Nonprofit · EIN 94-2825234
SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95828
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,629,416 | $2,401,753 | $227,663 | $15,793,996 | $1,307,223 | $14,486,773 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $15,163,213 | $3,535,928 | $11,627,285 | $16,012,681 | $1,788,532 | $14,224,149 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $3,273,842 | $2,900,612 | $373,230 | $4,063,827 | $1,497,161 | $2,566,666 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $553,763
- of which government grants
- $257,333
- Program service revenue
- $1,926,110
- Investment income
- $71,274
- Net income from fundraising events
- $50,184
- Other revenue
- $78,269
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $168,651
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,175,554
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,617,560
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $208,675
- Depreciation
- $93,646
- Program services (functional)
- $1,885,049
- Management and general (functional)
- $397,905
- Fundraising (functional)
- $118,799
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,012,681
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,793,996
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,307,223
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,486,773
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,619,724
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,262,722
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,224,051
- Gross receipts
- $2,664,745
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 2,735
- Year formed
- 1982
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Sanders | Executive Director | 40 | $142,124 | $14,031 |
| Allison Post Harris | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caylyn Wright | Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Johns | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Lapin | Dep. Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Chernow | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Janine Bera | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Benoff | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Modeste | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Wheatley | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Smira Brattmiller | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Lumus | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Wright | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Coreless | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meredith Nickel | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Talbot | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Luis Sumpter | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Sanders | Executive Director | 40 | $138,658 | $6,737 |
| Allison Post Harris | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caylyn Wright | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Johns | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Lapin | Dep. Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Lane | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Janine Bera | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Benoff | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Dickinson | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Johnnise Foster-Downs | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Smira | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Lumus | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Wright | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meredith Nickel | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Talbot | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Sumpter | At Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Sanders | Executive Director | 40 | $128,253 | $4,755 |
| Allison Post Harris | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caylyn Wright | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Johns | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Lapin | DeputyTreasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Lane | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Janine Bera | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Townsend | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Dickinson | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Johnnise Foster-Downs | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Della Gilleran | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jaime Lemus | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Wright | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Sumpter | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Chernow | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Hansen | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meredith Nikkel | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Harriman | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Rotelli | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Smira Brattmiller | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Talbot | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6011 MIDWAY ST, SACRAMENTO, CA 95828-0923
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jessica Sanders
- Signed the 990
- Jessica Sanders, Executive Director
- Phone
- (916) 924-8733
- Website
- www.sactree.org
- Return prepared by
- JAMES MARTA & CO LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2825234 or by the name SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED.
- 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
The Sacramento Tree Foundation is a community benefit organization working to grow thriving communities through stewardship of our urban forest.
Program accomplishments
- SACRAMENTO SHADE/NEIGHBORWOODS: CONTINUING A 30-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, THE SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 ENGAGED AND EDUCATED OVER 4,000 SACRAMENTO COUNTY RESIDENTS IN THE PLANTING AND CARE OF OVER 10,000 SHADE TREES. THE TREES WERE PLANTED TO MAXIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS, SUCH AS: ENERGY SAVINGS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION,IMPROVING AIR QUALITY, LOWERING URBAN HEAT, AND STORMWATER REDUCTION. TO ENSURE THAT TREES ARE PLANTED AND CARED FOR IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NEED THEM MOST, WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORWOODS PROGRAM. THESE INITIATIVES FOCUS ON BUILDING LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND DELIVERING PROGRAMMING THAT IS CUSTOMIZED TO MEET EACHCOMMUNITYS SPECIFIC NEED. THIS YEAR, OVER 2,500 VOLUNTEERS JOINED US TO PLANT, CARE FOR, AND STEWARD TREES IN SACRAMENTO'S URBAN COMMUNITIES.Expenses $1,418,600
- URBAN ECOLOGY: REPLENISHES AND SUSTAINS THENATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE REGION BY PLANTING AND PROTECTING NATIVE TREES ANDWOODLANDS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MORE THAN 3,000 NATIVE TREES AND 2,000 NATIVE PLANTSWERE PLANTED TO MITIGATE FOR TREE REMOVAL AND OVER 7,500 TREES PLANTED IN PREVIOUSYEARS WERE MAINTAINED. TREES WERE PLANTED AND CARED FOR WITH THE HELP OF HUNDREDS OFVOLUNTEERS AND THE EXPERT STAFF AT THE SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION. RELATED PROGRAMSINCLUDE THE HARVESTING OF OVER 10,000 ACORNS FROM NATIVE OAK TREES THROUGHOUT THEREGION BY VOLUNTEERS AND THE PARTICIPATION OF 1,500 STUDENTS IN THE SEED TO SEEDLINGPROGRAM. THRU AN EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, STUDENTS LEARN THRU EXPLORATION, WONDER, AND EXCITEMENTExpenses $339,711
- URBAN WOOD RESCUE:HISTORICALLY THE URBAN TREES IN SACRAMENTO THAT WERE CUT DOWN WERE SENT TO THE DUMP,CHIPPED INTO MULCH, OR CUT INTO FIREWOOD. URBAN WOOD RESCUE ACTIVELY DIVERTS THESEBEAUTIFUL TREES FROM THE LANDFILL AND CONVERTS THEM INTO USABLE LUMBER SO THEY CANCONTINUE PROVIDING BEAUTY AND BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM EDUACATES ANDHONORS OUR FALLEN TREES CREATING A GREEN ECONOMY FOR OUR TREES. ALL PROCEEDS OF WOODSALES SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION - EVERY PURCHASE HELPS USACHIEVE OUR MISSION.OTHERWISE BECOME TRASHExpenses $126,738
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2825234
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C36Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,793,996
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,664,745
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,629,416 | $2,401,753 | $15,793,996 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $15,163,213 | $3,535,928 | $16,012,681 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,273,842 | $2,900,612 | $4,063,827 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 94-2825234).
Questions about SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED is 94-2825234.
- Is SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED 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 SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jessica Sanders.
- Who are the officers and directors of SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,124 (Jessica Sanders, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,629,416, expenses of $2,401,753 and total assets of $15,793,996 at year end.
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