We will drive excellence, innovation, and improvement in utility vegetation management through professional development, outreach, research, and the use of best practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $360K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+91% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +91%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$530K
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$950K
FY2024$994K
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $916K Management & general 27% · $332K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$131,309Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Fallon’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 53rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Dennis Fallon$131,309$123,216$127,042$51,075

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

Improves tree care near utility lines and manages vegetation along rights-of-way.

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1 program · $916K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Uaa prepares newsletters and videos and hosts national and regional meetings and provides scholarship funding to educate members about tree health and safety issues.

$916Kprogram 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$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$857K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$827K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$916K
Managementcol C$332K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$827K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$857K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
SavingsLn 2$632K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$312K$247K$66K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$28K$8K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$18K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$0$6K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$0$46K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$80K$28K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$0$61K$0
Office expensesLn 13$74K$41K$32K$0
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K$0$0
TravelLn 17$45K$32K$13K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$179K$122K$57K$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$0$10K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$326K$326K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$916K$332K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.2M$655K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $994K$1.0M−$11K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $950K$1.6M−$684K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.0M$553K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$666K$1.7M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $530K$540K−$10K$636K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,901,878 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,143$827,327
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $693,433$857,184
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,652$10,025
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $93,668$207,342
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $993,896$1,901,878
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $357,153$371,703
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $647,379$875,360
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,004,532$1,247,063
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,636$654,815
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,901,878 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $376,022 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$185,327
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$642,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$827,327
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $481,162 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$481,162
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,025 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,025
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $207,342 · Excluded from tax $0$207,342
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $867,209 · Unrelated business $207,342 · Excluded from tax $0$1,901,878
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,247,063 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $246,896 · Management $65,602 · Fundraising $0$312,498
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,454 · Management $7,564 · Fundraising $0$36,018
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,295 · Management $4,892$23,187
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,067 · Fundraising $0$6,067
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $46,281 · Fundraising $0$46,281
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,575 · Management $27,529 · Fundraising $0$107,104
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $60,751 · Fundraising $0$60,751
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,446 · Management $32,314 · Fundraising $0$73,760
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,124 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,772 · Management $13,169 · Fundraising $0$44,941
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $121,582 · Management $57,466 · Fundraising $0$179,048
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $9,924 · Fundraising $0$9,924
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $326,360 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$326,360
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $915,504 · Management $331,559 · Fundraising $0$1,247,063
Part X · Balance sheet $2,807,602 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,955,974$2,175,834
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $196,813$631,768
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,152,787$2,807,602
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $847,595$1,380,731
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,305,192$1,426,871
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,152,787$2,807,602
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,152,787$2,807,602
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,807,602 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,901,878
XI-2 Total expenses$1,247,063
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$654,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,152,787
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,807,602

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