California ReLeaf

Programs

1. Program Grant ManagementIn fiscal year 2025, Edison International generously supported California ReLeafs California Arbor Week Program. Their sponsorship supported 9 pass-through community grants totaling $45,000 to honor, celebrate, and plant trees from Porterville, Goleta, Ventura and Moorpark northwest of LA then heading east to Monrovia , Claremont, and San Bernardino with two grantees farther south in Fullerton. The program aligns with Edisons goal to reduce the impacts of climate change and extreme heat by supporting new and smaller community groups to plant trees for shade and cooler neighborhoods.Pacific Gas & Electric continued their support of the Growing Greener Communities program which focused on reducing extreme heat in underserved communities within PG&Es seven regions. In FY2025 ReLeaf managed 13 Growing Green Communities grants totaling $65,000, which served communities from San Francisco and Sacramento to Atascadero and Bakersfield.Also in fiscal year 2025, California ReLeaf successfully closed the California Prop 68 funded Relief Through ReLeaf grant program, using the remaining funds to extend the ReLeaf Tree Inventory program to track and better maintain all…

   $295,114 spentof which $160,440 as grants
   55% of program spending

2. Education and OutreachThis program strengthens grassroots efforts by engaging the general public, community leaders, interested organizations, and urban and community forestry professionals. California ReLeafs programs are designed to educate Californians about the value and benefits of trees as well as sound tree care practices.FY2025 Education & Outreach Accomplishments:Urban Forest Leadership Training Launched in early 2022 with a CAL FIRE grant and USDA Forest Service support, the Urban Forest Leadership program met monthly via Zoom to develop talent, collegial support, and professional capacity in the next generation of urban forest leaders. Katie McCleary of Paper Wings Creative Consulting ? a nonprofit leadership expert and author of Bridge the Gap, a book about collaborative and effective communications? ? facilitated the class sessions based on a custom agenda developed by Katie and California ReLeaf. As intended from the beginning, the grant program was able to provide stipends to class participants who attended the class on their own time, which were distributed in mid FY2025. For background information on this successfully concluded program, please visit:…

   $140,825 spent
   26% of program spending

3. California ReLeaf Network:The California ReLeaf Network is a statewide forum for the informational exchange, education, and mutual support of community-based organizations. The members have common goals of community development by planting and protecting trees, promoting community engagement and volunteer involvement, and fostering an ethic of environmental stewardship.The ReLeaf Network enables individual groups to use their collective power to improve the urban and community forests in their home towns for all Californians. Through membership in the Network, groups build their organizational and technical skills, share their enthusiasm, experiences and ideas, address issues of common concern, and work together to plant trees, promote tree care and community stewardship, and grow stronger communities throughout the state.2024/25 Accomplishments of this program include: The Network includes over 80 members that vary from small groups of dedicated volunteers to larger nonprofit organizations with paid staff. Network members represent diverse demographics and a broad geographic reach throughout California. Network member organizations: - Planted 34,000+ trees - Cared for 155,000+…

   $104,441 spent
   19% of program spending

4. Legislative Monitoring and Outreach:California ReLeaf monitors State and Federal legislation for opportunities to educate and participate in public debate and policy related to urban forestry. Of particular interest is how urban forestry is being increasingly integrated into other policy and funding arenas, such as affordable housing, additional mitigation measures, and potentially climate adaptation programs. It is gratifying to see the steadily mounting recognition of the value of urban forest co-benefits combined with the need to ensure environmental justice through prioritizing state and federal funding in previously underserved communities as demonstrated by the California Climate Investments program and the Federal Justice40 Initiative.Through our website, newsletter, emails and action alerts, ReLeaf ensures that Network members and other interested community members are aware of what is happening at the state and federal level and also provides information for how local groups can make their voices heard.Strategic Partnerships:In order to advance California ReLeafs mission to empower grassroots efforts and build strategic partnerships that preserve, protect, and enhance…

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $540,380.