TREE TRUST

2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Our mission is to improve the community environment by investing in people.

OFFICERSG. Rolf Svendsen, ChairVP/Investments, Stifel Nicolaus

Donald C. Willeke, Vice ChairPartner, Willeke & Daniels

Charlie Kramer, TreasurerCorporate ControllerDC Group Inc.

Bob Hand, SecretaryRetiredMN DEED

MEMBERSCarl BaerCEO, BowTie Creative Group

Kim JenkinsRetired Senior VP, SunOpta, Inc.

Carl JonesFinancial Services Representative, Mid American Financial Group

Barbara McGrawSenior VP/ General Manager, MN, Lee Hecht Harrison

Douglas PetersonDirector, Marketing & Sales, CenterPoint Energy

Jack ProvoRetired, State of MN

Scott A SchnuckleSenior VP – Dental, Pharmacy & Business Development, HealthPartners

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kirk BrownRetired Past PresidentTree Trust

John PeytonPrincipalRiverbridge Partners

Wayne ReffkeRetiredH.B. Fuller Company

Eric SullivanDivision Vice PresidentCenterPoint Energy

TRUSTEE EMERITUS MEMBERS

DEAR FRIENDS,

Last year was a year of significant change for Tree Trust, some of it extraordinarily difficult. Notably, we lost our CEO, Dave Hawes, to cancer in February. Dave had been a part of Tree Trust for 32 years, first as a crew leader, later as head of operations, and finally as CEO. His vision, knowledge and sense of humor have been greatly missed. Please read the tribute on the following pages to get an idea of the impact Dave made at Tree Trust and in our community.

Despite this loss to Tree Trust, our staff persevered and served more than 4,800 people – an indication of the strength of the organization and the dedication and commitment of our people. Our 2010 programs helped develop self-confidence and real-world skills in our participants – many of whom have had to overcome tremendous challenges to find employment. And our partnerships with communities, schools and parks helped keep our green spaces healthy and vibrant.

An additional (obvious) change to our organization was my joining Tree Trust as the new CEO. I came to Tree Trust in August after a lengthy career at American Express and Ameriprise Financial, fulfilling my long-held goal to lead a nonprofit organization. While I would have preferred to join Tree Trust under different circumstances, I am thrilled to be here – Tree Trust adds real value to our community, and I am excited about our future.

Thanks to each of you for your support – it is your confidence that allows us to positively impact so many people and communities. I invite you to visit our website to learn how you can personally get more involved.

Susan Gethin Chief Executive Officer

It was the summer of 1978, and Dave Hawes was an excited young forester starting his first day with Tree Trust. The pay wasn’t great and the work was harder than he thought – his crew sometimes spent more time complaining than working, and just when he thought a project was on schedule something would happen to throw a wrench in his plan.

But Dave was happy doing two things he loved - making the Twin Cities a little greener and helping people make their lives a little better. And for the next 32 years Dave did just that.

In his time with us Dave led youth crews, managed our operations and created our for-profit venture, Landscape Services, in order to sustain Tree Trust in the future. In 2006, Dave became our CEO. By blending his respect for our history with his passion for new ideas, we continued to thrive. Within a year, Landscape Services grew and Dave launched another initiative, Green Futures, paving the way for us to have an even greater impact on the Twin Cities.

Over the years Dave could have explored other jobs that might have provided a more consistent schedule or more notoriety. But, he was one of those rare people who actually loved going to work each day; he loved going to Tree Trust.

In 2010, our dear friend passed away after a brave battle with cancer. While Dave’s formal education was in forestry, we will remember him for his heart and passion for people. We are forever grateful for what he’s done for Tree Trust and the community.

Remembering Dave Hawes

Transforming Lives and Landscapes

“Dave left a legacy; he’ll be a continuing inspiration to all of us.”

- G. Rolf Svendsen, Co-Founder and Board Chair

In 1976, we began reforesting the Twin Cities after the devastating loss of trees from Dutch elm disease. With the recent arrival of emerald ash borer, our work is far from over. As this tree-destroying beetle spreads across the metro, we are once again faced with the potential destruction of our urban tree canopy.

In 2010, we empowered 2,653 students, teachers and citizens to take an active role in improving the local environment and showed them that they can make a difference. These environmental advocates volunteered 1,553 hours and made lasting improvements throughout the Twin Cities. The outdoor classrooms they created transformed school grounds into living laboratories for environmental learning. And the 2,319 trees and shrubs they added to the metro gave us oxygen to breathe, created homes for wildlife and made our communities green and beautiful.

2010 programs:

• Environmental Education: Workshops for youth and adults, Learning with Trees school program for students and teachers.• Community Tree Plantings: Volunteer-powered events in Twin Cities parks, nature areas and neighborhoods.• Municipal Tree Distributions: Partnerships with cities that provide free or low-cost trees to businesses and homeowners.

Community Forestry and Environmental Education

Transforming Lives and Landscapes

I volunteer to plant trees. I meet new people and I make a difference in my community.”

- Kristine P., Volunteer

In 1976, we started putting unemployed youth and adults to work on environmental improvement projects throughout the metro. In 2010, we were reminded of how relevant we still are – people are having a hard time finding work, and many don’t have the skills needed to land a job when one does become available.

In 2010, we helped 2,295 disadvantaged people build confidence, further their education and re-shape their lives. Through their involvement with us they left a legacy throughout the Twin Cities. The houses they built made home ownership possible for many low-income families. The skills they developed gave local businesses an experienced and competent workforce. And the boardwalks they built and trails they maintained beautified our parks while making them safer and more accessible.

2010 programs:

• Community Support Program: Year-round job placement for ages 18 and older.• Young Adult Conservation Corps: Year-round job training for ages 17 to 21.• YouthBuild: School-year job training for ages 17 to 21.• Youth Conservation Corps: Summer job training for ages 14 to 21.• Youth Development Services: School-year case management for ages 14 to 21.

Employment Training and Case Management

Transforming Lives and Landscapes

“They gave me training and a job, and now I’m making plans for my future.”

- Sam M., Program Participant

On September 17, 2010, more than 600 Meadowbrook Elementary School students who participated in our Learning with Trees program added 125 trees, shrubs and bulbs to their schools’ grounds. Planting alongside them were 12 volunteers from CenterPoint Energy, who took a break from their busy work day to help the kids create outdoor learning areas and beautify their gardens.

CenterPoint Energy, a 17-year funder of Learning with Trees, sponsored the Golden Valley school’s participation. Students were given the chance to engage in hands-on activities and learn about their natural environment. Teachers received tools and resources to make environmental education a regular part of their curriculum. And CenterPoint Energy saw first-hand the power of blending their direct involvement with their financial support of our programs.

“Funding and volunteering makes sense; it benefits our employees and the communities we serve.”

- Jean Krause, Director of Community Relations, CenterPoint Energy

CONTRIBUTORSLANDSCAPE SERVICES

Since 2004, Tree Trust’s Landscape Services has provided professional lawn, snow-removal and landscaping services for hundreds of public, residential and commercial clients. Landscape Services significantly increased revenue to support our programs in 2010.

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

$20,000+

$10,000 - $19,999

Anonymous Family FoundationCargill Inc. CenterPoint EnergyChurch of St. Anne’s & St. Joseph HienCovanta Hennepin Energy Resource CompanyMcNeely Foundation

Pentair FoundationXcel Energy Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

Beverly FoundationCity of Rosemount - SKB Environmental Trust FundConnexus Energy AssociationDeluxe Corporation FoundationJaye F. & Betty F. Dyer FoundationEast Central EnergyEcolab Foundation

$1,000 - $4,999

Allina Health SystemsElmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen FoundationBaker FoundationLillian Wright & C. Emil Berglund FoundationBloomington Community Foundation

Bloomington Lions ClubBuuck Family FoundationMary Livingston Griggs & Mary Griggs Burke FoundationHealthPartnersHouse Of Hope Presbyterian ChurchKopp Family FoundationNash FoundationPark Tavern Lounge & LanesPrivate Bank MinnesotaQuadion FoundationElizabeth C. Quinlan FoundationRahr FoundationRBC Foundation -- USASecurian FoundationSmikis FoundationTarget FoundationTennant FoundationTrustone FinancialTurtleman TriathlonH.E. & Helen R. Warren Foundation

FINANCE

2010 INCOME 2010 EXPENSES

Federal Grants & Contracts $2,466,667 46.4%Local Government Grants & Contracts 888,019 16.7%Earned Income 844,313 15.9%State Grants & Contracts 731,627 13.8%Contributions 371,295 7.0%Investment & Other Income 16,589 0.3%

Total Income $5,318,510

Employment Training $4,080,642 76.7%Landscape Services 592,429 11.1% Management & General 335,044 6.3% Community Forestry & Environmental Education 222,167 4.2%Fundraising 88,228 1.7%

Total Expenses $5,318,510

This statement of income and expense is based on unaudited financial statements for 2010. Audited financial statements will be available upon request by calling Tree Trust.

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS (CONT.)

Up to $999

American Legion Post 424 Inver Grove HeightsAmeriprise Financial, Inc. Corporate Giving ProgramClever Christian ChurchHubbard Broadcasting FoundationLyman Lumber Company FoundationMahoney, Ulbrich, Christiansen & Russ, P.A.Oak Grove FoundationOak Ridge Hotel & Conference CenterOptumHealthQuality Bicycle ProductsRosemount Lions ClubWycliff PartnersXiotech CorporationZero-Max Motion Control Products

IN-KIND

$1,500+

CTV North Suburbs Tech SoupThomson ReutersToro Giving Program

UP TO $1,499

Amore CoffeeBruegger’s BagelsGreat River EnergyMississippi MarketNorth Loop Dunn Bros.Rainbow TreecareRed Oak Garden Center & LandscapingStarbucksUniversity Of Minnesota - Urban Forestry & Horticulture Research InstituteXcel Energy Foundation

PUBLIC FUNDERS

Carver County Community Social ServicesCity of Minneapolis - City Coordinator - Community Planning & Economic DevelopmentCity of St. PaulDakota County Employment & Economic Assistance DepartmentHennepin County - Human Services and Public Health Department - Regional Railroad Authority - Housing, Community Works & TransitState of Minnesota - Department of Public Safety - Department of Employment and Economic Development - Housing Finance AgencyU.S. Department of LaborWashington County Community Services Department

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

$3,000+

Ken & Abby DawkinsBarbara McGraw & Steve MosowG. Rolf & Patricia Svendsen

$1,000 - $2,999

Carl BaerNorman & Connie BjornnesJim & Carmen CampbellNorm ChampSusan GethinRichard & Susan GoldmanJames A. HallsBob HandJon & Jane HawesScott A. SchnuckleDonald C. WillekeDouglas M. Winn

$500 - $999

Deborah AngelucciAnonymous (1)Ted & Ruth ArnesonRobert J. BeugenKirk & Ione BrownRussell Cowles & Josine PetersJohn & Bonnie CrouchDave & Kathy HawesJohn & Shirley HornDoug Peterson & Katie AndersonJack M. ProvoJason RatheWayne H. ReffkeJames & Barbara Roegge

$100 - $499

Anonymous (5)Jon & Metta BelisleDavid & Janet BerryMichelle BevisGreg & Janet Boland

CONTRIBUTORS (CONT.)

Bill & Mary BookReggie & Susan BoyleJesse BroddErnest & Stephanie BrodyIan BrownJacques Brunswick & Louise DesjardinsSteven & Mary Beth BunnellKatherine BusbyJamie Buss & Ruby SteigerwaldGreg Carlson & Johanna BergTodd CarpenterWill Carr & Tracie HuhnPaul & Kathy ConnollyDorothy DahlenburgRichard EatonStephen R. EidePatti Ellingson & Robert SolheimKevin FoleyWilliam & Ann FoxJessica GalatzMark GloverKarin Jean GrossmanBruce & Jean GrussingDianne Hanson & Lawrence WieserSteve HavigLes & Kay HawesMartha & Doug HeadMatthew HilkerLisa HoeneDavid A. HoltRichard & Carrie JensenCraig & Sarah Johnson

Carl JonesTerrance JonesPhyllis KahnSteve & Cassie KiehnPaula & Mike KoshmrlKaren KruckerJessica KuenzliChris & Mary LoetscherCraig LuedemannAllen LundLee Lynch & Terry SaarioGiampaolo MalinThomas & Debra MargottoMarla Marquis & Michael SteinSandy MartinRichard M. MastBarbara McCormickAlan & Kirstin McMullenTom Morin & John SkogmoJim & Janice NaylorNathan & Julianne NelsonCynthia NoetAnn NovitskeRichard & Julie OliveriusGary & Barbara PetersenJohn W. PeytonJoshua & Lisa PhillipsBrian J PietschMary PolzinMark PopovichCurtis & Betty ProvoMark & Jean RaabeJim RustadFelecia & Nick SchmidtChad & Sheila SchwittersRosalind SinesioMarsha SoucherayJohn & Carol StandalRich & Anne StoebeKurts StrelnieksEric SullivanMary & Gil SundeenBill & Cherie SupinaArnulf SvendsenJoseph Sweeney

Andrew ThalhuberRichard ThomasKristi TjadenDavid & Jan UssetAlice & Fred WallGary & Lois WatneWendy C. WehrDale & Barbara Weick

UP TO $99

Bonnie Jo Abel-WosSandy AhlstromEmily AndersonReed & Holly AndersonAnonymous (21)Janet AronesMary, Andy, Lincoln & Sienna BachaJerry, Pauline, Dan & Doug BatchaJean BeachGerald L. BeedleBrad BlackettRoy A. BogenHolly BohanSharon & Gary BorgLarry & Cheryl BornhorstRochelle & William BoyceHarry & Mary BradleyJohn & Patty BrillKathy BureauJames & Sally BurnsJerry & Kathy BurnsKay Cahill

CONTRIBUTORS (CONT.)

CONTRIBUTORS (CONT.)

UP TO $99 (CONT.)

Karen CarneyGlenna CaseTimothy Casey & Julie Herrmann CaseyDave & Deb CattaniLinda ChristensenMark & Rebekah CibuzarKevin ClarkPatricia ClawsonMargaret D. ClaytonDon & Tammy DickinsonTom & Roslyn DobrickCharles L. DonleyMary EldardCindy ElgrenErik & Marge EllingsonDianne EllistonNichole EngblomK. A. EricksonDavid & Marnie ErpestadJeff & Katie FitzkappesGeorge & Anita FlorestMargaret FrazierMatthew GreerBrian & Danielle GilsrudBrita GivanceCynthia GoehringElizabeth Goldsmith

Mary Louis GoochBill & Sandy GoralJoseph & Wendy HaefligerJames & Janice HartleyBjorn & Maria HawesPeter Hedberg & Alda MoettusAlex HeetlandKatie HimangaJoelle & Carson HoeftAlbert HofstedeDennis & Beth HolmanBeth Ann HouseRonald & Debra HoustonRobert & Patricia HubertyDavid & Lynn IsaacsonKaren IversonKevin & Pam JohnsonNikki JohnsonWally & Deb JohnsonReginald & Rosalee JustDuane & Michelle KappesLynn KarlsRobert KeanJohn G. Keimel & Ellen L. KraftSue KosmoskiPaul & Sally KraskeDonna & Edward KrausJim & Robin KrebsbachDelton & Joan KruegerLynda LarsonEllen LawlessRod LehnKaren LeifermanRonald LeurquinRobert & Delores LevanderDavid & Karen LeverentzRalph & Lois LewisTeresa LoetscherJason LordDennis & Linda MaetzoldEd MarekJoan MathewsDavid & Miriam MattsonPeter & Linda MattsonAnne MazzoccoFrank Mazzocco

Betsy McAfeeEmily McAuliffeMeghan McCarthyNancy & Terry McCormickSusan, Richard & Dale McMullenPamela McMurryLisa McNamaraTimothy & Judith MeginnesMike & Laura MeinersJake MeyerNorman E. MidthunRichard MinerFlorendy MoldenhauerLawrence Molsather & Linda SalleeJanette MonearAlbert & Pam MorelliLeif NestingenJudi & Richard NeumanCorky NewtonKyle NiehuesRandall & Barbara NoeckerSarah NovotnyLaura NozalJoshua NutterJoseph & Nicole OlsonKevin OlsonKimberly OttoAnders & Betsy OredsonWayne & Norma PedersonGregory & Diane PetersDavid & Ethel PetersonDean & Sandra PetersonRobert & Marcia Peterson

Jay PetrichDeb PleasantsToni PugsleyMichael & Kristin PursellTom & Janis RedmannHeather RichardsJohn & Judy RicheyJonathan RiehleStuart & Linda RuehleCindy RundleDavid & June SandCliff SandmeyerMichael SchaferDan & Cindy SchellerDennis & Jennifer SchuettStephen SchulzPryce ScoreSue SentieriRebecca SheddEdie SlapeCatherine SmithJared SmithEdmund & Cheryl SoloskyEd Sootsman & Scott AppelwickRichard D. StephensKenneth SternJeffrey & Patty StewartRebecca StibbeLouise SundinTodd & Katie SupinaHeather SwansonDavid SwensonLaurie SwingLorri TalbergJulie ThompsonPeter ThompsonWendy ThorenTammy TonnJohn TracyJoe & Jodi TupyKarly TurnerAnne Stewart UehlingEmmett VanGorpShannon VanOsdelRebekah VanWierenJeffrey V. VoshellBooker Walker

William K. WangensteenJanet WeivodaStephen & Sarah WeldAnne & Paul WelleJoseph & Charlotte WentzellRichard & Sandra WestbyShawn WillyClorasteen WilsonLiesl, Scott & Olive WilsonGary & Diana WinkDavid & Maureen WinkelGary P. WinterJeffrey C. WollSandra WrightRichard & Cynthia WriskeyNicole E. WurdakKirk & Valerie YatckoskeJennifer L. ZannerAdam Zielie

IN HONOR OF

Bill BrumfieldCassidy JaneDianne HansonEmmet VanGorpHannah Marie NessIan and Molly BrownJudi’s birthdayLaura Brown & Adam GorskiMarti Helzer StokesRodger Hagen & Regina Ann JytylaSean Marrin & Teresa ShaferSusan Gethin Tina KiehnTom Wright

IN MEMORY OF

Arthur C. DonleyBernie KuenzliDavid HawesKathryn HandJane ThomasJulie ContardiKatherine “Posy” EwaldMarjorie A. ProkopMark McAfeeMarvel PaulsonNick MazzoccoRichard Raymond Powers

We have made every attempt to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you feel that your name was omitted or is incorrect, please contact Tracie Huhn at 952.767.3881 or tracieh@treetrust.org.

2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Tree Trust

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