Shade Tree Ministries

Tax-deductible

Seneca, SC501(c)(3)Since 2014ReligionEIN 47-1384280Revenue $155K in FY2025

On file with the IRSshadetreeministry.org616 Lighthouse CT, 29672-6961 · Seneca, SCTax-exempt since Sep 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide a supportive environment for ministry professionals including, rest & relaxation, spiritual renewal, and personal & marital restoration

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Download 990
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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 64% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 64% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$155K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$170K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$151K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$155K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$155K
Expenses
$170K
FY2025-0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$154K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$170K
Net assets
$151K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$167K
FY2025$151K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $153K Management & general 10% · $18K

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; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$109,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory M Bagwell’s $109K as President is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gregory M Bagwell$109,200$111,700$96,000$96,000$96,000

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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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

Offers ministry professionals rest, spiritual renewal, and personal restoration.

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1 program · $153K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provided meals and lodging as a time of rest for those involved in christian ministry

$153Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$155K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$322
Money outPt IX
$170K
Ln 25
Programscol B$153K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$151K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$322
Total revenueLn 12$155K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$151K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$177K$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$167K$151K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500$500
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$109K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$52$52
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63$63
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$228$228
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$170K$153K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $155K$170K−$16K$151K 990 PDF
FY2024 $151K$171K−$20K$167K 990 PDF
FY2023 $206K$154K$52K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $162K$135K 990 PDF
FY2021 $188K$116K 990 PDF
FY2020 $164K$74K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $154,789 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,578$154,467
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $456$322
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $151,034$154,789
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $120,054$117,554
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,177$52,338
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $171,231$170,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,197−$15,603
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $154,789 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$154,467
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,467
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $322$322
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $322 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$154,789
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,392 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500$500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,200$109,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,354$8,354
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $52$52
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,417$2,417
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,543$1,543
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $63$63
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,756$13,756
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,908$14,908
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,513$3,513
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,448$6,448
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $228$228
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,410$6,410
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $152,561 · Management $17,831 · Fundraising $0$170,392
Part X · Balance sheet $155,982 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,553$66,222
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,139$20,189
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,349$18,901
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $50,399$50,670
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $177,440$155,982
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,312$4,173
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,266$550
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,578$4,723
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,862$151,259
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $177,440$155,982
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,259 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$154,789
XI-2 Total expenses$170,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,603
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$151,259

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

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