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← TREES ATLANTA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TREES ATLANTA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,633,248
Total expenses
$10,849,585
Contributions and grants received
$9,939,023
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$141,324
Investment income
$371,750
Other revenue
$181,151
Total assets, end of year
$26,408,977
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,409,022
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,999,955
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,586,371
Management and general expenses
$848,696
Fundraising expenses
$414,518
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,586,371

Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $336,895

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,999,854

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,602,274

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $72,132

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION FEES

    total $141,324 · related or exempt $141,324

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $369,765 · excluded $369,765

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $172,074

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $20,913

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $151,161

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $151,161 · related or exempt $151,161

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,985

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,985

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,985 · excluded $1,985

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $239,013

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $336,895

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $210,140

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,873 · excluded $28,873

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,117

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,117 · excluded $1,117

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $292,154 · program services $140,240 · management and general $90,565 · fundraising $61,349

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,096,441 · program services $3,579,660 · management and general $312,962 · fundraising $203,819

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $54,521 · program services $39,730 · management and general $9,134 · fundraising $5,657

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $387,329 · program services $297,731 · management and general $69,899 · fundraising $19,699

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,250 · program services $9,975 · management and general $23,275

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $112,446 · program services $59,432 · management and general $18,068 · fundraising $34,946

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $172,000 · program services $172,000

  • 17 · Travel

    total $62,121 · program services $54,270 · management and general $7,770 · fundraising $81

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $277,547 · program services $222,037 · management and general $41,633 · fundraising $13,877

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $591,394 · program services $500,484 · management and general $83,502 · fundraising $7,408

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

    total $1,560,687 · program services $1,560,687

  • 24b · Other expenses: TREE EXPENSES

    total $1,477,398 · program services $1,477,398

  • 24c · Other expenses: RE-GRANT DISTRIBUTIONS

    total $553,527 · program services $553,527

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

    total $476,929 · program services $473,008 · management and general $3,874 · fundraising $47

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $701,841 · program services $446,192 · management and general $188,014 · fundraising $67,635

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $297,802 · end of year $359,290

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,471,122 · end of year $2,411,493

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $308,187 · end of year $354,483

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,877,044 · end of year $3,153,778

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $12,126,800 · end of year $12,126,800

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $177,278

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $197,790 · end of year $270,415

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,203,839

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $976,183

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,762,863 · end of year $2,227,656

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,384,467 · end of year $4,860,650

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $467,135 · end of year $467,134

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $460,624 · end of year $803,779

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $609,610 · end of year $1,605,243

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,425,857 · end of year $23,297,376

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,397,119 · end of year $702,579

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TREES ATLANTA PROTECTS AND IMPROVES ATLANTA'S URBAN FOREST BY PLANTING, CONSERVING, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF TREES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE EMPOWER COMMUNITY-BASED FORESTRY AND DEPEND ON VOLUNTEERS AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF RESIDENTS AND MUNICIPALITIES FROM ACROSS THE REGION. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1985, TREES ATLANTA HAS PLANTED OVER 180,000 TREES THROUGHOUT METRO ATLANTA. OUR AIM IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHERE RESIDENTS AND THE NATURAL WORLD COEXIST IN A THRIVING URBAN ECOSYSTEM THAT ADDRESSES ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS, INCREASES AIR QUALITY, FOSTERS BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES, FACILITATES MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES, INVITES MORE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND CREATES SAFER AND HEALTHIER NEIGHBORHOODS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROTECTS AND IMPROVES ATLANTA'S URBAN FOREST BY PLANTING, CONSERVING, AND EDUCATING. TREES ATLANTA OPERATES IN FIVE COUNTIES IN METRO ATLANTA, INCLUDING 9 TO 13 MUNICIPALITIES EACH YEAR. IT LEADS VOLUNTEER PROJECTS WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ENGAGING MORE THAN 9000 VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY.

  • TREES ATLANTA HELPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROTECT AND CARE FOR TREES AND EDUCATES YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF OUR URBAN FOREST. IN THE 2024/2025 PLANTING SEASON, TREES ATLANTA PLANTED AND DISTRIBUTED 9,355 TREES IN METRO ATLANTA WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACTORS. DURING FY25, TREES ATLANTA VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 6,184 TREES (6-8 FT. TALL) AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM. TREES ATLANTA'S URBAN TREES PROGRAM PLANTED 447 15-FOOT TALL TREES IN METRO ATLANTA SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC SPACES AND ON PRIVATE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. AN ADDITIONAL 2,724 TREES WERE PLANTED BY OUR FOREST RESTORATION AND BELTLINE ARBORETUM TEAMS. THESE TREES ARE MAINTAINED, CARED FOR, AND/OR MANAGED BY TREES ATLANTA STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, OR CONTRACTORS. FINALLY, 1,033 TREES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH TREE SALES AND GIVEAWAYS. TREES ATLANTA'S FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM TRANSFORMS OVERGROWN GREENSPACES INTO HEALTHY FORESTS THROUGH INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL. IN FY25, TREES ATLANTA TREATED AND MANAGED 683 ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES THROUGHOUT THE METRO ATLANTA AREA. TREES ATLANTA EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF TREES AND THE NEED TO PROTECT AND EXPAND THE CITY'S TREE CANOPY. YOUTH EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE AN IN-SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM (URBAN TREETRACKERS) AND DAY CAMPS (JUNIOR TREEKEEPERS). IN ADDITION, 70 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH TREE TEAM, A 7-WEEK JOB AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. JOB TRAINING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH URBAN FORESTRY CAREER PATHWAYS (UFOR), A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREENING YOUTH FOUNDATION, ON THE RISE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND ATLANTA BELTLINE, INC. ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS INCLUDE TREEKEEPERS, TREE WALKS, ATLANTA BELTLINE ARBORETUM WALKING TOURS, SPEAKER SERIES AND OUR ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT AND TREE SALES. AN EDUCATED PUBLIC WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES ACROSS METRO ATLANTA. IN FY25, THROUGH A MIX OF IN-PERSON EVENTS AND SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, TREES ATLANTA DELIVERED 21,710 EDUCATIONAL INTERACTIONS REACHING AUDIENCES FROM YOUTH TO ADULTS AND NOVICES TO EXPERTS.

    Expenses $9,586,371 · Revenue $141,324

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Greg Levine

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $186,717
    From this org
    $180,279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,438
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,738
    Bonus
    $30,541
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,438
    Filer's total
    $186,717
  • Suzie Sloan

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $108,052
    From this org
    $101,526
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,526
    Hours/week
    40
  • Taylor Baird

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Amelia Deluca

    CO-VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • John McFarland

    CO-VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • David Hicks

    FORMER CO-VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Berwyn J Green

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jai Rogers

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Heather Beaubien

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Frances Bohn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • James Matthew Brigman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Mandy Burnette

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Ed Crouch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dan Englander

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Taylor Fairman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Claire Gotham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Channing Henderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Henna Inam

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Martha Issa

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Lewis Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Meredith Lindvall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Olivia Maxwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jerrell Moore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Marty Pinne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Lynette Reid

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Lawrence Richardson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Joe Severin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • John Singleton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Patty Tucker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • John Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jennifer Winn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD PRESIDENT MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EACH JUNE TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349303669

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