Totals
- Total revenue
- $987,989
- Total expenses
- $866,998
- Contributions and grants received
- $398,934
- Grants paid
- $200
- Program service revenue
- $572,830
- Investment income
- $6,209
- Other revenue
- $10,016
- Total assets, end of year
- $510,342
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,976
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $480,366
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $713,025
- Management and general expenses
- $135,308
- Fundraising expenses
- $18,665
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $714,126
Program services were 82.2% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$9,990
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$210,824
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$178,120
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2a · Program service revenue: Shade Tree
total $501,452 · related or exempt $501,452
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2b · Program service revenue: Trees for Schools
total $71,378 · related or exempt $71,378
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3 · Investment income
total $6,209 · excluded $6,209
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$16,048
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$9,990
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$6,863
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $9,185
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Cash Back Rewards
total $299 · excluded $299
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11b · Other revenue: Product Sales
total $532 · excluded $532
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11e · Other revenue, total
$831
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $200 · program services $200
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $83,850 · program services $54,502 · management and general $22,640 · fundraising $6,708
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $329,205 · program services $293,315 · management and general $32,124 · fundraising $3,766
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $9,017 · program services $7,553 · management and general $1,263 · fundraising $201
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $47,517 · program services $45,605 · management and general $1,842 · fundraising $70
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $35,084 · program services $29,703 · management and general $4,553 · fundraising $828
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $30,175 · management and general $30,175
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11g · Fees: other
total $79,138 · program services $58,504 · management and general $20,400 · fundraising $234
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,969 · program services $4,144 · fundraising $2,825
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,886 · program services $209 · management and general $2,234 · fundraising $443
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14 · Information technology
total $33,963 · program services $22,073 · management and general $10,876 · fundraising $1,014
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16 · Occupancy
total $13,600 · program services $9,248 · management and general $3,774 · fundraising $578
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17 · Travel
total $12,958 · program services $12,272 · management and general $554 · fundraising $132
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $165 · management and general $165
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $5,976 · program services $5,508 · management and general $468
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24a · Other expenses: Tree Acquisition
total $155,920 · program services $155,920
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24b · Other expenses: Equipment, Products, Supplies, Tools & Volunteers
total $16,002 · program services $11,106 · management and general $3,636 · fundraising $1,260
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24c · Other expenses: Fundraising
total $606 · program services $0 · fundraising $606
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24d · Other expenses: Training, Professional Dev., Dues and Subscriptions
total $3,767 · program services $3,163 · management and general $604
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24e · All other expenses
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $211,409 · end of year $173,403
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $160,281 · end of year $166,486
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $38,690 · end of year $163,972
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $13,808 · end of year $6,481
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,312 · end of year $22,876
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $37,500 · end of year $7,100
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $344,376 · end of year $475,366
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The need for trees in the Valley of the Sun has never been greater. Our communities depend on them not only for health and safety infrastructure but also for critical socioeconomic benefits and environmental heat mitigation. Through the education, distribution, and planting of the right trees in the right place, Trees Matter fosters and inspires an increased, more equitable tree canopy in the Valley of The Sun. A resilient future is possible for all generations, we just have to plant it.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To foster and inspire an increased, more balanced tree canopy in the Valley of the Sun.
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Our Shade Tree Program provides shade tree education and distribution for local utility companies, Salt River Project, SRP and Mesa Electric, in Arizona. Working with SRP, we help implement a valley wide program that teaches thousands of residents how to plant trees strategically to reduce their air conditioning use while adding trees to the landscape. Residents are provided education on tree placement, planting, maintenance and are given 5 gallon trees to take home and plant. This year with SRP we distributed approximately five thousand trees and educated over two thousand residents. We launched the City of Mesa Electric program in Spring 2024 and are continuing to grow that program with hundreds of trees given out to utility customers in the last year.
Expenses $386,410 · Revenue $501,452
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Expenses $237,710
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Expenses $90,006 · Revenue $71,378
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Aimee Esposito
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $70,444
- From this org
- $68,331
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,113
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Michael Pfister
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ryan Knowlton
Board Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tabitha Myers
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Eric Henderson
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Adolfo Maldaonado
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Angelica Zamora
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bonnie Anderson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Camille Hartmetz
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Coby Bruckner
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Longoria
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Justin Katz
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lindsay Hahn
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole Rodriguez
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 18 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513399349301031
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