Trees Matter EIN 81-0597674

Trees Matter FY2023 filing

EIN  81-0597674 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Phoenix, AZ
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Encourages and grows more trees throughout the Valley.
Leadership
Aimee Esposito · Executive Director · $62K
Money in and out
$579K revenue, $611K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Encourages and grows more trees throughout the Valley. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $579K in revenue, $611K in expenses, and $358K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$579K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$611K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$358K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$32K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$579K
FY2023▼ -5%
Expenses
$611K
FY2023▲ +36%
Total assets
$379K
FY2023▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$22K
FY2023▲ +74%
Total revenue
$579K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$611K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$358K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$379K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $288K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Our Utility Shade Tree Program provides shade tree education and distribution for local utility companies. Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS), in Arizona. Working with SRP and APS, we help implement a valley wide program that teaches thousands of residents how to plant trees strategically to reduce their air…

$288Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTrees Matter
EINHdr · item D81-0597674
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenix, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.treesmatter.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
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 (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$61,890Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Esposito’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Aimee Esposito$68,331$63,632$61,890$60,700$58,968

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
Program service revenue$343K · 59%
Contributions & grants$236K · 41%
Program service revenue59%$343K
Contributions & grants41%$236K
Investment income$1K
Total revenueLn 12$579K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program services87%$533K
Management & general10%$58K
Fundraising3%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$333K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$22K
Total net assetsLn 32$358K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $334K · Operating expenses/yr $611K
6.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $533K · Total expenses $611K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $611K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $611K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $189K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $236K · Total revenue $579K
41%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $579K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $343K · Total revenue $579K
59%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $579K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $343K · Total expenses $611K
56%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $579K · Prior year $607K
-5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $358K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $579K · Expenses $611K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $379K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $358K · Total assets $379K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $634 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $379K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aimee Esposito · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $62K · Total expenses $611K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $313K · Total expenses $611K
51%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -5%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$88K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$988K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$715K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$579K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$607K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$374K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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