To establish educational programs in the field of arboriculture and urban forestry and to provide funding for research and education in arboriculture and urban forestry for the geographical area of California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ 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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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $683K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$274
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$168K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$141K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$753K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$168K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$153K
Expenses
$141K
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$87K
Net assets
$753K
FY2024▲ +4%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$618K
FY2021$731K
FY2022$681K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$753K
FY2025$819K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2007.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $95K Management & general 7% · $10K Fundraising 25% · $35K

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
President/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Research Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

Funds arboriculture and urban forestry education and research across California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii.

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1 program · $95K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Britton Fund participated in research and educational programs throughout the State of California, including "What Trees Give Us" assembly program, Women in Arboriculture programming and other educational presentations related to arboriculture and urban forestry.

$95Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60
Grants paid · 3 grants · $19K · 2022–2025
Western Chapter IsaFY2025$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$168K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Money outPt IX
$141K
Ln 25
Programscol B$95K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$753K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$274
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$168K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$683K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$274
Net assetsLn 32$753K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 685
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$109K$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$606K$683K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$765K$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$274
Net assetsLn 32$726K$753K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$27K$27K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$588$588
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$33K$348
All other expensesLn 24e$324$244$80
Total functional expensesLn 25$141K$95K$10K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $153K$87K$66K$819K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $168K$141K$27K$753K 990 PDF
FY2023 $143K$97K$46K$726K 990 PDF
FY2022 $106K$156K−$50K$681K 990 PDF
FY2021 $187K$75K$112K$731K 990 PDF
FY2020 $167K$107K$60K$618K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $167,708 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,338$57,522
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82,901$76,948
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,543$33,238
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $142,782$167,708
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,500$26,885
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,740$113,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,240$140,767
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,542$26,941
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $167,708 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,610 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$31,043
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,479
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,522
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76,948$76,948
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,628$26,628
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $110,186$167,708
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $140,767 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $26,885$26,885
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,509$5,509
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,221 · Fundraising $35,222$70,443
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $588$588
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,261$1,261
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,057$2,057
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,352 · Management $348$33,700
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $244 · Fundraising $80$324
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $95,458 · Management $10,007 · Fundraising $35,302$140,767
Part X · Balance sheet $753,588 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,239$25,729
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,117$1,217
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $48,170$43,403
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $606,291$683,239
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $764,817$753,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,443$274
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,444$274
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $726,373$753,314
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $726,373$753,314
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $764,817$753,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $753,314 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$167,708
XI-2 Total expenses$140,767
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,941
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$726,373
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$753,314

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