To beautify and improve the urban environment in the Tulsa Metropolitan area by planting and maintaining trees on public property and educating the community about the environmental, health, and livability benefits of Tulsa's urban forest.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$197K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $174K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$197K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $3.2M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.3M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1984.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.3M Management & general 16% · $271K Fundraising 7% · $123K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $197K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$123,255Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Dir
$74,156Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steve Grantham$111,335$105,088$91,415$123,255$119,060
Shawn Davis———$74,156—

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

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

Programs and updates

Plants trees and educates the public to beautify Tulsa's urban environment.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

PLANTING AND MAINTAINING TREES in the GREATER TULSA AREA: All residents and visitors to the Tulsa Metro area benefit from this program because the thousands of trees planted and maintained by Up with Trees contribute to a healthier environment and more livable community.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Tree School

Through Tree School, Up With Trees partners with schools to provide a 4-week environmental science course that teaches students about the importance of trees as well as how trees affect our everyday lives from the air that we breathe to the paper that we write on.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Citizen Forester Training

This volunteer training and development program combines classroom and field training from Tulsa's top arborists who volunteer their time and knowledge. After four weeks of classroom and hands-on training (including the art and science of pruning), successful candidates become part of an elite volunteer corps that plants and maintains…

$1Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Investment incomeLn 3$95K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$271K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$48K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$95K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6182
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$600K$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$266K$213K$27K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$521K$416K$52K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$84K$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$84K$67K$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$5K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$11K$22K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$23K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32K$6K$19K$6K
InterestLn 20$288$144$144
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$142K$114K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$16K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$378K$318K$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$5K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.3M$271K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$2.1M−$271K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.6M$9K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.6M−$410K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.7M−$270K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.9M$69K$3.6M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,403,862 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $291,563$291,307
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,448,017$1,075,396
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,237$95,357
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $121,793−$58,198
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,926,610$1,403,862
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $983,096$976,225
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $874,243$697,167
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,857,339$1,673,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,271−$269,530
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,403,862 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,318
VIII-1e Government grants$59,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,989
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$47,840
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$291,307
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,075,396$1,075,396
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $70,148$70,148
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $25,209$25,209
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$61,697
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,499$3,499
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,104,104 · Excluded from tax $70,148$1,403,862
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,673,392 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staffPrograms $212,611 · Management $26,722 · Fundraising $26,722$266,055
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $416,179 · Management $52,307 · Fundraising $52,307$520,793
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,840 · Management $10,537 · Fundraising $10,537$104,914
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,497 · Management $8,483 · Fundraising $8,483$84,463
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,024$17,024
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,306$15,306
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,778 · Management $1,593 · Fundraising $1,593$7,964
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,160 · Management $22,320 · Fundraising $11,160$44,640
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,478 · Management $2,935 · Fundraising $2,935$29,348
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,440 · Management $19,320 · Fundraising $6,440$32,200
IX-20 InterestManagement $144 · Fundraising $144$288
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $113,745 · Management $28,436$142,181
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,570 · Management $3,421$18,991
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $318,382 · Management $60,024$378,406
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,409 · Management $2,705 · Fundraising $2,705$10,819
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,279,089 · Management $271,277 · Fundraising $123,026$1,673,392
Part X · Balance sheet $4,878,980 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,708$76,134
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $503,435$3,505
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $102,169$106,064
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $202,823$183,316
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,216$9,960
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,412,238$1,281,759
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,819,656$3,205,883
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,514$12,359
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,169,759$4,878,980
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $107,730$88,080
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,453,107$863,524
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,599,153$1,099,411
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,570,606$3,779,569
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,570,606$3,779,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,169,759$4,878,980
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,779,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,403,862
XI-2 Total expenses$1,673,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$269,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,570,606
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$378,453
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$100,040
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,779,569

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