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The Gathering Tree FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Springfield, MO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 46-1371575

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To create a safe and friendly environment where meaningful relationships can develop between homeless friends and our good samaritan volunteers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $811K a year · 37% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $244K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$337K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$5.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -57%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$782K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +30%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$901K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$5.0M
FY2021▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$6.4M

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2013.

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% · $863K Management & general 26% · $301K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Brown
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Connects homeless individuals with volunteers for safe, friendly relationship building.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $863K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Eden Village

Designed to serve the chronically disabled homeless in a permanent supportive housing community.

$863Kprogram 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
Community Foundation of the Ozarks INCFY2024$150K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$50K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$22K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$16K
Blue Sea Philanthropy USAFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$244K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$863K
Managementcol C$301K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$420K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$172K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$420K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6360
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$370K$420K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K$337K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$5.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$286K$220K$61K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$250$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$128$128
Accounting feesLn 11c$200$200
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$137K$85K$49K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$90K$49K$41K$594
OccupancyLn 16$186K$113K$73K
TravelLn 17$16K$6K$10K
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$336K$336K
InsuranceLn 23$83K$23K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$863K$301K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $782K$1.2M−$423K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$1.8M$1.4M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$1.9M$421K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$260K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$901K$2.4M$4.8M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,433,099 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$117,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,314,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,431,856
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,243$1,243
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,243$1,433,099
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,173,297 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $219,990 · Management $60,850 · Fundraising $5,499$286,339
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,863 · Management $5,507$18,370
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $250 · Fundraising $1,000$1,250
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $128$128
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $200$200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,906 · Management $49,092 · Fundraising $2,561$136,559
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,658 · Management $1,736$5,394
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,551 · Management $40,564 · Fundraising $594$89,709
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,246 · Management $72,694$185,940
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,041 · Management $9,882$15,923
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,470$14,470
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $335,972$335,972
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,722 · Management $60,321$83,043
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $862,997 · Management $300,646 · Fundraising $9,654$1,173,297
Part X · Balance sheet $5,373,625 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $260,365$247,868
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $109,314$172,127
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,712,495$4,951,730
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,900$1,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,084,074$5,373,625
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,308$6,645
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $292,708$330,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $307,016$336,765
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,777,058$5,036,860
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,777,058$5,036,860
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,084,074$5,373,625
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,036,860 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,433,099
XI-2 Total expenses$1,173,297
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$259,802
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,777,058
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,036,860

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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