Treehouse Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363287099
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2023
Location
St Louis Park, MN, USA
Phone
9522381010
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Mental Health Center
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,332,617
Expenses
$4,637,848
Assets
$2,651,960
Liabilities
$2,803,837

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIMOTHY CLARK (PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANGELA SHULTIS (VP OF DIRECTLY OPERATED SITES & COMMUNITY ENGAGEME): $176,180 total reported compensation
  • ASHLEY SANFILIPPO (VP OF STRATEGIC EXPANSION & TECHNOLOGY): $170,045 total reported compensation
  • MOLLY BOYUM (VP DEVELOPMENT): $136,196 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We exist to unleash hope in teens by empowering the church to provide grace-based teen mental health support. Treehouse is a free, faith-neutral support group and mentoring program run by organizations across the globe. It provides teens who need extra mental health support with a safe place to belong. Our staff and volunteers are all trained using treehouse materials and are equipped to support all teens in a nonjudgmental and loving way.

What it reported doing in 2023

In fiscal year 2024, treehouse served a total of 3,160 teens. 947 teens were through our training sites in the communities of bloomington, brooklyn park, eagan, minnetonka, and new hope/plymouth.treehouse programs include:1. Support group: in weekly small groups of peers led by staff and trained volunteers, teens get to practice vulnerability and receive support in a safe space.2. Connect: meetings focus on personal and spiritual topics which address societal pressures and choices that youth face. These times are designed to help teens to grow into healthy young adults.3. Mentoring: one-to-one and small group connections develop positive mentoring relationships of support, friendship, and accountability.program format: youth programming takes place during after-school hours and weekends throughout the year.treehouse's mission is to unleash hope in teens by empowering the church to provide grace-based teen mental health support. Through caring relationships and balanced programs, our staff are committed to walking alongside youth so no teen walks alone. We want every teen to believe 3 core truths: they are lovable, capable, and worthwhile; they are loved without strings and never alone; and they have a future. The following is a list of our goals for every treehouse teen:1. Establish healthy internal beliefs and skills:- form healthy relationships with peers and mentors- build coping skills to navigate obstacles in life- move toward a stronger relationship with a loving god- discover personal value and purpose2. Display positive external behaviors and attitudes- graduate high school- engage in an educational or career path after high school- decrease negative mental health symptoms- develop hope for their future. In fiscal year 2024, treehouse served a total of 3,160 teens. 947 teens were through our training sites in the communities of bloomington, brooklyn park, eagan, minnetonka, and new hope/plymouth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 69.7%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -39.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.06; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.9% of revenue deployed · 69.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $176K · 25 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $106K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.