Mission
TO TRACK CARBON IN EVERY TREE ON THE PLANET AND TO DELIVER SCIENCE-BASED GEOSPATIAL DATA FOR ENABLING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AT ALL SACLES.
Public Charity
CTREES
CTREES is a Public Charity headquartered in PASADENA, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.5M revenue, $5.2M expenses, $6.3M total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $15.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 880538773
PASADENA, CA
Forest Conservation
NTEE: C36
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.5M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$6.3M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$15.5M
Filing Years2022–2025
Where $100 goes at Ctrees
How Ctrees divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$91
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $91 for programs
$91
To develop a global monitoring system and science based data products to support efforsts to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation and restore forests at all sacles
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.
Sample Grants Received
Research Grants
$50,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$500,000
CLIMATE TRACE
$420,367
GRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
$4,000,000
GRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
$4,000,000
Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CEO
Sassan Saatchi
COO
Stephen Hagen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.5M | $5.2M | $6.3M |
| 2024 | $5.7M | $6.1M | $4.0M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $3.8M | $4.4M |
| 2022 | $4.4M | $536K | $3.9M |
Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.4M to $7.5M (+72%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.