPPORT THE REGROWTH OF FORESTS GLOBALLY TO HELP COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROTECT BIODIVERSITY IN THREATENED FORESTS AROUND THE WORLD. WE OFFER TREE PLANTING LOCALLY IN TELLURIDE, COLORADO AND IN COLORADO GENERALLY. WE PARTNER WITH TREE PLANTERS IN SPECIFIC AREAS AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL.

Where $100 goes at Seas of Trees

How Seas of Trees divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 3 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$35 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $65 for programs

$35
U.S
54% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 550 trees; 1,000 trees
$30
International programs
46% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,000 trees; 125 trees; 82 students
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$75,000
2022
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$16,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Ayla Kanow
VICE PRESIDENT Daniel Kanow
TREASURER Gerald Measer
DIRECTOR Grace Rothmeyer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Joanna Kanow
DIRECTOR Josephine Fleming

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$91,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18K $49K $42K
2024 $79K $74K $73K
2023 $71K $54K $68K

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $71K to $18K (-74%), with total assets most recently reported at $42K.

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