Casey Trees
Casey Trees is a Washington, DC-based public charity founded in 2001. It works to restore, enhance, and protect the tree canopy of the nation’s capital through tree planting and care, education, research, advocacy, and community engagement.
Casey Trees at a glance
In short: Casey Trees gave $756K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), top state Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $756,209
- +66.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,414
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $207,979,606
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Casey Trees
- Contact
Mailing address: 3030 12Th St Ne, Washington, DC 20017-2408
Phone: (202) 833-4010
Website: https://caseytrees.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Casey Trees funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was NatureBridge ($136K). Together the top 10 received $694K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 35 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Casey Trees’ stated mission centers on the tree canopy of the nation’s capital, and its website describes work across the Washington, DC area and surrounding region. In filing year 2025, grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Maryland (49%), Washington, DC (30%), California (18%), and New York (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
How Casey Trees gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2020) to $756K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $756K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NatureBridge Sausalito, CA | Nature Near Schools Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience | $135,996 |
| Alice Ferguson Foundation Inc Accokeek, MD | Nature Near Schools Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience | $118,800 |
| Urban Learning and Teaching Center Washington, DC | Nature Near Schools Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience | $111,565 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Takoma Park, MD | Invasive Vine Removal | $109,896 |
| Anacostia Watershed Society Inc Bladensburg, MD | Nature Near Schools Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience | $56,694 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation of the National Capital Region-156 Washington, DC | Nature Near Schools Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience | $38,016 |
| Anacostia Watershed Society Inc Bladensburg, MD | Grant to DC Environmental Network | $25,000 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust Baltimore, MD | General Support of Organization's overall mission and programs | $25,000 |
| Ward 8 Woods Conservancy Inc Washington, DC | General Support of Organization's overall mission and programs | $25,000 |
| District of Columbia Green Spaces Alliance Inc Washington, DC | Grant to Capital Nature | $24,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Casey Trees reported receiving a $9.1 million USDA Forest Service award in 2023, to be disbursed over five years. The organization said the funding would support tree planting, pruning and maintenance, school plantings, education and outreach, and new staff positions.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $207,979,606 | $10,986,724 | $10,474,192 | $756,209 | 15 | $5,508,945 |
| 2024 | $193,652,416 | $13,847,099 | $9,739,302 | $454,271 | 10 | $10,081,883 |
| 2023 | $179,869,836 | $9,584,913 | $8,430,757 | $221,021 | 6 | $6,816,068 |
| 2022 | $172,847,152 | $12,912,078 | $7,214,565 | $97,500 | 3 | $10,958,824 |
| 2021 | $196,447,656 | $5,962,064 | $5,993,421 | $22,500 | 1 | $4,106,758 |
| 2020 | $160,309,791 | $8,232,094 | $6,444,018 | $22,500 | 1 | $6,739,295 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Casey Trees’ stated mission is to restore, enhance, and protect the tree canopy of the nation’s capital. Its 2024 filing describes programs in tree operations—including community outreach, identifying planting locations, procurement, installation, maintenance, pruning, and tracking—tree production at Casey Tree Farm, and tree-based education and training.
The 2025 grants show support for environmental education, invasive vine removal, land conservation, and organizations’ general missions and programs. For example, NatureBridge describes its mission as connecting young people to the natural world and inspiring stewardship; the Alice Ferguson Foundation says it works to inspire environmental stewardship; and the Urban Learning and Teaching Center describes outdoor learning programs for students, including programs addressing environmental injustice. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not Casey Trees’ own.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Casey Trees reported 15 grants totaling $756,209. Grant amounts ranged from $6,800 to $135,996, with a median of $25,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $135,996 to NatureBridge for Nature Near Schools Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience; $118,800 to the Alice Ferguson Foundation for the same purpose; $111,565 to the Urban Learning and Teaching Center for that purpose; and $109,896 to Chesapeake Climate Action for invasive vine removal. Other reported awards included $56,694 to the Anacostia Watershed Society for Nature Near Schools programming, $25,000 to Baltimore Tree Trust for general support of its mission and programs, and $25,000 to Ward 8 Woods Conservancy for general support of its mission and programs. The Anacostia Watershed Society describes its mission as protecting and restoring the Anacostia River; Baltimore Tree Trust says it works to restore Baltimore’s urban forest; and Ward 8 Woods Conservancy says it works to improve the ecology and public enjoyment of Ward 8’s forests.
No application process or unsolicited-request policy is stated in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jeff Stoiber as president; Kevin Kelso as vice president; Tom Suber as treasurer; Christy Dunkle as secretary; and Joe Bondi as assistant treasurer. It lists Dave Porter, Mansur Abdul-Malik, Thomasina Poirot, Kathy Robertson, and Charles Drew as directors.
Casey Trees is led by Mark Buscaino, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 7 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Buscaino
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$175K (2020) → $174K (2025)
Jeff Stoiber
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Shaut
Director & Tree Operations
Director Tree Operations → Director of Tree Operations, 2024
Director of Tree Operations → Director & Tree Operations, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$103K (2022) → $150K (2025)
Michael Drader
Director & Communications
Director of Committee & Development → Director of Communications & Development, 2024
Director of Communications & Development → Director & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $120K (2025)
Melinda Peters
Director & Education
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Barbara Shea
Director
Director → Gca Representative, 2022
Gca Representative → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Porter
Director
Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2023
Assistant Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Price
Director
Past President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Robertson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomasina Poirot
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Drew
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Williams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Schichtel
Chief Operating Officer
Business Manager → Chief Operating Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$119K (2020) → $175K (2025)
Matthew Hansen
Business Manager
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $125K (2025)
Veva Johnson-Milton
Hr Generalist
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$108K (2024) → $125K (2025)
Christy Dunkle
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Bondi
Assistant Treasurer
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Spence Kelso
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Suber
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
DeLane Porter
Gca Representative
Gca Representative → Director - Gca Representative, 2024
Director - Gca Representative → Gca Representative, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Huffman
Gca Representative
Gca Representative → Director - Gca Representative, 2024
Director - Gca Representative → Gca Representative, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Harpreet Peleg (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: John Kyle (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sean Cahill (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Brenda Richardson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Mansur Abdul Malik (2024) — Director
- Former: Reid Kemp (2023) — Nursery Manager
- Former: Rick Klein (2020–2022) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Charles Flickinger (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Henry Ravenel (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandy Thomas (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jessica Sanders- Director of (2021) — Science & Policy
- Former: Debra C Oliver (2020) — Gca - Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Andrew Schichtel (Chief Operating Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Casey Trees
How much does Casey Trees give each year?
Casey Trees gave $756K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $454K across 10 grants.
What is Casey Trees's typical grant size?
Casey Trees's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $50,414, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Casey Trees give grants?
Casey Trees's top state is Maryland, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (30%) and California (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (6 grants), Bladensburg, MD (2 grants) and Baltimore, MD (2 grants).
Does Casey Trees give general operating support?
Yes: 13% of Casey Trees's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Casey Trees's largest grantees?
Casey Trees's largest 2025 grantees include NatureBridge ($135,996), Alice Ferguson Foundation Inc ($118,800) and Urban Learning and Teaching Center ($111,565), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Casey Trees?
Casey Trees reported $208.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.0M.
What does Casey Trees fund?
Casey Trees’ stated mission is to restore, enhance, and protect the tree canopy of the nation’s capital. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Casey Trees?
Casey Trees has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check caseytrees.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Casey Trees's EIN?
Casey Trees's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1766444. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 16, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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