To restore baltimore's urban forest through increased Tree planting, community engagement, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 26 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $374K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$224K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.9 months of spending in cash, plus $1.6M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$930K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
+105% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2024▲ +105%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$931K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$5.8M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$950K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.9M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +348%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$721K
FY2022$542K
FY2023$534K
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2009.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $3.2M Management & general 14% · $547K Fundraising 4% · $155K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $224K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$122,248Pt VII · Sec A
$101,985Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryant Smith’s $122K as Executive Dir. is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bryant Smith$122,248$119,973$102,750$92,208$77,669
Elliot Weidow$101,985————
Mark Conway - Former————$43,523

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Planting trees and engaging communities to restore Baltimore's urban forest.

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1 program · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Trees for Public Health

Tree plantings, site preparation, and community involvement to restore the city's urban forest and make baltimore a healthy and beautiful place.

$3.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$547K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$298K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$930K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$519K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$298K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$298K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K
Other assetsLn 15$607K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$930K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$298K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$768K$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K$930K
Net assetsLn 32$534K$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$104K$12K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.8M$210K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$15K$2K$858
Other employee benefitsLn 9$182K$154K$18K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$167K$142K$17K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$39K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$344K$264K$79K$750
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$23K$20K$760
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$160K$136K$16K$8K
TravelLn 17$60K$6K$54K$22
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$106K$97K$6K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$80K$67K$9K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$460K$430K$25K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.2M$547K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.8M$3.9M$1.9M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.9M−$9K$534K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.8M−$178K$542K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.3M$174K$721K 990 PDF
FY2020 $931K$950K−$19K$547K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,832,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,739,980$5,697,263
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,924$69,734
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68$80,662
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,150−$14,876
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,845,122$5,832,783
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,961,653$2,588,780
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $892,907$1,339,586
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,854,560$3,928,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,438$1,904,417
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,832,783 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$44,505
VIII-1e Government grants$518,834
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,133,924
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,697,263
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,734$69,734
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $66,734$66,734
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,928$13,928
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$27,326−$27,326
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,450$12,450
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,184 · Excluded from tax $53,336$5,832,783
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,928,366 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,911 · Management $12,225 · Fundraising $6,112$122,248
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,785,408 · Management $210,048 · Fundraising $105,024$2,100,480
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,578 · Management $1,715 · Fundraising $858$17,151
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $154,315 · Management $18,155 · Fundraising $9,077$181,547
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $142,251 · Management $16,735 · Fundraising $8,368$167,354
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $38,598$38,598
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,126$20,126
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $263,921 · Management $78,967 · Fundraising $750$343,638
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,269$3,269
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,242 · Management $20,047 · Fundraising $760$44,049
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $135,833 · Management $15,980 · Fundraising $7,990$159,803
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,224 · Management $53,685 · Fundraising $22$59,931
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,470$10,470
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $97,422 · Management $6,008 · Fundraising $3,004$106,434
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,333 · Management $8,583 · Fundraising $4,261$80,177
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $429,751 · Management $25,055 · Fundraising $5,650$460,456
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $10,135$10,135
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,226,689 · Management $546,532 · Fundraising $155,145$3,928,366
Part X · Balance sheet $3,319,017 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,271$298,432
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $366,054$609,981
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,583$8,703
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $206,332$165,989
X-11 Publicly traded securities$1,629,121
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,323$606,791
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $767,563$3,319,017
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $199,928$297,545
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,392$47,719
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,630$584,326
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $233,950$929,590
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $212,208$2,216,921
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $321,405$172,506
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $533,613$2,389,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $767,563$3,319,017
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,389,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,832,783
XI-2 Total expenses$3,928,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,904,417
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$533,613
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$48,603
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,389,427

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