Urban Tree Foundation

Tax-deductible

Visalia, CA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 94-3354453

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To educate the general public on planting and caring for the Urban forest

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$58K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$77K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$12K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$58K
FY2025▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$79K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$58K
Expenses
$77K
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$77K
Net assets
$12K
FY2025▼ -60%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$12K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2000.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $38K Management & general 50% · $38K

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; $36K 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
$35,933Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Greg a Mendonsa’s $36K as Treasurer is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Greg Amend—$51,333
Greg a Mendonsa$35,933—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public on planting and caring for urban trees.

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1 program service account for $38K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Planting and caring for trees at various urban sites

$38Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Whimsie FundFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$58K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Money outPt IX
$77K
Ln 25
Programscol B$38K
Managementcol C$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$12K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Government grantsLn 1e$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Total revenueLn 12$58K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$32K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$0
Net assetsLn 32$30K$12K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$719$719
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$2K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$50$50
Total functional expensesLn 25$77K$38K$38K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $58K$77K−$18K$12K 990 PDF
FY2024 $73K$89K−$15K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $123K$94K$29K$46K 990 PDF
FY2022 $63K$68K−$5K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $79K$92K−$14K$22K 990 PDF
FY2020 $131K$131K$378$35K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $58,492 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,635
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,555 · Excluded from tax $500$58,055
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $50$50
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,248−$3,248
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,605 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,748$58,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $76,617 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,933$35,933
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,831$2,831
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,821$4,821
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $719$719
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,400$5,400
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,957$13,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,498 · Management $10,408$12,906
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $50$50
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,431 · Management $38,186 · Fundraising $0$76,617
Part X · Balance sheet $12,260 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,492$5,060
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,290$7,200
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,782$12,260
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,397$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,397$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,385$12,260
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,782$12,260
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,260 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,492
XI-2 Total expenses$76,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,385
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,260

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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