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Capital Trees

Capital trees' mission is to create a greener, more beautiful richmond, virginia through the thoughtful planning and planting of trees and public gardens, mindful of the city's extraordinary …

Environment Richmond, VA EIN: 472998043 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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90
Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
90/100 · methodology

About

Capital Trees works to transform Richmond Virginia into a greener, more beautiful, more livable city.

Mission

Capital trees' mission is to create a greener, more beautiful richmond, virginia through the thoughtful planning and planting of trees and public gardens, mindful of the city's extraordinary heritage and location on the banks of the james river. We promote for a powerful connection between people and nature. We identify public funds, leverage those with private support, both human and capital, to create and maintatin better places for all. Identifying public property of outstanding interest and profound neglect (historical, environmental, aesthetic) and fund the design and implementation of exemplary projects, transforming richmond into a healthier, more livable city, mindful of its past and hopeful for its future.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since September 2015.

Focus & reach

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 472998043
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 2015

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 2015

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Capital Trees has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - more than 97% of comparable charities. See the sources
  • GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 99% of the 30,143 environment charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • It has more complete contact information than nearly all comparable charities, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (5 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
82%
Revenue, FY2021-FY2025
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program82%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
AN
Anedra W•••••• B•••••
Director
AN
Anna A•••••
Director
AS
Ashley P••••
Director
AS
Ashley W••••••
Director

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar environment in United States
Program spending This charity: 82%
Peer average: 72%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 13.18%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 90
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$100K-$1M
82% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

5 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021.
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Taxes

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
6

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

BR
Brian K K••••••
Treasurer

Officers & trustees (25)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

4 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Capital Trees helps Henrico engage with residents on climate goals - VPM

www.vpm.org ·

How Capital Trees helps grow and preserve Richmond's urban tree canopy - WTVR.com

www.wtvr.com ·

Wash. D.C’s ‘Weed Warrior’ Volunteers Tackle ‘Mile-a-Minute’ Invasives to Save the Capital’s Trees - Good News Network

www.goodnewsnetwork.org ·

Old age, damaged roots: Why capital’s trees are keeling over - The Indian Express

indianexpress.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Capital Trees helps Henrico engage with residents on climate goals - VPM
Jun 2026
www.vpm.org
Form filed
$0.6M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.9M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
How Capital Trees helps grow and preserve Richmond's urban tree canopy - WTVR.com
Apr 2024
www.wtvr.com
Form filed
$0.3M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Wash. D.C’s ‘Weed Warrior’ Volunteers Tackle ‘Mile-a-Minute’ Invasives to Save the Capital’s Trees - Good News Network
Oct 2023
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Form filed
$0.2M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$0.3M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Old age, damaged roots: Why capital’s trees are keeling over - The Indian Express
Jun 2018
indianexpress.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
Environment this charity 30,144
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 97 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 97 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 2014
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Capital Trees

What is Capital Trees?
Capital Trees is a environment publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Richmond, United States. Capital Trees works to transform Richmond Virginia into a greener, more beautiful, more livable city.
When was Capital Trees founded?
Capital Trees was founded in 2014.
Who leads Capital Trees?
Brian K Kinnear serves as Treasurer.
Where is Capital Trees located?
Headquartered in Richmond, VA, United States.
What is Capital Trees's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $100K-$1M. 82% of expenses go to program services.
Is Capital Trees trustworthy?
Capital Trees has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Capital Trees's registration number?
IRS EIN: 472998043.
What is Capital Trees's website?
http://www.capitaltrees.org