Trellis Foundation

Analysis

Trellis Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Round Rock, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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 September 2023, Trellis Foundation reported income of $5.6m and spending of $5.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $13.2m to $5.6m (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 971%. Over the whole period it spent 7.0% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Trellis Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evansville Arc Inc ($5.6m), Latin Women in Action ($5.6m) and Newton Center ($5.6m).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $231k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $298k. At year end it held assets of $405.7m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $403.2m. It reported 6 employees.