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Trees of Hope

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0311861 Website

Trees of Hope transforms lives with fundraising and outreach activities for the exclusive benefit of childrens programs at star of hope, houston's largest mission for the homeless.

Trees of Hope at a glance

In short: Trees of Hope gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $300K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$300,000
+49.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$300,000
+49.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$300,000
Total assets
$136,438
+11.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Trees of Hope funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Star of Hope Mission: $300KStar of Hope Mission$300K

The largest 2025 recipient was Star of Hope Mission ($300K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Houston

How Trees of Hope gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2024) to $380K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Star of Hope Mission Houston, TXChildren's Programs$300,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$136,438$490,037$468,566$300,0001
2024$122,349$450,722$392,026$200,2281
2023$55,281$544,506$540,020$380,0001
2022$400,790$495,443$489,180$350,0001
2021$374,507$489,449$498,909$330,1501
2020$345,889$464,124$473,848$300,0001
2019$313,390$369,759$394,721$250,0001

About Trees of Hope

Based on IRS filings

Trees of Hope is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $136K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $300K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trees of Hope is led by Lisa Barth, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lisa Barth

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Colander

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kacey Little Maestas

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Noll

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaclyn Boutwell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Derouen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Grabiner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trisha Figaro

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Define O'Connor

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Battaglia

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Talbott Shaw

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adriana Cune

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evelyn Baldwin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jana Hobbs

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Rose

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Milligan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Morris

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kellie Brumbaugh

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Thompson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Olivares

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Dulaney

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $50K (2022) → $16K (2025)

  • Brooke Stuckey

    Executive Di

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $70K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Epler Jones

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Boyd

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carissa Barcus

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blaire Johnson

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Alina Schrom (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Vivian Winslow (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sara Black (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Emily Goolsby (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Ann Vitacca (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: April Cruz (2024) — Director
  • Former: Niki Nanavati (2024) — Director
  • Former: Adrienne Suttle (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Amber Fatheree (2021–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Allyson Archer (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cimbrey Brannan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Trisha Bradley (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jo Ann Petersen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kory Blum (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tricia Zieben (2022) — Director
  • Former: Aimee Burke-Rodriguez (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Ashley Petersen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jalane Theis (2021) — Director
  • Former: JoAnn Petersen (2021) — Director
  • Former: Allison Johnston (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Kelly Boyd (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Gower (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Aimee Burke Rodriguez (2019) — Vice President & Events
  • Former: Allison Crosby (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ashley Beecher (2019) — President
  • Former: Elise Swann (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: HollyAnne Jenkins (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Beato-Miller (2019) — Director
  • Former: Katie Leonard (2019) — Vice President & Membership
  • Former: Lesha Elsenbrook (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brooke Stuckey — Executive Di: $70KBrooke StuckeyExecutive Di$70KAndrea Dulaney — Executive Di: $16KAndrea DulaneyExecutive Di$16K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $70K, to Brooke Stuckey (Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Trees of Hope

How much does Trees of Hope give each year?

Trees of Hope gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $200K across 1 grant.

How large is Trees of Hope?

Trees of Hope reported $136K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $490K.

What is Trees of Hope?

Trees of Hope is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Houston, TX. It holds $136K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Trees of Hope operate?

Trees of Hope has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Trees of Hope's EIN?

Trees of Hope's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0311861. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 9, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Trees of Hope funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/trees-of-hope-morg_227463b357414c5dbce604b066cd6994

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