Trees Columbus Inc

Analysis

Trees Columbus Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2022, Trees Columbus Inc reported income of $282k and spending of $239k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income fell from $328k to $282k (-14%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Trees Columbus Inc sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 65th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Economic Development Company of Colorado ($282k), Happy Hearts Working Incorporated ($282k) and Tennessee Economic Partnership Inc ($282k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $180k against liabilities of $5,231, net assets of $174k.