2026-07-14T16:08:42-04:00 2025-12-31 272001590 J MILLER & ASSOCIATES LLC PO BOX 27308 PHILADELPHIA PA 19118 990 2025-01-01 593802913 TREE HOUSE BOOKS TREE 2152361760 1430 W SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 MICHAEL BRIX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2152361760 2026-07-14 true JOYCE MILLER P00047160 2156001701 2026-07-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL BRIX 1430 W SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 1525164 false X TREEHOUSEBOOKS.ORG X 2005 PA AT TREE HOUSE BOOKS, OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD IN PHILADELPHIA HAS ACCESS TO BOOKS, AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO GROW AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY OF READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS. SINCE 2005, TREE HOUSE BOOKS HAS PROVIDED OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMS THAT SPARK A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING AND WRITING IN CHILDREN FROM THEIR EARLIEST MOMENTS, THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. OUR SPACE IS A WARM, SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS. WE SUPPORT THE CRUCIAL ROLE FAMILIES PLAY IN CREATING A LITERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENT, AND ACTIVELY WORK TO PROMOTE FAMILIES READING TOGETHER AT HOME. EVERYTHING WE DO IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. 12 12 15 117 0 1015888 1511423 0 12013 23134 -21006 1039022 1502430 0 0 415295 459327 0 56674 544128 571494 959423 1030821 79599 471609 1351261 1863537 68841 109508 1282420 1754029 X AT TREE HOUSE BOOKS, OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD IN PHILADELPHIA HAS ACCESS TO BOOKS, AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO GROW AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY OF READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS. SINCE 2005, TREE HOUSE BOOKS HAS PROVIDED OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMS THAT SPARK A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING AND WRITING IN CHILDREN FROM THEIR EARLIEST MOMENTS, THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. OUR SPACE IS A WARM, SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS. WE SUPPORT THE CRUCIAL ROLE FAMILIES PLAY IN CREATING A LITERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENT, AND ACTIVELY WORK TO PROMOTE FAMILIES READING TOGETHER AT HOME. EVERYTHING WE DO IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. false false 686964 TREE HOUSE BOOKS MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN 2025, CELEBRATING ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY WHILE ACHIEVING RECORD PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES. THE YEAR STARTED OFF IN RECOVERY FROM A CHRISTMAS DAY WATER EMERGENCY THAT CLOSED OUR DOORS FOR 3 WEEKS AND RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF OVER 5,000 BOOKS. OUR SUPPORTERS STEPPED UP AND MADE SURE THIS SETBACK WOULD NOT SET US BACK FOR LONG. IN JUST THREE WEEKS, WE WERE BACK RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY, AND WE RECEIVED MORE BOOK DONATIONS THAN AT ANY OTHER POINT IN OUR HISTORY. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CELEBRATE OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY, WE GATHERED TOGETHER OFTEN TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF TREE HOUSE BOOKS. IT ALL STARTED WITH AN ALUMNI REUNION IN APRIL, WHERE FOUNDERS, PAST STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES, AND YOUTH SHARED STORIES OF HOW THIS PLACE HELPED SHAPE THEIR LIVES: FROM BECOMING BETTER READERS, TO ALUMNI STARTING THEIR OWN NONPROFITS, TO FORMER STUDENTS BRINGING THEIR CHILDREN TO ENJOY THE READING LOFT. THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED WITH OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CHAMPIONS OF LITERACY EVENT, WHERE WE HEARD FROM ALUM DR. MECCA JAMILIAH SULLIVAN, OUR FIRST PROGRAM DIRECTOR. SHE WAS PRESENTED HER AWARD BY FORMER BOARD MEMBER ELI GOLDBLATT AND FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DARCY SEABRIGHT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZED THE S. ALBERT FUND AS OUR PARTNER OF THE YEAR. OUR PHILADELPHIA LITERACY DAY HAD OVER 1,400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE AT OUR ANNUAL STREET FESTIVAL. ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS TOOK HUGE STEPS FORWARD IN 2025. WE HIRED A FULL-TIME COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND BOOK DISTRIBUTOR SO THE TRAVELING TREE HOUSE COULD CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND. TREE HOUSE BOOKS DISTRIBUTED 106,513 BOOKS IN 2025, SURPASSING 100,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY. THIS WAS DESPITE LOSING A MONTH TO THE WATER EMERGENCY. WE HAD 266,246 WORTH OF BOOKS DONATED THROUGH 59 UNIQUE BOOK DRIVES AND SEVERAL HUNDRED INDIVIDUAL DONORS. OUR TRAVELING TREE HOUSE VISITED 182 PARTNER SITES, GIVING AWAY 18,699 BOOKS IN 443 STOPS. OUR GIVING LIBRARY ADDED 2,014 MEMBERS FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 10,000. WE HAD 7,538 VISITS TO THE GIVING LIBRARY IN 2025. WE ALSO STARTED MEASURING OUR IMPACT IN REDUCING WASTE, SAVING 30,321 LBS OF BOOKS FROM POTENTIALLY HEADING INTO A LANDFILL. BOTH OUR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER LITERACY STUDIOS WERE WELL ATTENDED, WITH 25 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EACH PROGRAM. OUR SUMMER WORDS ON WHEELS DELIVERY PROGRAM HAD 79 STUDENT SUMMER READERS. OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ALSO STEPPED INTO GREATER LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR, PLANNING A WRITING RETREAT IN THE POCONOS THAT 12 YOUTH ATTENDEDOUR FIRST OF ITS KIND. OUR TEEN PROGRAM WAS FEATURED IN "ECOSYSTEMS OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: PATHWAYS TO NEW PROGRAMS" BY TRISHA A. SWED, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY. ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BEACH DAY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, RENTING A BUS AND TAKING 50 PEOPLE FOR A DAY OF FUN AT THE SHORE. COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDED TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND THE BOOK RELEASE FOR "WE THE PIZZA," PENNED BY OUR NEIGHBOR MUHAMMAD ABDUL-HADI, OWNER OF DOWN NORTH PIZZA. OUR PLANS FOR BUILDING RENOVATION AND PROGRAM EXPANSION REMAIN ON TARGET FOR COMPLETION BY THE END OF 2026. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SILENT PHASE OF OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND WE ARE CONFIDENT WE WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN 2026 WITH NO DISRUPTION TO PROGRAMMING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDED 3 NEW MEMBERS, AND SAW THE DEPARTURE OF 2 MEMBERS DUE TO TERMS EXPIRING. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A DIVERSE RATIO OF BOARD MEMBERS, WITH OVER 50% BLACK AND BROWN LEADERSHIP. VOLUNTEER SUPPORT REMAINED ESSENTIAL TO OPERATIONS AND 96 VOLUNTEERS GAVE 2,289 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 686964 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 7 0 15 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false PA X THE ORGANIZATION 2152361760 1430 W SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19121 MICHAEL BRIX EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 81200 0 0 LAURICE SMITH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CORY DULANEY VICE CHAIR-P 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE DE JACKMO VALENTINO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINE ALVEREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY BAILY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY CLOTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEWAIN JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLITA JOSEPH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUNG LI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHIOMA NDUBISI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN MACALUSO POPP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 81200 false false false 56650 1454773 294370 1511423 12013 12013 56650 22734 -22734 OTHER INCOME 900099 1728 1728 1728 1502430 1728 12013 X 81200 59428 14112 7660 326952 239287 56822 30843 9601 9601 41574 31347 6719 3508 22850 22850 105219 42654 51390 11175 56383 7187 46639 2557 24954 108 24672 174 24851 19084 5326 441 20233 2025 18208 29060 2026 26772 262 DONATED BOOKS 266980 266980 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EXPE 15228 14224 950 54 TELEPHONE 2479 240 2239 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 2227 2167 60 1030 207 823 1030821 686964 287183 56674 628679 424910 384893 75300 190995 3985 6781 714000 46091 643297 667909 188049 1351261 1863537 68841 109508 68841 109508 X 1052133 1429029 230287 325000 1282420 1754029 1351261 1863537 471609 X false true X true false X 1073080 911059 1143449 1015888 1511423 5654899 1073080 911059 1143449 1015888 1511423 5654899 798741 4856158 12013 12013 783 8918 23548 17355 1728 52332 5719244 144930 0.84910 0.85080 X PART II, LINE 10 52,332 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 656504 29374 627130 57496 16717 40779 667909 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 188049 188049 X 1502430 1502430 1502430 1030821 1030821 1030821 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXCEPT ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAHT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANNUAL FUNDRAIS 56650 56650 21907 827 56650 56650 21907 827 22734 -22734 X 266980 FAIR VALUE ESTIMATE X LEGAL SERVICES 1 27390 FAIR VALUE ESTIMATE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AT TREE HOUSE BOOKS, OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD IN PHILADELPHIA HAS ACCESS TO BOOKS, AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO GROW AND SUSTAIN A COMMUNITY OF READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS. SINCE 2005, TREE HOUSE BOOKS HAS PROVIDED OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMS THAT SPARK A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING AND WRITING IN CHILDREN FROM THEIR EARLIEST MOMENTS, THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. OUR SPACE IS A WARM, SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS. WE SUPPORT THE CRUCIAL ROLE FAMILIES PLAY IN CREATING A LITERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENT, AND ACTIVELY WORK TO PROMOTE FAMILIES READING TOGETHER AT HOME. EVERYTHING WE DO IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TREE HOUSE BOOKS MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN 2025, CELEBRATING ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY WHILE ACHIEVING RECORD PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES. THE YEAR STARTED OFF IN RECOVERY FROM A CHRISTMAS DAY WATER EMERGENCY THAT CLOSED OUR DOORS FOR 3 WEEKS AND RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF OVER 5,000 BOOKS. OUR SUPPORTERS STEPPED UP AND MADE SURE THIS SETBACK WOULD NOT SET US BACK FOR LONG. IN JUST THREE WEEKS, WE WERE BACK RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY, AND WE RECEIVED MORE BOOK DONATIONS THAN AT ANY OTHER POINT IN OUR HISTORY. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CELEBRATE OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY, WE GATHERED TOGETHER OFTEN TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF TREE HOUSE BOOKS. IT ALL STARTED WITH AN ALUMNI REUNION IN APRIL, WHERE FOUNDERS, PAST STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES, AND YOUTH SHARED STORIES OF HOW THIS PLACE HELPED SHAPE THEIR LIVES: FROM BECOMING BETTER READERS, TO ALUMNI STARTING THEIR OWN NONPROFITS, TO FORMER STUDENTS BRINGING THEIR CHILDREN TO ENJOY THE READING LOFT. THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED WITH OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CHAMPIONS OF LITERACY EVENT, WHERE WE HEARD FROM ALUM DR. MECCA JAMILIAH SULLIVAN, OUR FIRST PROGRAM DIRECTOR. SHE WAS PRESENTED HER AWARD BY FORMER BOARD MEMBER ELI GOLDBLATT AND FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DARCY SEABRIGHT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZED THE S. ALBERT FUND AS OUR PARTNER OF THE YEAR. OUR PHILADELPHIA LITERACY DAY HAD OVER 1,400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE AT OUR ANNUAL STREET FESTIVAL. ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS TOOK HUGE STEPS FORWARD IN 2025. WE HIRED A FULL-TIME COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND BOOK DISTRIBUTOR SO THE TRAVELING TREE HOUSE COULD CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND. TREE HOUSE BOOKS DISTRIBUTED 106,513 BOOKS IN 2025, SURPASSING 100,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY. THIS WAS DESPITE LOSING A MONTH TO THE WATER EMERGENCY. WE HAD 266,246 WORTH OF BOOKS DONATED THROUGH 59 UNIQUE BOOK DRIVES AND SEVERAL HUNDRED INDIVIDUAL DONORS. OUR TRAVELING TREE HOUSE VISITED 182 PARTNER SITES, GIVING AWAY 18,699 BOOKS IN 443 STOPS. OUR GIVING LIBRARY ADDED 2,014 MEMBERS FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 10,000. WE HAD 7,538 VISITS TO THE GIVING LIBRARY IN 2025. WE ALSO STARTED MEASURING OUR IMPACT IN REDUCING WASTE, SAVING 30,321 LBS OF BOOKS FROM POTENTIALLY HEADING INTO A LANDFILL. BOTH OUR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER LITERACY STUDIOS WERE WELL ATTENDED, WITH 25 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EACH PROGRAM. OUR SUMMER WORDS ON WHEELS DELIVERY PROGRAM HAD 79 STUDENT SUMMER READERS. OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ALSO STEPPED INTO GREATER LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR, PLANNING A WRITING RETREAT IN THE POCONOS THAT 12 YOUTH ATTENDEDOUR FIRST OF ITS KIND. OUR TEEN PROGRAM WAS FEATURED IN "ECOSYSTEMS OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: PATHWAYS TO NEW PROGRAMS" BY TRISHA A. SWED, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY. ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BEACH DAY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, RENTING A BUS AND TAKING 50 PEOPLE FOR A DAY OF FUN AT THE SHORE. COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDED TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND THE BOOK RELEASE FOR "WE THE PIZZA," PENNED BY OUR NEIGHBOR MUHAMMAD ABDUL-HADI, OWNER OF DOWN NORTH PIZZA. OUR PLANS FOR BUILDING RENOVATION AND PROGRAM EXPANSION REMAIN ON TARGET FOR COMPLETION BY THE END OF 2026. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SILENT PHASE OF OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND WE ARE CONFIDENT WE WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN 2026 WITH NO DISRUPTION TO PROGRAMMING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDED 3 NEW MEMBERS, AND SAW THE DEPARTURE OF 2 MEMBERS DUE TO TERMS EXPIRING. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A DIVERSE RATIO OF BOARD MEMBERS, WITH OVER 50% BLACK AND BROWN LEADERSHIP. VOLUNTEER SUPPORT REMAINED ESSENTIAL TO OPERATIONS AND 96 VOLUNTEERS GAVE 2,289 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER WITH THE AUDITOR. A COMPLETED COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ON-GOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 TREE HOUSE BOOKS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 42,654 51,390 11,175