One Tree Planted Inc

Analysis

One Tree Planted Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelburne, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, One Tree Planted Inc reported income of $57.6m and spending of $77.9m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $57.6m (+870%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 282%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, One Tree Planted Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc ($57.6m), The Pauley Family Foundation ($57.9m) and Philadelphia Foundation ($57.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $991k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.2m. At year end it held assets of $68.9m against liabilities of $54.4m, net assets of $14.6m. It reported 61 employees.