Tree Fund-Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund

Analysis

Tree Fund-Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Naperville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Tree Fund-Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund reported income of $708k and spending of $633k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $709k to $708k (-0.1%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tree Fund-Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adkins Arboretum Ltd ($708k), Heather Farm Garden Center Association Incorporated ($708k) and Magic Incorporated ($708k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 129% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $133k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $326k, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 4 employees.