Speak for the Trees Inc

Analysis

Speak for the Trees Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dorchester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 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, Speak for the Trees Inc reported income of $769k and spending of $817k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $333k to $769k (+131%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Speak for the Trees Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arctic Encounter ($768k), Blue Ridge Prism Inc ($769k) and Environmental Community Action Inc ($767k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $339k. At year end it held assets of $591k against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $475k. It reported 35 employees.