Family Treehouse

Tax-deductible

Granite City, IL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-2385237Revenue $347K in FY2024

On file with the IRStwigsforkids.com2101 Cleveland Blvd, 62040-3333 · Granite City, ILTax-exempt since Aug 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We exist solely to make a difference in the lives of children who might otherwise go hungry. We do this by providing free lunches during the summer weekend bags of food during the school year and a mobile market once a month.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 600 volunteers.
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
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$347K
+118% vs prior year
Spent
$169K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$347K
FY2024▲ +118%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$347K
Expenses
$169K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$169K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M

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 Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $118K Management & general 30% · $50K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides free meals and food bags to feed hungry children year-round.

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2 programs · $118K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During the summer of 2023 our organization served a total of 100,237 free lunches to children who were at risk of going without lunch operating from Monday to Friday. This initiative aimed to address food insecurity among vulnerable children by ensuring they had access to nutritious meals during the summer months when they might not have…

$85Kprogram expense
02

During the calendar year 2023 our organization distributed 40,000 weekend bags filled with nutritious food to children in 10 school districts facing food insecurity specifically targeting those at risk of going hungry over weekends when school meal programs are not available.

$33Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$347K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Investment incomeLn 3$72
Money outPt IX
$169K
Ln 25
Programscol B$118K
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$72
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$347K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6600
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$37K$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$161K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$0$24K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$16K$16K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$0$20K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$102K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$169K$118K$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $347K$169K$179K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$146K$14K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$98K$98K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $70K$81K−$11K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $174K$127K$47K$1.3M 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 $347,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$347,245
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,013$72
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,013$347,317
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,032$168,744
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $146,032$168,744
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$145,019$178,573
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $347,317 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$347,245
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$347,245
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$72
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated 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 $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$347,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $168,744 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,171 · Fundraising $0$1,171
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $24,349 · Fundraising $0$24,349
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,917 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,917
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $19,994 · Fundraising $0$19,994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,391 · Management $4,922 · Fundraising $0$107,313
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $118,308 · Management $50,436 · Fundraising $0$168,744
Part X · Balance sheet $1,698,039 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,946$7,299
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,128$10,966
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,321,879$1,679,774
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,358,953$1,698,039
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$160,513
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,358,953$1,537,526
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,358,953$1,537,526
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,358,953$1,698,039
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,537,526 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$347,317
XI-2 Total expenses$168,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$178,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,358,953
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$1,537,526

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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