Nonprofit · EIN 47-2759212
YOUR CHILDRENS TREES
Tax-exempt · GOLETA, CA 93117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $38,403 | $49,930 | -$11,527 | $74,686 | $0 | $74,686 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $71,133 | $72,680 | -$1,547 | $79,266 | $7,528 | $71,738 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $147,179 | $67,692 | $79,487 | $101,697 | $3,412 | $98,285 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $38,403
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $18,940
- Occupancy
- $1,453
- Printing, publications and postage
- $1,766
- Other expenses
- $27,771
- Program services (functional)
- $61,457
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $79,266
- Total assets, end of year
- $74,686
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $74,686
- Cash, savings and investments
- $74,686
- Gross receipts
- $38,403
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Rainville | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Knight | President | 8 | $0 |
| Vanessa Garcia | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Batu Alacam | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mia Ryang | Campus President | 3 | $0 |
| Cameron Curtin | Vice President | 3 | $0 |
| Amber Miranda | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kellen Pierce | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Alisann Tolosa | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Summer Smith | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Aiden Maestas | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Lauren Tirona | Campus Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Samantha Woods | Director | 3 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Rainville | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Ken Knight | President | 15 | $0 |
| Vanessa Garcia | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Annika Harding | Secretary | 20 | $0 |
| Mia Ryang | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Josephine Yon | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Henderson Vo | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Kellen Pierce | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Alisann Tolosa | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Leila Dagan | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Jessica Rumkin | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Eliana Shandalov | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Emily Lombardi | Director | 3 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Zechiel | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Ella Rae Jones | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Anya Yu-Swanson | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Haley Weinstein | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Fiona Litton | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Delaney O'Donnell | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Hanyang Zheng | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Riley Bushman | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Melanie Martinez | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Lainey Djajakusuma | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Stacey Kawabata | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Rubyy Wedbush | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Avery Robinson | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Erika Egg | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Shania Pruitt | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Jacqueline Rainville | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Sasha Mok | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Madeline Orozco | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Richard Mei | Director | 3 | $450 |
| Angela de la Vega | Director | 3 | $40 |
| Ken Knight | President | 15 | $0 |
| Vanessa Garcia | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 69 CALAVERAS AVE, GOLETA, CA 93117-1332
- In care of
- % KEN KNIGHT PRESIDENT
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- 69 CALAVERAS AVE, GOLETA CA 93117
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- KenKnight, 69 CALAVERAS AVE, GOLETA CA 93117
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Ken Knight, President
- Phone
- (805) 252-1952
- Website
- www.yourchildrenstrees.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 47-2759212 or by the name YOUR CHILDRENS TREES.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Volunteer urban forestry programs for public agencies, educational programs for schools.
Program accomplishments
- Serve as technical advisor and resource provider to Your Children's Trees at UCSB, an all student operated and officially recognized campus organization dedicated to restoration of natural areas on campus with the growing, planting and caring of native trees. Students serve as trainers during volunteer planting events, and during educational events at local elementary schools. We use 10 different interactive exhibits to interest students in the fields of math and science. During our weekly and sometimes biweekly events, we planted 170 trees with 1243 participants providing for 3705 service hours and caring for 1016 trees. We also conducted 10 science night events working with approximately 1750 students, parents and staff.Expenses $32,987 · grants $25,000
- Maintained and enhanced the Harder Growing grounds to accommodate 300 native trees to be grown for restoration projects, including a 300 tree restoration of the Ellwood Marine Terminal site which began installation in 2025 and will continue into 2026. Funding provided by a grant from the Associated Students Finance and BusinessExpenses $6,000 · grants $3,000
- Maintained and enhanced Elings Growing Ground at Elings Park to accommodate 300 trees for future projecttExpenses $6,000 · grants $2,000
- YCT completed a $12, 470 grant from 2024 from the Santa Barbara Foundation to install 80 native oak trees grown at the Harder Growing ground to install along the Valerio Trail in Elings Park.Expenses $12,470 · grants $12,470
- YCT updated 10 self-guided tree walks at Goleta Union, Santa Barbara Unified and Hope School districts where we have previously created 21 self- guided tree walks at 21 campuses. The 10 updated tree walks, were prepared to coincide with planned Science Night presentations at the ten schools, which reached about 1750 students and parents. Funding provided by grants from the Associated Student Finance and Business, and the society of American ForestersExpenses $4,000 · grants $3,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2759212
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C36)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $74,686
- Income (IRS master file)
- $38,403
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $38,403 | $49,930 | $74,686 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $71,133 | $72,680 | $79,266 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $147,179 | $67,692 | $101,697 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $87,696 | $125,903 | $24,631 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: KenKnight | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Ken Knight | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-2759212).
Questions about YOUR CHILDRENS TREES
- What is the EIN of YOUR CHILDRENS TREES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUR CHILDRENS TREES is 47-2759212.
- Is YOUR CHILDRENS TREES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to YOUR CHILDRENS TREES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUR CHILDRENS TREES file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of YOUR CHILDRENS TREES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YOUR CHILDRENS TREES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of YOUR CHILDRENS TREES?
- The 990-N for 2020 names KenKnight.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUR CHILDRENS TREES?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does YOUR CHILDRENS TREES have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $38,403, expenses of $49,930 and total assets of $74,686 at year end.
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