Through the Trees Corp EIN 84-4756513

Through the Trees Corp FY2022 filing

EIN  84-4756513 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Topsham, ME
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides experiential education through camps, wilderness adventures, and team-building activities.
Leadership
Marcia Griffin · Executive Director & Board Chair · $73K
Money in and out
$588K revenue, $599K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Provides experiential education through camps, wilderness adventures, and team-building activities. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $588K in revenue, $599K in expenses, and $36K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$588K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$599K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$36K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$11K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$588K
FY2022▲ +62%
Expenses
$599K
FY2022▲ +83%
Total assets
$135K
FY2022▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$99K
FY2022▼ -1%
Total revenue
$588K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$599K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$36K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$135K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $515K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Ttt Currently Offers Homeschool Programs Running September

May, Youth Day Programs throughout the summer, Teen Outing Clubs and Wildnerness Trips. Our goal is to bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing transformational experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence, and love.

$462Kprogram expense
02

In 2022, the Agency served over 200 families and many more individuals in Community programs where our goal, as with our youth and adults, is to bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing transformational experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence, and love.

$53Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThrough the Trees Corp
EINHdr · item D84-4756513
Principal addressHdr · item CTopsham, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.throughthetrees.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director & Board Chair
$72,684Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,297Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcia Griffin’s $73K as Executive Director & Board Chair is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marcia Griffin$72,800$69,992$72,684$40,004
Jules Gordon$8,490
Ceiba Crow$3,259$7,297

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$562K · 96%
Contributions & grants$21K · 4%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Program service revenue96%$562K
Contributions & grants4%$21K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$148
Total revenueLn 12$588K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program services86%$515K
Management & general10%$62K
Fundraising4%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$599K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$99K
Total net assetsLn 32$36K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $129K · Operating expenses/yr $599K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $515K · Total expenses $599K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $62K · Total expenses $599K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23K · Total expenses $599K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $25K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $19K
$1.34 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $21K · Total revenue $588K
4%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $588K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $562K · Total revenue $588K
96%
Investment reliance
Investment income $148 · Total revenue $588K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $562K · Total expenses $599K
94%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $588K · Prior year $363K
+62%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $36K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $588K · Expenses $599K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $135K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $36K · Total assets $135K
26%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $135K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marcia Griffin · Reported title Executive Director & Board Chair · Highest reported compensation $73K · Total expenses $599K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $454K · Total expenses $599K
76%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 108%
Revenue growth 62%
Accounting 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.

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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)$665K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024not on file
FY2023$618K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$588K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$363K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$99K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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