Totals
- Total revenue
- $13,015,821
- Total expenses
- $11,075,447
- Contributions and grants received
- $12,890,586
- Grants paid
- $158,773
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $129,655
- Other revenue
- -$4,420
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,970,633
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $937,329
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,033,304
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $8,299,907
- Management and general expenses
- $2,015,920
- Fundraising expenses
- $759,620
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $8,299,907
Program services were 74.9% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,890,586
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$214,999
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3 · Investment income
total $139,267 · excluded $139,267
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $9,612
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$9,612
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$9,612 · excluded -$9,612
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $8,695 · excluded $8,695
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11b · Other revenue: LOSS ON FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE
total -$13,115 · excluded -$13,115
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11e · Other revenue, total
-$4,420
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $103,644 · program services $103,644
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $55,129 · program services $55,129
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $339,728 · program services $104,392 · management and general $183,139 · fundraising $52,197
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,461,579 · program services $3,195,613 · management and general $783,415 · fundraising $482,551
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $51,586 · program services $1,996 · management and general $49,590
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $264,796 · program services $149,057 · management and general $115,739
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $438,528 · program services $301,909 · management and general $127,179 · fundraising $9,440
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11b · Fees: legal
total $110,013 · program services $60,542 · management and general $49,471
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $170,748 · program services $61,663 · management and general $109,085
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11g · Fees: other
total $394,429 · program services $316,755 · management and general $6,714 · fundraising $70,960
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $124,421 · program services $16,661 · management and general $80,271 · fundraising $27,489
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13 · Office expenses
total $409,975 · program services $404,269 · management and general $4,340 · fundraising $1,366
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14 · Information technology
total $261,285 · program services $77,758 · management and general $98,637 · fundraising $84,890
-
16 · Occupancy
total $169,606 · program services $99,281 · management and general $70,325
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17 · Travel
total $630,219 · program services $557,617 · management and general $67,798 · fundraising $4,804
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,039 · management and general $393 · fundraising $1,646
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20 · Interest
total $151 · management and general $151
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $102,792 · program services $49,987 · management and general $52,805
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23 · Insurance
total $12,910 · program services $1,450 · management and general $11,460
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $1,927,620 · program services $1,927,620
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24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES
total $177,277 · program services $85,589 · management and general $91,688
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24c · Other expenses: TRAINING
total $152,635 · program services $150,827 · management and general $1,808
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24d · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
total $137,096 · program services $136,492 · management and general $604
-
24e · All other expenses
total $577,241 · program services $441,656 · management and general $111,308 · fundraising $24,277
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,263,033 · end of year $3,670,683
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,395,607 · end of year $1,639,175
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,223,502 · end of year $2,157,134
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $282,423 · end of year $266,664
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$302,330
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$214,310
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $92,321 · end of year $88,020
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $189,515 · end of year $129,440
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $19,517 · end of year $19,517
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $400,220 · end of year $106,348
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,972,768 · end of year $830,981
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,038,591 · end of year $6,978,965
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $54,339 · end of year $54,339
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS.
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TREES FOREST GARDEN SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO BE LOCALLY APPROPRIATE TO FODDER IN A CLIMATE-SMART SYSTEM THAT BUILDS THE HEALTH OF SOILS AND ENDS FARMERS' RELIANCE ON COSTLY AND DIRTY FOSSIL FUEL-BASED INPUTS. THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED OVER FOUR YEARS IN IMPOVERISHED FARMING COMMUNITIES ALONG ESTABLISHED TRADE ROUTES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RELATIVELY EASY ACCESS TO LOCAL MARKETS.ALL PROJECTS ARE LED BY LOCAL LEADERS AND LEAVE A LEGACY OF CAPACITY YEARS AFTER PROJECTS END. AT THE ONSET OF EACH PROJECT, TREES STAFF MEMBERS IDENTIFY OR TRAIN LOCAL TECHNICIANS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS TO DESIGN TAILORED FOREST GARDENS THAT MEET THE DISTINCT NEEDS OF THE FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS WHERE THE FARMERS ARE LOCATED.CROP AND TREE VARIETIES ARE SELECTED BY THE FARMERS, WITH TREES' TECHNICIANS GUIDING FARMER GROUPS THROUGH A METHODOLOGY THAT MAXIMIZES YIELDS WHILE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE LAND BEING FARMED. THE FOREST GARDEN ENGAGES THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND SKILL OF LOCAL FARMERS, ALLOWING THEM TO DRAMATICALLY AND PERMANENTLY INCREASE THEIR INCOME, REVITALIZE THEIR DEGRADED LANDS, AND BENEFIT GENERATIONS TO COME.ALL FOREST GARDEN PROJECTS ARE DEVELOPED WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABILITY AT BOTH THE FARM AND LANDSCAPE LEVELS. AT THE FARM LEVEL, THE FOREST GARDEN IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS MANY TREES SOLELY DEDICATED TOWARD SERVING ECOSYSTEM PURPOSES: FAST-GROWING, NITROGEN-FIXING TREES BUILD SOILS BY ADDING ORGANIC MATTER TO THE TOPSOIL AND BY FIXING NITROGEN INTO THE SOIL VIA THEIR ROOTS. THESE "GREEN FERTILIZER" TREES ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR FARMERS TO PURCHASE ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. THE FOREST GARDEN DESIGN ALSO CONSIDERS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, USING TREES AND VEGETATION TO SERVE AS BARRIERS FOR PESTS AND SOURCES OF NATURAL PESTICIDES (SUCH AS NEEM TREES), REDUCING THE NEED FOR FARMERS TO PURCHASE HARMFUL CHEMICAL PESTICIDES.AT THE LANDSCAPE LEVEL, FOREST GARDENS ARE ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR REDUCING PRESSURE ON FORESTS, HELPING TO END THE BATTLE BETWEEN FARMS AND FORESTS.
Expenses $8,299,907 · Grants $158,773
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael Gumbley Fin ProcMICHAEL GUMBLEY FIN PROC
CNSLT. TIL 10/2023; MEM., FIN. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $78,750
- From this org
- $78,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mark BrownMARK BROWN
BOARD CHAIR/EXEC. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kaylin B Nickol Vice ChairKAYLIN B NICKOL VICE CHAIR
SEC.,/MEM., GOV. CMTE/EXEC. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Holly LauHOLLY LAU
FIN. CMTE CHAIR/TREAS./EXEC. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mark AdamsMARK ADAMS
DEVEL. CMTE CHAIR/EXEC. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Walter Barnes IIIWALTER BARNES III
MEMBER, FIN. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ariana ConstantARIANA CONSTANT
MEMBER, DEVEL. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jon DrimmerJON DRIMMER
MEMBER, FIN. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Marc GeffroyMARC GEFFROY
MEMBER, DEVEL. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Steven HanschSTEVEN HANSCH
MEMBER, GOV. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shannon HerringtonSHANNON HERRINGTON
MEMBER, GOV. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Veerendra LingamVEERENDRA LINGAM
MEMBER, FIN. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ruby Sandhu-RojonRUBY SANDHU-ROJON
MEMBER, DEVEL. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Karl SchwenkmeyerKARL SCHWENKMEYER
GOV. CMTE CHAIR/EXEC. CMTE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Timothy McLellanTIMOTHY MCLELLAN
CEO
- Total calculated
- $239,932
- From this org
- $231,179
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,753
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $231,179
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,934
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,819
- Filer's total
- $239,932
-
Jabez OjowaJABEZ OJOWA
CFO - AS OF 11/2023
- Total calculated
- $21,046
- From this org
- $20,833
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $213
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Brandy LellouBRANDY LELLOU
VP PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $166,606
- From this org
- $140,491
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,115
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,491
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,549
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,566
- Filer's total
- $166,606
-
Jennifer GrovesJENNIFER GROVES
SENIOR DIRECTOR GLOBAL HR
- Total calculated
- $162,361
- From this org
- $134,970
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,391
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,970
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,523
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,868
- Filer's total
- $162,361
-
Gabe ButtramGABE BUTTRAM
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $118,725
- From this org
- $108,219
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,506
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Brian MacnairBRIAN MACNAIR
SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVEL.
- Total calculated
- $117,571
- From this org
- $103,305
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,266
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Adaobi OkaforADAOBI OKAFOR
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $115,262
- From this org
- $103,473
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,789
- Hours/week
- 40
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 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
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
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TREE PLANTING IN IRINGA, TANZANIA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202403199349301125
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