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Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund

Support scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry

$371k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$157k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$1.3MEducation$388kScience & Tech$192kEnvironment$124kRecreation & Sports$25kEmployment$5kYouth Development$5k
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 7 grants below total $326,714, the rows itemized in this filing. The $370,969 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $44,255 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $10k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $110k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $207k
$30,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$6.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$157,223
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE$30,000
TULANE UNIVERSITY$30,000
THE DAVEY INSTITUTE$25,000
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$24,977
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION$9,514
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 80% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST: $15k → 12%BIOCOMPLIANCE CONSULTING: $46k → 6%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $158k → 16%SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY: $105k → 9%FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST: $5k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: $25k → 9%CORNELL UNIVERSITY: $23k → 16%TREE FOLKS: $5k → 10%TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY: $23k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - GULF COAST: $20k → 13%CN UTILITY CONSULTING: $50k → 5%BIOCOMPLIANCE CONSULTING: $50k → 10%ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LLC DBA ECI: $50k → 10%CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $14k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT: $25k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $27k → 27%UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME: $25k → 13%HOLDEN ARBORETUM: $5k → 9%KENT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: $5k → 12%COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $5k → 15%WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $5k → 17%UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $47k → 9%WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $50k → 19%THE MORTON ARBORETUM: $29k → 7%UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE: $30k → 8%TULANE UNIVERSITY: $30k → 23%TCIA FOUNDATION: $8k → 5%UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS: $25k → 12%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $157k → 16%CORNELL UNIVERSITY: $10k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STEVENS POINT: $49k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS: $25k → 27%THE DAVEY INSTITUTE: $25k → 12%WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $50k → 19%UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE: $29k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS: $10k → 12%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $152k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT: $25k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10k → 27%THE DAVEY INSTITUTE: $15k → 12%WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $50k → 19%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $149k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10k → 27%WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $45k → 19%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $118k → 16%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $87k → 16%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $46k → 16%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $25k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
IA
IN
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
WV
VA
HI
LA
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 9 repeat orgs$665k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +58% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
23

Total granted

$1.4M
$610k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+58%

Still filing today

56%
26%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationEnvironmentHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • WV
    West Virginia University Medical Corporation
    3× · 2022–2024 · $150k · revenue +38%
  • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $59k · revenue +23%
  • UO
    University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
    3× · 2019–2024 · $46k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • SS
    SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2019 · $105k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • EC
    ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LLC DBA ECI
    one grant, 2018 · $50k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
University of Virginia Investment Management Company

The university of virginia investment management company (uvimco) is organized to invest funds on behalf of the rector and visitors of the university of virginia (the university or uva) and university-associated organizations (uaos).

Education
2
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
3
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
4
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
5
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
6
Claremont Graduate University

Claremont Graduate University prepares individuals to be leaders for positive change in the world. Unique in its transdisciplinary approach, the University is dedicated to the creation, dissemination, and application of new knowledge and…

Education
7
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…

Science & Tech
8
University Corporate Research Park I Inc

To hold title and perform related functions in connection with a research park and innovation center in support of michigan state university research foundation.

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9
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
10
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
11
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
12
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Virginia Foundation; the most unlike its peers is University of Notre Dame du Lac. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
11/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $891,939 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYSONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY: $104,523 · OtherSONOMA STATE UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $96,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+20 more: $546,726 · Other+20 moreUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION: $59,040 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF…University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc: $46,242 · EducationUniversity of…UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF…Cornell University: $32,869 · EducationCornell Unive…THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $30,000 · EducationTHE ADMINISTR…University of Notre Dame du Lac: $25,000 · EducationUniversity of…Clackamas Community College Foundation: $14,000 · EducationClackamas Com…West Virginia University Medical Corporation: $149,512 · HealthTHE MORTON ARBORETUM: $29,236 · EnvironmentTHE HOLDEN ARBORETUM: $5,000 · EnvironmentWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $5,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST: $5,000 · Environment
Other$1,639,188Education$247,151Health$149,512Environment$44,236

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWest Virginia University Medical Corporation: $149,512 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION: $59,040 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation Inc: $46,242 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCornell University: $32,869 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MORTON ARBORETUM: $29,236 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOLDEN ARBORETUM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds West Virginia University Medical Corporation ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND ↗
  • Who funds THE MORTON ARBORETUM ↗
  • Who funds University of Notre Dame du Lac ↗
  • Who funds Clackamas Community College Foundation ↗
  • Who funds TreeFolks Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE HOLDEN ARBORETUM ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY10.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Clackamas Community College Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 35 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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