2024-10-06T17:04:00-05:00 2024-06-30 Stevenson CPA LLC 24 W Camelback Road A568 Phoenix AZ 85013 990 2023-07-01 810597674 Trees Matter TREE 6026892896 734 W Polk St Phoenix AZ 85007 Aimee Esposito Executive Director 2024-09-10 false Lisa Stevenson P01781883 6023199243 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X Aimee Esposito 734 W Polk St Phoenix AZ 85007 714684 false X www.treesmatter.org X 2002 AZ To foster and inspire an increased, more equitable tree canopy in the Valley of the Sun. 13 13 13 211 0 0 235629 234615 342519 472802 1259 7267 0 0 579407 714684 0 0 0 0 312522 391307 0 0 34426 298544 321618 611066 712925 -31659 1759 379454 424188 21938 64812 357516 359376 The need for trees in the Valley of the Sun has never been greater. Our communities depend on them not only for health and safety infrastructure but also for critical socioeconomic benefits and environmental heat mitigation. Through the education, distribution, and planting of the right trees in the right place, Trees Matter fosters and inspires an increased, more equitable tree canopy in the Valley of The Sun. A resilient future is possible for all generations, we just have to plant it. false false 301732 394158 Our Shade Tree Program provides shade tree education and distribution for local utility companies, Salt River Project, SRP and Mesa Electric, in Arizona. Working with SRP, we help implement a valley wide program that teaches thousands of residents how to plant trees strategically to reduce their air conditioning use while adding trees to the landscape. Residents are provided education on tree placement, planting, maintenance and are given 5 gallon trees to take home and plant. This year with SRP we distributed approximately thousands of trees and educated thousands of residents. We launched the City of Mesa Electric program in Spring 2024 and will continue to grow that program in the next few years. 100632 73667 157229 7217 4977 Park Rx is a program that we supported as a financial sponsor so that parks in high need areas are activited with a variety of areas so people can enjoy activities in parks and around trees. The Urban Food Forest program is mostly education based with some planting of food bearing trees in schools. Our goal is for community members to value trees through the function of food through this program. We have a recipe book and an annual event around a local tree that provides pancakes made from flour from the pods on the tree. This encourages people to embrace native trees and reevaluation the way the value the pods that fall from the tree. 7217 4977 566810 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 13 13 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true true true true false false false X Aimee Esposito 6026892896 734 W Polk St Phoenix AZ 85007 Aimee Esposito Executive Director 40 X 63632 0 1968 Mike Pfister Board Chair 4 X 0 0 0 Ryan Knowlton Board Vice Chair 2 X 0 0 0 Tabitha Myers Board Secretary 3 X 0 0 0 Eric Henderson Board Treasurer 3 X 0 0 0 Justin Katz Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Nicole Rodriguez Board Member 4 X 0 0 0 Lindsay Hahn Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Coby Bruckner Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Angelica Zamora Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Anderson Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Adolfo Maldonado Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Camille Hartmetz Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Doug Banfelder Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 63632 0 1968 false false false 234615 3900 234615 Shade Tree 900099 394158 394158 Trees for Schools 900099 73667 73667 Event ticket and raffle sales 900099 4977 4977 472802 7267 7267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 714684 472802 0 7267 73825 47986 14765 11074 253437 203721 40263 9453 4755 4755 30967 26623 2534 1810 28323 21832 4777 1714 24875 24875 60981 51368 7502 2111 3290 1623 1649 18 12521 9008 2843 670 14250 11399 2138 713 22244 21170 825 249 4648 3839 744 65 77 77 0 8188 4702 3128 358 Tree Acquisition 118328 118328 Event Costs 45487 35543 3893 6051 Dues and Subscriptions 1867 892 835 140 Training and Professional Development 4662 4021 641 200 0 200 0 712925 566810 111689 34426 205540 211409 127344 160281 31394 38690 14542 13808 15941 15941 0 0 634 379454 424188 13438 27312 8500 37500 21938 64812 X 237698 344376 357516 359376 379454 424188 1759 101 X false false false false false X 35288 45235 285659 235629 234615 836426 287753 328368 320945 342519 472802 1752387 323041 373603 606604 578148 707417 2588813 2425 2770 2667 7862 302818 56900 359718 2425 2770 305485 56900 367580 2221233 931 270 190 1259 7267 9917 931 270 190 1259 7267 9917 323972 373873 606794 579407 714684 2598730 0.85000 0.83000 0.00380 0.00380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false 0 false 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 15941 15941 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part IV, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the completed 990 is provided to the board members for comment and approval prior to filing the return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c A copy of the conflict of interest statement is given to the new board members upon joining and each returning board member is reminded annually for disclosure. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The compensation of the Executive Director is reviewed and determined by the board of directors using comparative studies annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organizations 990 is available on their website. The year end financials and other governing documents are made available upon request. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Park Rx is a program that we support as a financial sponsor so that parks in high need areas are activited with a variety of areas so people can enjoy activities in parks and around trees. This relationship & programming was terminated during FY24. The Urban Food Forest program is mostly education based with some planting of food bearing trees in schools. Our goal is for community members to value trees through the function of food through this program. We have a recipe book and an annual event around a local tree that provides pancakes made from flour from the pods on the tree. This encourages people to embrace native trees and reevaluation the way the value the pods that fall from the tree. Form 990 Per IRS instruction, Inkind services and unrealized gains are excluded from 990 reporting.