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US nonprofit · EIN 943462589 · Kalamazoo, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 943462589) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Tree of Life School

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.1m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$1.5m
$486 liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.9 years on average
Staff
22
110 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Scott Albers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Tree of Life School's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Scott Albers ChairBoard Chair, Secretary2023
3 yrs
Zach Terrell ChairFinanace Committee Chair &2020
6 yrs
Adam SterenbergPresident, Trustee2019
7 yrs
Yolanda StewartTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
James M SterenbergTreasurersince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Adam SterenbergPresident, Trustee50$68k
Zach TerrellFinanace Committee Chair &1$0
Scott AlbersBoard Chair, Secretary1$0
Yolanda StewartTrustee1$0

About

Legal name
Tree of Life School
EIN
943462589
Address
2001 Cameron St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49001-4992
State
Michigan
Mission
Tree of life school is specifically organized to provide a christ-centered education to all children regardless of their socio-economic situation. Tree of life school celebrates the diversity of the body of christ and equips children to serve god, people, and god's creation to their fullest. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B20 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Scott Albers (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsAdam Sterenberg
≥6years on the filingsZach Terrell
≥3years on the filingsScott Albers
≥2years on the filingsYolanda Stewart

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.5m
Total liabilities
$486
Net assets or fund balances
$1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$1m
Program service revenue
$78k
Grants and similar paid out
$9k
Employees
22
Volunteers
110

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$976k$1.1mDeficit $93k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.