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Urban Tree Foundation FY2023 filing

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Visalia, CA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 94-3354453Revenue $123K in FY2023

On file with the IRS1512 W Mineral King Ave, 93291-5819 · Visalia, CATax-exempt since Jul 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
29¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
29%
of spending
Concern: 29% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$82
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$123K
+95% vs prior year
Spent
$94K
To programs
29%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$123K
FY2023▲ +95%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$79K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$58K
Expenses
$94K
FY2023▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$77K
Net assets
$46K
FY2023▲ +170%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$12K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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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

29 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 29% · $27K Management & general 71% · $67K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Brian Kempf
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Amend
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diriki Jordan
President
$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 · $27K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Planting and caring for trees at various urban sites

$27Kprogram expense

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$123K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Money outPt IX
$94K
Ln 25
Programscol B$27K
Managementcol C$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Total revenueLn 12$123K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82
Net assetsLn 32$46K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$17K$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$82
Net assetsLn 32$17K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$465$465
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$2K$45K
All other expensesLn 24e$102$102
Total functional expensesLn 25$94K$27K$67K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $58K$77K−$18K$12K 990 PDF
FY2024 $73K$89K−$15K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $123,219 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,862$116
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,330$123,076
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50$27
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,242$123,219
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,187$27,713
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,007$66,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $68,194$94,406
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,952$28,813
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $123,219 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$116
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$116
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $122,076 · Excluded from tax $1,000$123,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $27$27
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,103 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,000$123,219
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,406 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,667$25,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,046$2,046
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,706$3,706
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $465$465
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,400$5,400
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,041$10,041
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,559 · Management $45,420$46,979
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $102$102
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $27,226 · Management $67,180 · Fundraising $0$94,406
Part X · Balance sheet $45,886 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,701$32,596
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,290$13,290
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,991$45,886
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$82
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$82
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,991$45,804
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,991$45,886
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,804 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$123,219
XI-2 Total expenses$94,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,813
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,991
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,804

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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