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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2024 Expires: July 2026

Healing TREE

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(502) 743-2733
6844 Bardstown Rd., #2036
Louisville, KY, 40291-3050
https://healingtreenonprofit.org/
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Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Healing TREE meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

BBB has determined that Healing TREE's program expenses are reasonable even though its program service expense ratio is under the 65% requirement in Standard 8. 

Stated Purpose:
Healing TREE (Trauma Resources, Education & Entertainment) advocates healing from abuse and trauma rather than coping with the symptoms, in order to transform lives and, ultimately, society. It achieves this by providing trauma-focused resources and education and by producing and partnering with relevant film, television, and theatre, empowering the social change necessary to create a healing movement.

Year, State Incorporated:
2014, KY

Healing TREE provides a variety of programs and services. It facilitates and sponsors 52-hour EMDR Therapy Trainings done by an internationally recognized, one-of-a-kind training team. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy is highly effective in treating the widespread conditions related to trauma but often cost-prohibitive for professionals, especially those in under-resourced communities, to get trained in. Next, Healing TREE provides a free, nationwide directory of trauma-focused mental health providers. This program works to connect individuals with providers who are not only brain-body based trauma experts but who also fit their unique needs, like being a therapist of color, a queer therapist or faith based, who take their insurance or offer sliding scale. Next up, Healing TREE’s short film Silk, and accompanying workshop with guided discussion, illustrate, educate on and explore the most insidious forms of abuse and trauma. The film engages high schoolers, college students, and community members to have an open conversation about these important but often undiscussed topics.  As part of its mission, Healing TREE produces theatre, film and television projects designed to educate on trauma and empower healing through entertainment. Healing TREE frequently collaborates with aligned companies and organizations to achieve a shared vision. These partnerships include shop partners who donate a percentage of their sales to support Healing TREE’s mission as well as related organizations that collaborate on programming. The nonprofit offers fiscal sponsorships for relevant projects (specializing in film and theatre productions). Healing TREE also provides Trauma Consulting for relevant film, theatre, and television projects/scripts in development as well as organizations.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Healing TREE's program expenses were:

Program services $107,599
Total Program Expenses $107,599

Chief Executive
Marissa Ghavami, Founding Executive and Artistic Director

Chair of the Board
Sarah Rogers

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Associate Vice-President within Medicare and Medicaid Strategy, Humana

Board Size
6

Paid Staff Size
1

Method(s) Used:
Door-to-door solicitation, Grant proposals, Internet

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 24.21%

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 Healing TREE's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
All other contributions, gifts, grants $118,192
EMDR Therapy Training $88,591
Fundraising events $39,913
Trauma Consulting $800
Other income $147
Other fundraising events, net $-16,290
Total Income $231,353

Programs: 59% Fundraising: 19% Administrative: 22%

Total Income $231,353
Total expenses: $182,079
  Program expenses $107,599
  Fundraising expenses $34,339
  Administrative expenses $40,141
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $49,274
Beginning Net Assets $32,337
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $81,611
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $81,611
Ending net assets as reported above are without donor restrictions.

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