Trees for the Future Inc

Analysis

Trees for the Future Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1989, 37 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, Trees for the Future Inc reported income of $13.0m and spending of $11.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $13.0m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Trees for the Future Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc ($13.0m), McKenzie River Trust ($13.0m) and Road Home Corporation ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $340k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $937k, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 26 employees.