The Trellis Center

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2011

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Sandy Spezialy

Phone

5099684040

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

The Trellis Center, founded in 2011, is a small nonprofit in the Diseases & Disorders sector that reported $330K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 38% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $394K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 19% operating deficit.

Mission

The Trellis Center's mission is to help our participants with developmental disabilities improve their social self-management, problem solving, and communication skills while participating in a variety of vocational, recreational, and community activities.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $381,050 Revenue: $233,890

The Trellis Center provided support services for teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Monday-Friday year round through our garden, recreational, and community programs. We provided our high school transitional participants with in-person services where we taught job skills, social-emotional learning, workspace safety and other employability skills, which are important to their overall development in preparation for life after high school. We continued to grow our services by continuing our Social Emotional Learning program which help our participants acquire and effectively apply knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions.

Program 2

Expenses: $10,177 Revenue: $7,244

We continued our garden and candle program by continuing indoor herb growing and candle production process that is utilized by the high school transitional and adult participants. These products are made in the winter months to be sold locally and through their online store, helping our participants gain technical, entrepreneurial and real-world job skills.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $88,832

Program Service Revenue $241,134

Investment Income $424

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $330,390

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $237,334

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $391,227

Other Expenses $156,215

TOTAL EXPENSES $393,549

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$330,390	$533,387	-0.4%
Expenses	$393,549	$332,761	+0.2%
Net Income	$-63,159	$200,626	-1.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

N/A

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
John Dillow	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Williams	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sandy Spezialy	President & ED	20.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jon Rands	Vice President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Deanna McCulloch	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Alison Hicks	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Glenn Heitman	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Pam Heitman	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$330,390	$393,549	$366,615	$-63,159
2023	$533,387	$332,761	$429,683	$200,626
2022	$311,838	$313,111	$229,076	$-1,273
2021	$289,340	$262,167	$230,201	$27,173
2020	$240,883	$217,327	$203,027	$23,556