Tree Lafayette
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Tree Lafayette meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to promote a healthy community by providing education, leadership, and inspiration in planting and caring for trees."
Year, State Incorporated:
1993, IN
Also Known As:
Lafayette Tree Fund
Tree Lafayette reports that it plants and maintains trees primarily on public property or rights-of-way in Lafayette, Indiana, along with working to educate the general public about the importance of trees. In 2024, the organization states that it, along with its volunteers, pruned 1,604 trees, re-mulched more than 487 trees, and planted 315 trees.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Tree Lafayette's program expenses were:
| Program services | $74,207 |
| Total Program Expenses | $74,207 |
Chief Executive
Gene Kroeschen, Executive Director
Chair of the Board
Barry Bruce
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Insurance Agent, The Mitchell Insurance Agency
Board Size
9
Paid Staff Size
0
*2024 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Note: Tree Lafayette reports that its executive leadership are all volunteers and receive no compensation.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Membership appeals
Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $95,495, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Tree Lafayette's IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Contributions and grants | $95,495 |
| Program service fees | $3,747 |
| Total Income | $99,242 |
Programs: 90% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 5%
| Total Income | $99,242 |
| Total expenses: | $82,841 |
| Program expenses | $74,207 |
| Fundraising expenses | $4,661 |
| Administrative expenses | $3,973 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $16,401 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $91,868 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $108,269 |
| Ending Net Assets | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Total Assets | $108,269 |
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Report completed by:
BBB Serving Central Indiana