Releaf Michigan INC

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Ann Arbor, MI501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 38-2912028Revenue $266K in FY2024

On file with the IRSreleafmichigan.org1100 N Main St Ste 105, 48104-1073 · Ann Arbor, MITax-exempt since Jun 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To educate the residents of Michigan on the need to properly select, plant and maintain trees. See Schedule O for a more detailed description.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 914 volunteers and 2 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 $7K a year · 2% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $270K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$266K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$76K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$266K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$423K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$266K
Expenses
$368K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$368K
Net assets
$76K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$76K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1990.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $273K Management & general 20% · $74K Fundraising 6% · $21K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Mbr/Ex
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda Jones’s $35K as Board Mbr/Ex is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Melinda Jones$35,000$30,000$20,000$23,900

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates Michigan residents on selecting, planting, and caring for trees.

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1 program · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Releaf michigan collaborates with communities to plant trees with volunteers on public property. Seedlings are distributed to students. Educational presentations were held throughout the year covering a variety of topics including the value of the urban tree canopy.

$273Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$270K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6914
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$127K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$178K$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$26K$5K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$75K$34K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$6K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$28K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$6K$5K
TravelLn 17$23K$19K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$867
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$94K$2K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$273K$74K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $266K$368K−$102K$76K 990 PDF
FY2023 $366K$372K−$6K$123K 990 PDF
FY2022 $373K$323K$50K$129K 990 PDF
FY2021 $225K$341K−$116K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $423K$217K$206K$193K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $266,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $366,329$266,205
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24$18
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $366,353$266,223
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $112,031$130,117
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $260,334$237,745
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $372,365$367,862
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,012−$101,639
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $266,223 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,205
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18$18
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18$266,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $367,862 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,250 · Management $5,250 · Fundraising $3,500$35,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,673 · Management $41,155$74,828
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,977 · Management $7,923$13,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,939 · Management $3,450$6,389
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,115$5,115
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,258$45,258
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,628 · Fundraising $4,497$32,125
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,450 · Management $1,910$6,360
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,850 · Management $2,079$6,929
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,215 · Management $4,501$10,716
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,291 · Fundraising $3,675$22,966
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,022 · Management $867$2,889
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $94,118 · Management $1,598 · Fundraising $9,671$105,387
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,671 · Management $73,848 · Fundraising $21,343$367,862
Part X · Balance sheet $127,028 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,558$56,671
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $115,608$70,357
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $202,044$127,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,787$2,722
X-19 Deferred revenue$18,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,527$29,465
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,314$50,937
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $177,730$76,091
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $177,730$76,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $202,044$127,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $76,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,223
XI-2 Total expenses$367,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$101,639
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$177,730
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$76,091

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