Tree-Plenish EIN 85-1678226

Tree-Plenish

EIN  85-1678226 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mansfield, MA Founded 2020
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers students to plant trees, reducing school carbon footprints.
Leadership
Sethu Odayappan · President
Money in and out
$322K revenue, $52K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Empowers students to plant trees, reducing school carbon footprints. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $322K in revenue, $52K in expenses, and $273K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$52K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$273K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $270K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
63.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +714% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+84%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +185% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$322K
FY2025▲ +168%
Expenses
$52K
FY2025▼ -39%
Total assets
$273K
FY2025▲ +394%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$52K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$273K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$270K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$273K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $52K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

We created a new Tree-Plenish website and user dashboard for students to track their event progress. We redesigned the event website that auto-generates for each event. We created a control center that allows us to track all schools progress. We created an outreach center that tracks all outreach to new schools.

$34Kprogram expense
02

We remade all educational videos and written guides. We compiled these resources in an online course on the Learnworlds platform.

$11Kprogram expense
03

We completed 15 tree planting events in the spring of 2025. Some of the revenue from these events accrued during this tax year.

$6Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTree-Plenish
EINHdr · item D85-1678226
Principal addressHdr · item CMansfield, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.tree-plenish.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah McVey’s $4K as Director of Operations is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 134 <$100K 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Sarah McVey$3,600
Maddie Groothuis$3,600
Justin Miller$3,600$2,400
Caroline Sprenkle$3,600$2,400
Sethu Odayappan$2,400$1,600
Elizabeth Elsner$2,400$1,600
Matthew Katz$2,400
Sarayu Manikandan$2,250

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
Contributions & grants$300K · 93%
Program service revenue$22K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$300K
Program service revenue7%$22K
Total revenueLn 12$322K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$52K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$273K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$273K
Months of cash on handcomputed63.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $273K · Operating expenses/yr $52K
63.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $52K · Total expenses $52K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $52K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $52K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $300K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $300K · Total revenue $322K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $322K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $22K · Total revenue $322K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $322K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $22K · Total expenses $52K
42%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $322K · Prior year $120K
+168%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $56K · FY2025 $322K
+55%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $273K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $322K · Expenses $52K
+84%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $273K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $273K · Total assets $273K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $273K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sethu Odayappan · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $52K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $52K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Revenue growth 168%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

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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)$322K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024not on file
FY2023$120K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$56K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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