Trellis for Tomorrow: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 27-0268541)

Jennifer Anderson’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2021
Jennifer Anderson	$94,496	$91,526	$99,240	$90,250	$90,000	$75,000

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

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1 program · $974K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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Trellis for tomorrow (the organization") is a nonprofit organization located in phoenixville, pennsylvania. Trellis for tomorrow works to build resilient communities from the ground up. Trellis offers three highly effective and impactful youth development programs that intersect in myriad WAYS.SEE description of programs on schedule o of…

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Pottstown Regional Community FoundationFY2024$60K

Quest for the BestFY2024$32K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$18K

Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation INCFY2024$15K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$12K

The Smith Foundation Aka the Hoxie Harrison Smith FoundationFY2024$12K

Carole Landis Foundation for Social ActionFY2024$10K

The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$243K

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Grants paid · 3 grants · $106K · 2023–2025

Unitemized GrantFY2025$41,606

Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,215

Unitemized GrantFY2023$31,505

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$185K

Investment incomeLn 3$26K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$974K

Managementcol C$87K

Fundraisingcol D$94K

Owns and owesPt X

$873K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$609K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$383K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$468K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$185K

Investment incomeLn 3$26K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$95K

SavingsLn 2$515K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$609K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$363K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K

Other assetsLn 15$21K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$383K

Net assetsLn 32$873K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 530

VolunteersI 62,784

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$481K	$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$105K	$363K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$58K	$93K
Total assetsLn 16	$869K	$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$191K	$383K
Net assetsLn 32	$679K	$873K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$42K	$42K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$99K	$59K	$30K	$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$618K	$516K	$39K	$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$9K	$8K	$261	$758
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$11K	$9K	$555	$928
Payroll taxesLn 10	$60K	$49K	$5K	$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$25K	$20K	$2K	$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$226		$226
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$49K	$40K	$4K	$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$3K	$304	$304
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$11K	$831	$740
Information technologyLn 14	$13K	$11K	$1K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$18K	$15K	$1K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$619	$521	$49	$49
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$6K	$5K	$559	$616
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$19K	$18K	$641	$641
InsuranceLn 23	$18K	$17K	$783	$782
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$152K	$151K	$298	$418
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$974K	$87K	$94K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.3M	$1.2M	$186K	$873K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.3M	$1.1M	$146K	$679K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.0M	$1.0M	$883	$530K	990 PDF
FY2022	$841K	$630K	$211K	$522K	990 PDF
FY2021	$547K	$528K	$18K	$223K	990 PDF
FY2020	$553K	$470K	$83K	$204K	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 $1,341,882 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,087,505$1,135,267

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $172,386$185,407

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,563$26,096

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $734−$4,888

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,282,188$1,341,882

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,215$41,606

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $675,820$796,508

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $427,592$317,377

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,136,627$1,155,491

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $145,561$186,391

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 $1,341,882 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,524

VIII-1e Government grants$468,034

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$652,709

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,135,267

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $185,407$185,407

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,096$26,096

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,888−$4,888

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $185,407 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,208$1,341,882

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,155,491 across 18 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $41,606$41,606

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,303 · Management $29,651 · Fundraising $9,884$98,838

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $515,755 · Management $38,557 · Fundraising $64,121$618,433

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,673 · Management $261 · Fundraising $758$8,692

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,031 · Management $555 · Fundraising $928$10,514

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,225 · Management $5,403 · Fundraising $5,403$60,031

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,492 · Management $2,249 · Fundraising $2,249$24,990

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $226$226

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,092 · Management $4,401 · Fundraising $4,400$48,893

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,890 · Management $304 · Fundraising $304$3,498

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,079 · Management $831 · Fundraising $740$12,650

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,939 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $1,201$13,340

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,604 · Management $1,427 · Fundraising $1,603$17,634

IX-17 TravelPrograms $521 · Management $49 · Fundraising $49$619

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,120 · Management $559 · Fundraising $616$6,295

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,779 · Management $641 · Fundraising $641$19,061

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,919 · Management $783 · Fundraising $782$18,484

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,971 · Management $298 · Fundraising $418$151,687

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $973,999 · Management $87,395 · Fundraising $94,097$1,155,491

Part X · Balance sheet $1,255,210 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,565$94,638

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $399,663$514,675

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $177,465$152,078

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,055$16,691

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,449$93,467

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $105,094$362,867

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,198$20,794

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $869,489$1,255,210

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,400$84,655

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $77,490$276,772

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,724$21,236

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $190,614$382,663

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $509,868$693,954

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,007$178,593

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $678,875$872,547

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $869,489$1,255,210

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $872,547 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,341,882

XI-2 Total expenses$1,155,491

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,391

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$678,875

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,281

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$872,547

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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