To provide community Arts programming and alternative educational opportunities through the Arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 20 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$410K
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$701K
+64% vs prior year
Spent
$690K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$5K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$701K
FY2025▲ +64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$429K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$701K
Expenses
$690K
FY2025▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$380K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$690K
Net assets
$5K
FY2025▲ +185%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$58K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$37K
FY2024−$6K
FY2025$5K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $614K Management & general 10% · $70K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$49,346Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Stewart’s $49K as Executive Di is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Lindsay Stewart$49,346$35,846—
Lindsay Pinchbeck——$25,128

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Offers community arts programs and alternative education through creative expression.

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1 program · $614K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Sweet tree arts provides community arts programming and alternative educational opportunities through the arts.

$614Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $50K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,980
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,217
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,091

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$701K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$460K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$231K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$690K
Ln 25
Programscol B$614K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$5K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$414K
LiabilitiesLn 26$410K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$231K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$460K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$701K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$292K
Total assetsLn 16$414K
LiabilitiesLn 26$410K
Net assetsLn 32$5K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$300K$292K
Total assetsLn 16$387K$414K
LiabilitiesLn 26$393K$410K
Net assetsLn 32−$6K$5K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$30K$30K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$33K$4K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$372K$353K$15K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$39K$2K$415
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$552$552
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$384
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$18K$945
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$263$263
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$48
InsuranceLn 23$8K$1K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$89K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$690K$614K$70K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $701K$690K$11K$5K 990 PDF
FY2024 $427K$478K−$51K−$6K 990 PDF
FY2023 $405K$387K$19K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022 $336K$376K−$39K$18K 990 PDF
FY2021 $429K$380K$49K$58K 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 $700,860 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,455$230,706
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $381,394$460,360
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $211$6,029
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,589$3,765
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $426,649$700,860
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,217$29,980
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $357,230$451,700
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,168$208,652
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $477,615$690,332
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$50,966$10,528
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $700,860 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,308
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,398
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,981
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$230,706
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $460,360$460,360
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,029$6,029
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,380$2,380
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$1,020
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,405$2,405
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $465,145 · Excluded from tax $6,029$700,860
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $690,332 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $29,980$29,980
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,529 · Management $3,827 · Fundraising $1,913$38,269
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $353,380 · Management $14,879 · Fundraising $3,720$371,979
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,379 · Management $1,658 · Fundraising $415$41,452
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,999$23,999
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,350$35,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $552$552
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,535 · Management $384$1,919
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,774$4,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,957 · Management $945$18,902
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $263$263
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,051$10,051
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,297 · Management $48$7,345
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,407 · Management $6,868$8,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,548 · Management $7,174$95,722
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $613,899 · Management $70,385 · Fundraising $6,048$690,332
Part X · Balance sheet $414,385 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,178$80,954
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,226$36,006
X-4 Accounts receivable$5,217
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $299,595$292,208
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $386,999$414,385
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,251$3,892
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $106,379$127,313
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $392,654$409,554
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$5,655$4,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$5,655$4,831
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $386,999$414,385
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,831 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$700,860
XI-2 Total expenses$690,332
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,528
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$5,655
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$42
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,831

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