Tree-Plenish
Tree-Duce, Tree-Use, & Tree-Cycle.
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Tree-Plenish
EIN: 85-1678226
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
Empowering students to create a more sustainable and equitable future through community tree-planting.
Ruling year
2020
Principal Officer
Caroline Belanger
Co Principal Officer
Maddie Groothuis
Main address
14 Stratton Road
Mansfield, MA 02048 USA
EIN
85-1678226
Community beautification
Community service
Reforestation
Climate change
Nature education
Population served
Preteens
Young adults
Students
Teachers
NTEE code
Environmental Beautification (C50)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
As students, we spent a lot of time learning about climate change in the classroom, but we didn't have many hands-on opportunities to create a meaningful environmental impact on our community. So, we created Tree-Plenish. Tree-Plenish's mission is to empower students to create more sustainable schools by replenishing the environment with the resources they use each year. With Tree-Plenish, students host community tree planting events based on how much energy their schools uses. We also believe there is power in community. Our platform gives student leaders the opportunity to harness this power and enact meaningful environmental change.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Community Tree Planting
Build a greener, more sustainable community by hosting a Tree-Plenish event and offsetting your school's energy consumption. All of our tree-planting events take place in the spring and the planning happens throughout the school year.
During the beginning months of the school year, Tree-Plenish recruits student leaders to host community-wide tree-planting events that are representative of their school’s annual energy usage. These events come at no cost to you or your school, and Tree-Plenish will mentor you throughout the planning process, offering resources and guidance. Examples of this mentorship include: chat support and virtual Office Hours, the creation of an event webpage, supplying saplings for the event, etc
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of trees planted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Community Tree Planting
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth-led community service projects
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Community Tree Planting
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of schools across the contiguous United States hosting a community tree planting event with Tree-Plenish.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Community Tree Planting
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Community Tree Planting
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
This is funding that was distributed to urban, low-income, and/or racially diverse communities in hopes of helping them achieve successful tree planting events in areas with marginal tree coverage.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Tree-Plenish has a few different goals that pertain to different aspects of our program for the 2023-2024 school year. Firstly, we want to continue to increase urban tree planting events in diverse communities by expanding the Environmental Equity Fund. Secondly, we want to continue building upon our sustainable planting practices and improving our sapling survivability data available for both our team and for community members. Thirdly, we want to create a more seamless event hosting experience for students by building our college chapter program to support students with their events. Tree-Plenish college chapters will recruit high schools near them to host tree-planting events, and we hope to partner with 10 colleges/universities this first year of the college chapter program. Finally, we would like to partner with 350 schools across the contiguous United States to help them host Tree-Plenish events through which we hope we will reach 100,000 total saplings planted in the organization's history.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Firstly, to address our goal of increasing urban tree planting events, we are applying for different grants to secure funding that can be distributed to urban, low-income, and/or racially diverse communities through our Environmental Equity Fund. Secondly, to improve sapling survivability data, we are working on outreach to community members who have planted and cared for trees to gather valuable survivability rate data. We will use the feedback and statistics received from this survey to implement better native species selection practices in regional areas, improved sapling care instructions, and the possibility of offering larger saplings at events. Thirdly, we are actively recruiting colleges and universities to expand our college chapter program by utilizing connections to such institutions from Tree-Plenish team members and students who have held a Tree-Plenish event in the past. Finally, our goal of reaching 350 schools and reaching 100,000 total saplings planted in Tree-Plenish's history is being achieved through various outreach methods such as partnerships with non-profits, connections with government officials, articles in magazines/news sources, and more.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2023 info
0.00
Months of cash in 2023 info
7.8
Fringe rate in 2023 info
0%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Tree-Plenish
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Feb 01 - Jan 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Feb 01 - Jan 31
This snapshot of Tree-Plenish’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $35,471 |
| As % of expenses | 41.8% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $35,471 |
| As % of expenses | 41.8% |
| Revenue composition info | |
|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $120,271 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.0% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 36.1% |
| Other revenue | 63.9% |
| Expense composition info | |
|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $84,800 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.0% |
| Personnel | 0.0% |
| Professional fees | 74.8% |
| Occupancy | 0.0% |
| Interest | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 25.2% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $84,800 |
| One month of savings | $7,067 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $91,867 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Months of cash | 7.8 |
| Months of cash and investments | 7.8 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 7.8 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Cash | $55,246 |
| Investments | $0 |
| Receivables | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $55,246 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 |
| Total net assets | $55,246 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Material data errors | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Principal Officer
Caroline Belanger
Co Principal Officer
Maddie Groothuis
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Tree-Plenish
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Tree-Plenish
Board of directorsas of 01/21/2024
Board of directors data
Sethu Odayappan
Lizzy Elsner
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
No data
Equity strategies
Last updated: 08/15/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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