Treetops Collective
To connect new American women with people and opportunities in their new community so they can put their roots down deep and stand tall for generations to come.
Treetops Collective at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,356,275
- +38.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,498,796
- +53.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $294
- -42.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,566,931
- +18.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Treetops Collective funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $6K (2022). In 2023 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Treasure for all Nations Child Care Grandville, MI | Business support | $6,202 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,356,275 | $2,498,796 | $1,566,931 | — | — | $294 |
| 2024 | $2,422,169 | $1,626,295 | $1,327,087 | — | — | $510 |
| 2023 | $2,155,616 | $1,274,645 | $1,115,782 | $3,250 | Total only | $2,121 |
| 2022 | $2,002,234 | $1,297,025 | $804,957 | $6,202 | 1 | $91 |
| 2021 | $1,496,913 | $847,979 | $657,137 | — | — | $90 |
| 2020 | $1,398,145 | $677,858 | $519,344 | — | — | $242 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Treetops Collective
Based on IRS filings
Treetops Collective is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Grand Rapids, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $294.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Treetops Collective is led by Tarah Carnahan, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tarah Carnahan
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$60K (2020) → $97K (2025)
Joanna Boer
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Aernouts
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Munira Mohamed
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anja Harmon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Trenary
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pete Knoester
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarab Sarah
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aldina Babic
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raul Herrera-Pina
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chrisfa Pierrant
Secretary
Ma & Llpc → Director, 2024
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Olayinka Ope (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Scott Zylstra (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mandy Sharp Eizinger (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Matias Martinez (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Samir Bayan (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Xuesi Li Guerney (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Laura Hofman Watrous (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dilli Gautam (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Mirabel Fonyuy Umenei (2022) — Director
- Former: Edna Mbangukira (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kate Brubaker (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Yadira Garza-Malone (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Belinda Bauman (2021) — Director
- Former: Sylvia Nyamuhungu (2021) — Director
- Former: Roland Nyamoga (2020) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Page (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $97K, to Tarah Carnahan (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Treetops Collective
How large is Treetops Collective?
Treetops Collective reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What is Treetops Collective?
Treetops Collective is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Treetops Collective operate?
Treetops Collective has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Treetops Collective's EIN?
Treetops Collective's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2864199. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 16, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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