Tree Folks INC EIN 74-2569827 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Tree Folks INC FY2020 filing

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Planting and caring for trees to build stronger central Texas communities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $977K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $451K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1989
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Del Valle, TX
Website
www.treefolks.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$977KFY2020
Expenses
$1.1M
Net assets
$451K
People
19
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  74-2569827 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Del Valle, TX Founded 1989
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Planting and caring for trees to build stronger central Texas communities.
Leadership
Andrew Smiley · Executive Director · $77K
Money in and out
$977K revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$977K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$451K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$173K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$977K
FY2020
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
Total assets
$635K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$183K
FY2020
Total revenue
$977K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$451K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$173K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$635K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTree Folks INC
EINHdr · item D74-2569827
Principal addressHdr · item CDel Valle, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.treefolks.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1989
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$77,254Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$59,740Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Smiley$115,387$89,755$67,538$77,254
Marshawn Denny$59,740

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $866K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Planted over 13,000 native trees along waterways in urban areas through the Communitrees program; Engaged 850 volunteers; Distributed 4,8000 5-gallon trees to Austin residents; Planted 86 acres of floodplain land using the Rapid Riparian Reforestation method; Produced 12 educational videos available online; Enrolled 30 students into the…

$866Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$504K · 52%
Program service revenue$422K · 43%
Other revenue$51K · 5%
Contributions & grants52%$504K
Program service revenue43%$422K
Other revenue5%$51K
Investment income$413
Total revenueLn 12$977K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.09
Program services75%$866K
Management & general16%$180K
Fundraising9%$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$336K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$183K
Total net assetsLn 32$451K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $336K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $99K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.1M
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $866K · Total expenses $1.1M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $180K · Total expenses $1.1M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $103K · Total expenses $1.1M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $103K · Solicited contributions $504K
$0.20 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $504K · Total revenue $977K
52%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $977K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $422K · Total revenue $977K
43%
Investment reliance
Investment income $413 · Total revenue $977K
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $422K · Total expenses $1.1M
37%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $977K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $451K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $977K · Expenses $1.1M
-18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $635K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $451K · Total assets $635K
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $635K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrew Smiley · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $1.1M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $713K · Total expenses $1.1M
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 20%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.06%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,542

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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$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$994K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$977K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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