Trellis EIN 51-0152395

Trellis

EIN  51-0152395 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Phoenix, AZ
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Verified accurate 8/23/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Educating, building, and lending to create stable homes and communities.
Leadership
Lopez Brenda · Interim CEO · $118K
Money in and out
$5.1M revenue, $3.0M expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Educating, building, and lending to create stable homes and communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $5.1M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, and $13.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$5.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -38% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +12% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.1M
FY20240%
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -7%
Total assets
$17.0M
FY2024▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$3.3M
FY2024▼ -13%
Total revenue
$5.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$17.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Loan and Lending Services

Trellis is a licensed mortgage banker in the state of arizona and a U.S. Department of housing and urban development (hud) approved secondary lender. Trellis originates and services first and second mortgage loans and down PAYMENT/CLOSING cost assistance.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Homebuyer Education, Counseling and Financial Coaching

Trellis offers one-on-one and pre- and post-purchase housing counseling and financial coaching; homebuyer education onsite and online; and credit and money management workshops in both english and spanish.

$433Kprogram expense
03

Affordable Home Development

Through its affiliate mission housing LLC, trellis partnered in a low-income housing tax credit project to build and lease 42 townhomes in north-central phoenix. Affordable home development also includes the activities of trellis realty, LLC which acts as a broker to sell properties developed and owned by trellis; assists clients in…

$280Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTrellis
EINHdr · item D51-0152395
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenix, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.trellisaz.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1975

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim CEO
$118,199Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (thru July 2024)
$101,229Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru July 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Duarte Patricia Garcia$42,946$141,226$137,280
Lopez Brenda$118,199$98,699
McCabe Joel$87,783$112,000$101,301
Golberg Trixieann$101,229
Trailor Michael$86,019$84,158
Feight Jeffery$64,400$37,172

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.7M · 73%
Program service revenue$900K · 18%
Other revenue$383K · 8%
Investment income$73K · 1%
Contributions & grants73%$3.7M
Program service revenue18%$900K
Other revenue8%$383K
Investment income1%$73K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.02
Program services70%$2.1M
Management & general28%$839K
Fundraising2%$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$13.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.0M · Less non-cash grants $850 · Cash operating expenses/yr $3.0M
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.1M · Total expenses $3.0M
70%
Management & General
Management & general $839K · Total expenses $3.0M
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $70K · Total expenses $3.0M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $94K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.6M
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.7M · Total revenue $5.1M
73%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.1M · Total revenue $5.1M
22%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $900K · Total revenue $5.1M
18%
Investment reliance
Investment income $73K · Total revenue $5.1M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $900K · Total expenses $3.0M
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.1M · Prior year $5.1M
0%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $6.0M · FY2024 $5.1M
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.1M · Expenses $3.0M
+41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $17.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13.6M · Total assets $17.0M
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $8K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $17.0M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lopez Brenda · Reported title INTERIM CEO · Highest reported compensation $118K · Total expenses $3.0M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.6M · Total expenses $3.0M
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $9.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$160,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,000
Trellis Community DevelopmentAZ · FY2023$149,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$113,925
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,239,605
Trellis Community DevelopmentAZ · FY2021$1,949,273
Unitemized GrantFY2021$170,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,647,800
Trellis Community DevelopmentAZ · FY2020$190,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$97,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$5.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$6.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$6.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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