SHAKING THE TREE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: SHAKING THE TREE INC (EIN 45-2697899)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-05-18
IRS object ID: 202311389349300631
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-18T09:49:59-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	931157146	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Kern & Thompson LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 SW First Avenue Suite 410	AddressLine1Txt
City	Portland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452697899	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Shaking the Tree Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SHAK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5032350635	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	823 SE Grant St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Portland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97214	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SAMANTHA VAN DER MERWE	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2023-05-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	SAMANTHA VAN DER	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MERWE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jonna Vercellini CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01922749	PTIN
Phone	5032223338	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance Level	FAL1	FederatedAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SAMANTHA VAN DER MERWE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	823 SE Grant St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Portland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97214	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$315,985	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SHAKING-THE-TREE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OR	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO MELD THE BOUNDARIES OF THEATRE AND VISUAL ART.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$388,752	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$262,723	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$14,298	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$37,132	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$16,125	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$403,055	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$315,985	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$100,931	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$126,798	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$24,672	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$131,584	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$196,041	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$232,515	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$322,839	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$170,540	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$6,854	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$240,410	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$229,912	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$29,647	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$26,003	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$210,763	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$203,909	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SHAKING THE TREE MELDS THE BOUNDARIES OF THEATRE AND VISUAL ART BY PRESENTING AUDIENCES WITH UNCONVENTIONAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES IN OUR NON-TRADITIONAL WAREHOUSE SPACE. FOUNDED IN 2003, SHAKING THE TREE USES INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INHABIT SPACE, AND POSITIONS ITSELF AT THE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION, ACTIVISM AND GROUDBREAKING THEATRICALITY TO ALLOW AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE A DEEPER, MORE ACTIVE CONNECTION TO THE WORK.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$250,523	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$53,257	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN 2022, SHAKING THE TREE PRESENTED 3 LIVE PRODUCTIONS, TO AN ESTIMATED 1587 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, 2 DIGITAL TALKS, AND 2 DIGITAL FILMS TO AN ESTIMATED 207 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, 2 ADULT CLASSES SERVING 13 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND 2 WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMPS, SERVING 18 FAMILIES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$250,523	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SAMANTHA VAN DER MERWE	PersonNm
Phone	5032350635	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	823 SE GRANT ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97214	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SAMANTHA VAN DER MERWE
President	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$50,000	$0	$0
SCOTT WIGGERS
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSIE JONAS
Secretary	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOROTHY DAVIS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KERRY ERDENBERGER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BELINDA GREEN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBECCA HARRISON
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE RUIZ KEIL
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PANCHO SAVERY
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$50,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$95,089	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$167,634	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$262,723	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION	711110	$5,894	$5,894
PERFORMANCE REVENUE	711110	$31,238	$31,238

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$37,132	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$16,125	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$16,125	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,125	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,125	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$315,985	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$53,257	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$5	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,500	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,670	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,819	TotalAmt
Program Services	$921	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$691	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$207	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,877	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,521	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,687	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,171	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,013	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,880	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,278	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,421	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,421	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,329	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,055	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,072	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,072	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,464	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,926	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$417	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,982	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$866	TotalAmt
Program Services	$866	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,191	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRODUCTION COSTS	$29,704	$29,704
MISC EXPENSES	$2,759	$2,102	$657
Postage and Shipping	$1,599	$1,476	$123
Printing and Publications	$1,542	$1,306	$236

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,519	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$322,839	TotalAmt
Program Services	$250,523	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,672	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$220,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,757	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,021	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$26,000	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$866	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$25,134	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$229,912	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,845	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,158	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,003	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$210,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$203,909	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$210,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$203,909	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$229,912	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$6,854	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$90,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$143,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$223,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$387,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$262,723	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,108,169	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$53,382	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$69,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,349	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,298	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,257	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$195,656	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$143,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$213,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$228,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$403,049	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$315,980	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,303,825	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$25,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,480	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$109,680	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$25,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,480	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$109,680	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$1,194,145	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,238	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$73	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,833	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,238	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$73	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,833	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$161,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$230,308	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$228,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$403,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$315,985	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,338,658	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.89200	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.88960	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02600	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02980	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$866	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$25,134	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$25,134	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	AFTER THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETE IT IS MADE AVAILABLE AT SHAKING THE TREE'S NEXT BOARD MEETING FOR REVIEW. IT IS APPROVED IN A BOARD-WIDE VOTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	WHEN A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMES UP IT IS DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING, AND THE PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONFLICT IS RECUSED FORM THE BOARD'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	THE BOARD WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION, SUCH AS THE COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, IN ORDER TO MAKE A DECISION FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATION EDMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS). THIS DATE MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATION; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS) THE BOARD MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED, IN MINUTES OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THE COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	ALL OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE IN A GOOGLE FOLDER FOR PUBLIC VIEWING (UPON REQUEST). OUR POLICIES ARE ALSO SHARED WITH ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.