Nonprofit · EIN 59-3802913
TREE HOUSE BOOKS
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,502,430 | $1,030,821 | $471,609 | $1,863,537 | $109,508 | $1,754,029 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,039,022 | $959,423 | $79,599 | $1,351,261 | $68,841 | $1,282,420 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,199,561 | $789,052 | $410,509 | $1,253,794 | $50,973 | $1,202,821 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,511,423
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,013
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$22,734
- Other revenue
- -$21,006
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $81,200
- Other salaries and wages
- $326,952
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $459,327
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,850
- Occupancy
- $24,954
- Travel
- $24,851
- Depreciation
- $20,233
- Program services (functional)
- $686,964
- Management and general (functional)
- $287,183
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,674
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,351,261
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,863,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $109,508
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,754,029
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $667,909
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,429,029
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $325,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,525,164
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 117
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BRIX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $81,200 |
| LAURICE SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CORY DULANEY | VICE CHAIR-P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE DE JACKMO VALENTINO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINE ALVEREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY BAILY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY CLOTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEWAIN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLITA JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUNG LI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHIOMA NDUBISI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN MACALUSO POPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BRIX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| LAURICE SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALIYA JOHNSON-ROBERTS | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE DE JACKMO VALENTINO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINE ALVEREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY BAILY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY COLEMAN CLOTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORY DULANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLITA JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEWAIN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE MANNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUNG LI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BRIX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $76,598 |
| LAURICE SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALIYA JOHNSON-ROBERTS | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEJACKMO VALENTINO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINE ALVEREZ | CHAIR-FINANC Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY BAILY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY CLOTMAN COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORY DULANEY | CHAIR-PROGRA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEWAIN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLITA JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE MANNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1430 W SUSQUEHANNA AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121-1632
- In care of
- % DARCY LUETZOW
- Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
- 1430 W Susquehanna Ave, Philadelphia PA 19121
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHAEL BRIX, 1430 W SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121
- Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
- Jonathan Weiss, 510 Oakley Road, Haverford PA 19041
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL BRIX, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (215) 236-1760
- Return prepared by
- J MILLER & ASSOCIATES LLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $686,964
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-3802913
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,863,537
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,525,164
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,199,561 | $789,052 | $1,253,794 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $956,207 | $741,482 | $842,259 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2007 Officer: Jonathan Weiss | December 31, 2007 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about TREE HOUSE BOOKS
- What is the EIN of TREE HOUSE BOOKS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TREE HOUSE BOOKS is 59-3802913.
- Is TREE HOUSE BOOKS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to TREE HOUSE BOOKS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TREE HOUSE BOOKS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TREE HOUSE BOOKS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TREE HOUSE BOOKS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TREE HOUSE BOOKS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHAEL BRIX.
- Who are the officers and directors of TREE HOUSE BOOKS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,200 (MICHAEL BRIX, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does TREE HOUSE BOOKS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,502,430, expenses of $1,030,821 and total assets of $1,863,537 at year end.
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