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TREE HOUSE OF LITITZ FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $55K · expenses $76K · assets $788K

EIN
83-0697409
Address
300 W ORANGE ST, LITITZ, PA 17543-1815
Website
TREEHOUSELITITZ.ORG/TREEHOUSELITITZ.COM
NTEE code
N32
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL PURPOSE IS TO OVERSEE THE FUNDRAISING, CONSTRUCTION AND CONTINUAL MAINTENANCE OF THE TREE HOUSE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND (THE PLAYGROUND) WHICH IS A PLACE FOR EVERY CHILD IN LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO PLAY SAFELY AND FEEL INCLUDED.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rich Abate TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Becky Becker CHAIR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Henry CO-CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jordan Best SECRETARY2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ken Trovinger EX-OFFICIO2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ross Mccracken BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Bingeman BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Enck BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Glisson BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Austen Hannis BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Carol Kurl (former) TREASURER2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Kara Miller (former) CO-CHAIR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Russell Snavely (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Richard Abate (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Martin (former) VICE CHAIR2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Courtney Richie (former) BOARD CHAIR2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Dr April Hershey (former) SECRETARY2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kirsten Blose (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 1 $0 reported 1
Henry Gibbel (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 1 $0 reported 1
Kate Good (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Mailen (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 1 $0 reported 1
Eric Landram (former) EXECUTIVE OFFICER2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Julie Clements (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Earl Ziegler (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 36 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICH ABATE TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
BECKY BECKER CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HENRY CO-CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN BEST SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KEN TROVINGER EX-OFFICIO1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSS MCCRACKEN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT BINGEMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE ENCK BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF GLISSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
AUSTEN HANNIS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 36 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROL KURL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
BECKY BECKER CO-CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
KARA MILLER CO-CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN RICE BEST SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KEN TROVINGER NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSS MCCRACKEN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT BINGEMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL SNAVELY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD ABATE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROL KURL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MARTIN VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY RICHIE BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL SNAVELY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HENRY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN BEST SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KARA MILLER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BECKY BECKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT BINGEMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KEN TROVINGER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROL KURL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MARTIN VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY RICHIE BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL SNAVELY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HENRY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DR APRIL HERSHEY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KIRSTEN BLOSE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 500 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROL KURL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MARTIN VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY RICHIE BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
HENRY GIBBEL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE GOOD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DR APRIL HERSHEY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN MAILEN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC LANDRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROL KURL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MARTIN VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY RICHIE BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIE CLEMENTS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE GOOD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DR APRIL HERSHEY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
EARL ZIEGLER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC LANDRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,904$76,103 $788,040$788,040 $53,651$0 $0036
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,148$72,849 $809,239$809,239 $41,331$0 $0036
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,472$72,047 $839,940$839,940 $45,402$0 $0050
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,603$76,704 $906,515$866,515 $88,480$0 $0018
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$519,652$39,086 $984,616$854,616 $518,771$0 $00500
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$381,554$7,504 $374,050$374,050 $379,709$0 $005

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $283,502 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$100,000 2019$100,000
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WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$100,000 2019$100,000
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GIBBEL FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TREE HOUSE OF LITITZ FOUNDATION” 2020 1$57,000 2020$57,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$21,000 2021$21,000
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LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$5,502 2023$5,502
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $76,103 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $53,963$53,963-- 70.9%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTALS $9,274$9,274-- 12.2%
Insurance $8,551$8,551-- 11.2%
Fees: accounting $2,330-$2,330- 3.1%
Other (as described)PURCHASES $1,599$1,599-- 2.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $386$386-- 0.5%
Total$76,103100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $72,849 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $53,072$53,072-- 72.9%
Insurance $9,206$9,206-- 12.6%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTALS $4,860$4,860-- 6.7%
Fees: accounting $4,760-$4,760- 6.5%
Other (as described)PURCHASES $907$907-- 1.2%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $44$44-- 0.1%
Total$72,849100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $72,047 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $51,823$51,823-- 71.9%
Insurance $8,896$8,896-- 12.3%
Information technology $4,514-$4,514- 6.3%
Other (as described)PURCHASES $3,351$3,351-- 4.7%
Fees: accounting $1,632-$1,632- 2.3%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTALS $1,176$1,176-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $655-$655- 0.9%
Total$72,047100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $76,704 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $51,176$51,176-- 66.7%
Fees: accounting $9,791-$9,791- 12.8%
Insurance $7,937$7,937-- 10.3%
Other (as described)PURCHASES $4,490$4,490-- 5.9%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTALS $3,310$3,310-- 4.3%
Total$76,704100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $39,086 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $12,470$12,470-- 31.9%
Insurance $7,937$7,937-- 20.3%
Fees: accounting $7,370-$7,370- 18.9%
Other (as described)PURCHASES $3,457$3,457-- 8.8%
Travel $3,303$3,303-- 8.5%
Fees: management $2,793-$2,793- 7.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTALS $1,027$1,027-- 2.6%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $303$303-- 0.8%
Office expenses $276--$276 0.7%
Fees: legal $150-$150- 0.4%
Total$39,086100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $7,504 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,113
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $2,281--$2,281 30.4%
Fees: legal $1,755-$1,755- 23.4%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $1,113--$1,113 14.8%
Occupancy $572--$572 7.6%
Insurance $550-$550- 7.3%
Fees: accounting $535-$535- 7.1%
Information technology $448-$448- 6.0%
Fees: other services $250-$250- 3.3%
Total$7,504100%

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