Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest

“The form 990 and supporting schedules are reviewed by the budget and finance committee and then is distributed to the entire board of directors prior to being filed.”

“Annually, conflict of interest statements are completed by the governing board. Any conflicts are reviewed by the board and the executive director and are addressed.”

“The board of directors reviews compensation on an annual basis.”

“Available upon request at the friends of the pittsburgh urban forest d/b/a tree pittsburgh office.”

“On december 7, 2011, tree pittsburgh entered into a shared service agreement with three other environmental not-for-profit organizations to share the services of a chief financial officer. 100% of the chief financial officer's salary and hours worked are reflected on tree pittsburgh's 990 part vii as the grant flows through this organization. This initiative, known as "the environmental finance collaborative" was initially funded by a local foundation with a grant of $129,333 and structured as a two-year pilot ending december 31, 2012; however, it has been extended through june 30, 2014 with an additional $97,000 in support from the grantor. Under the terms of the agreement, all of the organizations share equally in services of the cfo and each reimbursed tree pittsburgh $13,333 for the period january through december 2013. Total reimbursed to tree pittsburgh in 2013 was $53,333.”

“Professional tree care: program service expenses 32,350. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 32,350. Other: program service expenses 25,805. Management and general expenses 6,582. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 32,387. Communication assistant: program service expenses 12,584. Management and general expenses 1,573. Fundraising expenses 1,573. Total expenses 15,730. Management consultant: program service expenses 14,167. Management and general expenses 875. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,042. Technical consultant: program service expenses 1,875. Management and general expenses 1,632. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,507. Office manager : program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 6,920. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,920. Printing: program service expenses 3,133. Management and general expenses 2,012. Fundraising expenses 330. Total expenses 5,475. Graphic design: program service expenses 1,025. Management and general expenses 250. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,275.”