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Trees Forever

EIN 42-1419181Environment Iowa Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Planting A Better Tomorrow

Founded in 1989, Trees Forever connects people to the environment through the planting and care of trees, prairie, and other natural areas. Our mission is to plant and care for trees and the environment by empowering people, building community, and promoting stewardship. To fulfill this mission, Trees Forever has developed cutting-edge programs and innovative processes, assisting community leaders with over 4,000 planting projects, involving more than 160,000 volunteers who have contributed over one million hours of their time, and helping to plant over 2.8 million trees and shrubs throughout Iowa and Illinois.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.50Overall score
out of 100

75.26Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,962,053

Total expenses · USD$2,022,642

Program expenses

$1,725,313.63 recorded amount

85.3%

Fundraising expenses

$141,584.94 recorded amount

7.0%

Administrative expenses

$151,698.15 recorded amount

7.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Shannon Ramsay
Recorded compensation: $100,323.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.95%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Trees Forever
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1989, Trees Forever connects people to the environment through the planting and care of trees, prairie, and other natural areas. Our mission is to plant and care for trees and the environment by empowering people, building community, and promoting stewardship. To fulfill this mission, Trees Forever has developed cutting-edge programs and innovative processes, assisting community leaders with over 4,000 planting projects, involving more than 160,000 volunteers who have contributed over one million hours of their time, and helping to plant over 2.8 million trees and shrubs throughout Iowa and Illinois.
`ein` EIN	42-1419181
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2022642.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.075
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.853
`fscore` Financial score	75.26
`leader` Recorded leader	Shannon Ramsay
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100323.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0495
`motto` Tagline	Planting A Better Tomorrow
`name` Charity name	Trees Forever
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1962053.0
`score` Overall score	82.5
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1725313.626
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	141584.94
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	151698.15

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-1419181
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.