Nonprofit · EIN 77-0284682
FAMILY GIVING TREE
Tax-exempt · SANTA CLARA, CA 95050
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,552,801 | $5,749,428 | -$196,627 | $3,226,575 | $243,311 | $2,983,264 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,208,668 | $5,204,883 | $3,785 | $3,325,467 | $147,482 | $3,177,985 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,493,639
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $58,946
- Other revenue
- $216
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,502,381
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $391,528
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,574,567
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,383,241
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,500
- Accounting fees
- $38,199
- Occupancy
- $143,386
- Travel
- $53,773
- Depreciation
- $39,181
- Program services (functional)
- $4,681,849
- Management and general (functional)
- $884,101
- Fundraising (functional)
- $183,478
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,325,467
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,226,575
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $243,311
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,983,264
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $100,794
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,397,451
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,697,227
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $286,037
- Gross receipts
- $5,552,801
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 4,785
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESS GUTIERREZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 32 | $155,891 | $40,027 |
| JILL MITSCH | CEO Officer | 40 | $150,079 | $24,799 |
| CHARLOTTE WOOD | DIRECTOR MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,631 | $52,609 |
| JENNIFER CULLENBINE-PIETRASIK | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Former | 40 | $106,236 | $10,993 |
| JOANNE PETERS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA SWINEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNS MANSPERGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SACHI PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM HUMPHREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PROULX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOELLE HURLSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE DU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER CULLENBINE-PIETRASIK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $168,346 | $64,454 |
| JESS GUTIERREZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 32 | $139,342 | $61,363 |
| JILL MITSCH | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,671 | $32,466 |
| CHARLOTTE WOOD | DIRECTOR MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT Officer | 32 | $109,775 | $52,295 |
| ANDREA BORCH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIC MILLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIELENE HUEY-BOOKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SACHI PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM HUMPHREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAGHON SEKHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNS MANSPERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOELLE HURLSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE DU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 280 MARTIN AVE STE 6, SANTA CLARA, CA 95050-4320
- In care of
- % JESS GUTIERREZ CFO
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 606 Valley Way, Milpitas CA 95035
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JILL MITSCH, 280 MARTIN AVE STE 6, SANTA CLARA, CA 950504320
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Family Giving Tree, 606 Valley Way, Milpitas CA 95035
- Signed the 990
- JESS GUTIERREZ, CFO
- Phone
- (408) 946-3111
- Website
- www.familygivingtree.org
- Return prepared by
- ROBERT LEE & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0284682 or by the name FAMILY GIVING TREE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
BY INSPIRING COMMUNITY KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, AND VOLUNTEERISM. THE FAMILY GIVING TREE FULFILLS EXACT HOLIDAY WISHES AND PROVIDES BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO THOSE IN NEED.
Program accomplishments
- SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1990, THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELD A BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD FEEL FORGOTTEN DURING THE HOLIDAYS. DELIVERING A WISHED-FOR GIFT BRINGS JOY AND HOPE AND DELIVERS THE PRICELESS MESSAGE, "YOU MATTER. YOU HAVE VALUE". THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH NEARLY 300 SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES (UNHOUSED SUPPORT SERVICES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, REHABILITATION HOUSES, AND VARIOUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS) AND SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT ITS HOLIDAY WISH DRIVE. THESE AGENCIES SUPPLY THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE NAME AND TWO SPECIFIC WISHES OF THE CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUALS THEY SERVE YEAR-ROUND. A WISH CARD IS PRINTED FOR EACH CHILD OR INDIVIDUAL, DETAILING AGE, GENDER, FIRST NAME, AND THE SPECIFIC GIFT WISHES. THESE WISHES ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO NEARLY 700 VOLUNTEER DRIVE LEADERS (INDIVIDUALS, SOCIAL GROUPS, AND BUSINESSES) WHO DISPLAY WISH CARDS - OFTEN ON HOLIDAY TREES - IN A PUBLIC AREA, SUCH AS A BUSINESS LOBBY. BY SELECTING A WISH CARD, AN INDIVIDUAL COMMITS TO PURCHASING A GIFT TO DONATE FOR THOSE MOST UNDERSERVED DURING THE HOLIDAYS.THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 2,100 VOLUNTEERS IN 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF DONATED WAREHOUSE SPACE IN DECEMBER 2024 AND HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 VOLUNTEERS IN 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF DONATED PROGRAM SPACE IN DECEMBER 2023, WHERE THE DONATED GIFTS ARE THEN SORTED, WRAPPED, AND DISBURSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AGENCY PARTNERS FOR DISTRIBUTION. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A VIRTUAL GIVING TREE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT WISHDRIVE.ORG. DURING THE YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2025 AND 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED HOLIDAY GIFTS TO APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND 44,000 CHILDREN, RESPECTIVELY.Expenses $2,445,976 · grants $1,320,214
- THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOLDS THE CONVICTION THAT EDUCATION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE PATH OUT OF POVERTY; AND ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS BUREAU, ALMOST ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR CALIFORNIA CHILDREN ARE CURRENTLY LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE. TOO OFTEN, THESE CHILDREN LACK THE MOST BASIC SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS REQUIRED FOR LEARNING AND HOMEWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE AIMS TO CLOSE THE EDUCATIONAL GAP FOR CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BY PROVIDING BACKPACKS FILLED WITH ESSENTIAL, GRADE-APPROPRIATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES.USING A SIMILAR METHOD OF OPERATION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED BACKPACKS FILLED WITH ESSENTIAL, GRADE-APPROPRIATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES - INCLUDING STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATHEMATICS) SUPPLIES - TO APPROXIMATELY 28,000 K-12 STUDENTS, WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCTION, DURING TH YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2025 AND 2024. OVER 300 DRIVE LEADERS VOLUNTEERED TO ASSIST IN DISPLAYING BACKPACK AND SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST CARDS TO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE IN 2024 AND 2023. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 300 DRIVE LEADERS AND 2,000 VOLUNTEERS IN 28,000 SQUARE FEET OF DONATED PROGRAM SPACE IN AUGUST 2024 AND APPROXIMATELY 350 DRIVE LEADERS AND 200 VOLUNTEERS IN 50,000 SQUARE FEET IN AUGUST 2023, TO SORT, FILL, AND DISTRIBUTE THE BACKPACKS TO QUALIFYING SCHOOLS. APPROXIMATELY 250 SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES RECEIVED THE FILLED BACKPACKS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO QUALIFYING K-12 STUDENTS IN 2024 AND 2023.Expenses $2,235,873 · grants $1,182,167
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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0284682
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Unknown (Z99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,226,575
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,552,801
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2025 | $5,552,801 | $5,749,428 | $3,226,575 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $5,208,668 | $5,204,883 | $3,325,467 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $5,320,415 | $5,452,113 | $3,395,513 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Family Giving Tree | March 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 77-0284682).
Questions about FAMILY GIVING TREE
- What is the EIN of FAMILY GIVING TREE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FAMILY GIVING TREE is 77-0284682.
- Is FAMILY GIVING TREE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to FAMILY GIVING TREE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FAMILY GIVING TREE 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 FAMILY GIVING TREE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FAMILY GIVING TREE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FAMILY GIVING TREE?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names JILL MITSCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of FAMILY GIVING TREE?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $155,891 (JESS GUTIERREZ, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER).
- How much revenue does FAMILY GIVING TREE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,552,801, expenses of $5,749,428 and total assets of $3,226,575 at year end.
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