The Jesse Tree of Idaho

Analysis

The Jesse Tree of Idaho is a registered charity in United States, based in Boise, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, The Jesse Tree of Idaho reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $367k to $3.2m (+779%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 440%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Jesse Tree of Idaho sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Anoka County Emergency Foodshelf ($3.2m), Northwest Buffalo Community Dev ($3.2m) and Solutions at Work Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (2.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 19 employees.