Treetops Collective

Analysis

Treetops Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Treetops Collective reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $422k to $1.3m (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Treetops Collective sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homeless Childrens Foundation of Indian River County Inc ($1.3m), Oc United Together ($1.3m) and Zearing Child Enrichment Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $534k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $523k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 21 employees.