Our Children'S Trust

“The board reviews the form 990, has the opportunity to have all questions answered by staff and/or cpa relative to the form, and thereafter approves a unanimous consent resolution authorizing the signing and filing of the form.”

“All board members are required to disclose a potential conflict of interest and remove themselves from any decision-making process or voting on a matter related to the conflict. All members monitor for potential conflicts of interest. The executive director and the board president ensure that conflict disclosures are made and explored and addressed appropriately to remove any potential conflict of interest should any arise.”

“We participated in the gathering of compensation data for similar organizations in our area. That data informed a compensation recommendation to the board which was discussed and acted upon by the board in their budget approval process. The vote of the board was recorded in the minutes.”

“We participated in the gathering of compensation data for similar organizations in our area. That data informed a compensation recommendation to the board which was discussed and acted upon by the board in their budget approval process. The vote of the board was recorded in the minutes.”

“Documents available upon request”

“Our children's trust protects earth's atmosphere and natural systems for present and future generations by elevating the voice of youth in legal actions, public engagement and in the media to secure the legal right to a safe climate system.”

“Our children's trust is working toward its primary objective: protecting earth's natural systems for current and future generations. We are working to help ensure the continuing sustainability of our air and water, and other natural systems. During 2019, we coordinated youth participation in democratic processes and legal actions, and supported numerous public engagement efforts toward our mission. During 2019, the organization received 3,701,911 in donated in-kind legal and expert services that were provided in legal actions filed in pursuit of the organization's mission. Our childrens trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public interest law firm providing strategic, science-based legal services to youth from diverse backgrounds to secure their legal rights to a safe climate. We work to protect the earths climate system for present and future generations by representing and supporting young people in global legal efforts to secure enforceable rights to a healthy atmosphere and stable climate, based on the best available science. This legal work guided by constitutional, public trust, human rights laws and the laws of nature aims to ensure systemic and science-based climate recovery planning and remedies at federal, state, and global levels. We seek legally-binding, country and statewide science-based climate recovery plans that will return atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations to below 350 parts per million (ppm) by the year 2100. Thus, all of the litigation and advocacy work in which oct participates presents a position on behalf of the public at large on matters of public interest. We do not attempt to achieve, nor does any of our work achieve any of our objectives by illegal activity or through a program of disruption of the judicial system. In fact, we honor the legal processes of the judicial system and consider ourselves officers of the courts as we pursue our objectives in accordance with law and court procedures. We scrupulously adhere to the canons of legal ethics and monitor all of our efforts to ensure our ethical representation in and pursuit of our legal efforts. 1. Below is a list of all active litigation and legal actions in which our childrens trust supports or represent youth clients: juliana v. U.s., case no. 36082, on interlocutory appeal to the u.s. Court of appeals for the ninth circuit from the u.s. District court, district of oregon (no 6:15-cv-01517-aa): we represent 21 young americans from all across the u.s., future generations as well through a guardian, in a case now on petition for en banc review to the u.s. Court of appeals for the ninth circuit. The litigation seeks to overturn a 2-1 divided decision of the court of appeals dismissing the case, and a return of the case for trial before the u.s. District court. Ultimately, the litigation seeks: a. Court declaration that the youths constitutional rights to life, liberty and property, and the u.s. Governments public trust obligations to preserve natural resources have been violated by the affirmative actions of the u.s. Government that knowingly contribute to and exacerbate the climate crisis; and b. To remedy the u.s. Governments violation of those rights and obligations by ordering the government to develop a science-based climate recovery plan to reduce and mitigate the climate crisis. The protection of childrens constitutional rights is a matter of public interest. As well, the climate crisis is an existential issue of concern to all of humanity, the successful resolution of which is in the public interest. Thus, this case, seeking a successful resolution of the climate crisis, through protection of the constitutional rights of young people, is similarly in the public interest. No fees or expenses have yet been sought, recovered or paid to our childrens trust in this litigation. Sagoonick v. State of alaska, supreme court of the state of alaska, supreme ct. No. S-17297. We represent 16 young alaska natives and young alaskans in a lawsuit now bef”