2019 ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Balance Sheet
Revenue Allocation
ASSETS Cash & Cash Equivalents Investments Accounts & Pledges Receivable Property & Equipment Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS
783,592 333,319 721,490 391,155 113,323 2,342,879
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Total Current & Long-term Liabilities Net Assets Without Donor Restriction Net Assets With Donor Restriction TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
706,363 1,512,440 124,076 2,342,879
Financial Statement
Expense Allocation
REVENUE Government Grants Contributions Earned Income Investment & Other Income TOTAL REVENUE
2,037,095 531,026 2,029,982 69,933 4,668,036
EXPENSES Management & General Fundraising JobPrep Programs Community Forestry Landscape Services TOTAL EXPENSES
589,023 106,133 1,647,333 494,422 1,380,131 4,217,042
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)
450,994
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Reflecting on 2019, much of our work this past year positioned us well for the future as we continue growing our efforts to transform lives and landscapes. Some important forward-looking activities included: Hiring Kathy Sullivan as our first Chief Operating Officer, and promoting a long-term employee, Anders Hawes, to Chief Financial Officer; Launching a robust strategic planning assessment process involving our board, staff, outside stakeholders, and partners, to help us clearly and deliberately chart our mission, vision, and focus areas for the future; Conducting a comprehensive employee survey, resulting in feedback we are using to strengthen our position as a desirable employer in the Twin Cities nonprofit sector; and Moving our offices to a new location in St. Paul, providing the needed space to continue to efficiently and costeffectively grow our impact.
Turning to our program areas, I am proud of the results achieved in 2019, some of which are underscored in this report. One significant highlight, our direct involvement on the steering committee establishing a new registered tree care apprenticeship program, working with Apprenticeship Minnesota, proved especially valuable. This timely new initiative offers apprentices longterm career pathway options in the green industry while helping businesses fill positions with skilled candidates. We excitedly look forward to 2020 with a refreshed strategic direction launching during the year, strong programs benefitting youth and young adults in our community, and with gratitude for our donors, partners, volunteers, board and staff for joining us in this life-changing work.
Jared Smith Executive Director | CEO
Board of Directors BOARD CHAIR
SECRETARY
Michael Huntington Genna Falconer
VICE CHAIR
Rhea Rochon
TREASURER
Dana Beasley
BOARD MEMBERS Larry Crosby
Thomas Redmann
Rolf Svendsen
Kim Jenkins
Kurts Streinieks
Donald Willeke
Douglas Peterson
COMMUNITY FORESTRY Increasing the Urban Tree Canopy... The Community Forestry department offers unique forestry initiatives providing volunteers, students, and JobPrep participants an opportunity to actively participate in improving their environment by planting trees.
Rhea Rochon, Business Support Manager, VP at Wells Fargo, and Vice Chair, Tree Trust Board of Directors (third from the left) with her team of Wells Fargo volunteers planting trees at Brandlwood Park in White Bear Township
IMPACT 5
Learning with Trees Plantings
3,280
Students Received Environmental Education
1,101
5
Trees Distributed
Municipal Tree Distributions
674
Volunteers Engaged
24
Community Plantings
3,507
Total Trees Planted
"We all have a responsibility to do what we can. It's exciting to be a part of the community and enabling the community to do beautiful work." — Rich Harrison, volunteer
JOBPREP Helping Young People Join the Workforce... Five employment training programs comprise the JobPrep department, offering opportunities to obtain internships and work experiences, so that promising young people can join the workforce and build productive careers.
Tree Trust YouthBuild students proudly displaying their certifications from the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) Tree Care Academy
WHO WE SERVE Program Outcomes
407
82%
88%
Total JobPrep participants building marketable job skills
Youth enrolled or re-enrolled in HS/GED program
Tree Trust YouthBuild students earned industry credentials
Overcoming Barriers
54%
49%
47%
20%
Diagnosed Disability
Low Income
Behind in Math or Reading
At-Risk to Not Complete High School
Gender
Race
Age
“Tree Trust opened different career paths and opportunities for me. They taught me responsibility.” — Moeriyah Foots, member of Tree Trust YouthBuild
LANDSCAPE SERVICES Transforming Landscapes... Tree Trust Landscape Services provides professional tree care and landscape contracting. This social enterprise supports our programs, advances the greening of our community, and creates opportunities for green careers.
"Watching your tree care crew work was an eye-opening and gratifying experience. They weren't cutting down trees and taking them away. They were performing surgery. For us, the entire operation was a time of amazement and gratitude for their skills and the great results of their expertise." — Leone Medin and Vin Graziano, Lowry Gardens Condominiums
CAREERS IN ARBORICULTURE Learning the Ropes... Together with tree care industry partners and Apprenticeship Minnesota, Tree Trust launched a registered apprenticeship program in our Landscape Services department. An earnas-you-learn workforce training initiative, the registered apprenticeship is a successful model to build a pipeline of highly skilled arborists in a highdemand industry. Apprentices receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training supervised by an experienced arborist, for a total of 6,440 hours, including 500 hours devoted to safety. Mastering indemand skills, apprentices earn a nationally recognized credential upon completion of the three-year program.
“I’m grateful that Tree Trust chose to enroll me in the apprenticeship. I feel more confident and knowledgeable on the job. This apprenticeship fast-tracks training, which is a big reason I would recommend it to a fellow arborist.” — Dan Schmitter, Apprentice, Landscape Services Employee
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