Sheared Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ADVOCATE HEALING FROM ABUSE AND TRAUMA RATHER THAN COPING WITH SYMPTOMS, IN ORDER TO TRANSFORM LIVES, AND ULTIMATELY, SOCIETY. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING TRAUMA-FOCUSED RESOURCES AND EDUCATION AND BY PRODUCING AND PARTNERING WITH RELEVANT FILM, TELEVISION, AND THEATRE, EMPOWERING THE SOCIAL CHANGE NECESSARY TO CREATE A HEALING MOVEMENT.
- Income
- $286,792
- Spending
- $397,206
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 51%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $74,673, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 38% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $162,739 spent. EMDR THERAPY TRAINING: EMDR (EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING) THERAPY IS A LEADING, EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT MODALITY. IT IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN TREATING THE WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS RELATED TO TRAUMA BUT OFTEN COST-PROHIBITIVE FOR PROFESSIONALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, TO GET TRAINED IN. HEALING TREE FACILITATES AND SPONSORS EMDRIA-APPROVED, 52-HOUR EMDR THERAPY TRAININGS (INCLUDING POST-TRAINING CONSULTATION) DONE BY AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, ONE-OF-A-KIND TRAINING TEAM IN THIS CUTTING-EDGE MODALITY. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, HEALING TREE HAS PROVIDED TRAININGS FOR NEARLY 550 THERAPISTS (90% OF WHOM WERE ON FULL SCHOLARSHIP), SERVING APPROXIMATELY 27,500 YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE, CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS PER YEAR.
- $130,528 spent. PRODUCTION: HEALING TREE PRODUCES THEATRE, FILM AND TELEVISION TO EMPOWER THE SOCIAL CHANGE NECESSARY TO CREATE A HEALING MOVEMENT. OUR SHORT FILM 'SILK' (USED IN THE 'SILK' SCREENING + WORKSHOP PROGRAM) IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THIS. IN 2025, WE SHOT OUR NEXT SHORT FILM 'THE KNOCK SHADOW'. IN THE 1980'S, A YOUNG, FEMALE THERAPIST AT A PSYCHIATRIC WARD ENCOUNTERS A PATIENT WHOSE SYMPTOMS LEAD HER TO QUESTION WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT ISN'T WORKING IN THE FIELD. THIS FILM EXPLORES THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN TRAUMA FIELD, AND THE EARLY DAYS OF TREATMENT MODALITIES EMDR AND IFS, THROUGH THE LENS OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. 'THE KNOCK SHADOW' IS WRITTEN BY LANFORD WILSON AWARD-WINNING AND SHOWTIME SERIES STAFF WRITER REN DARA SANTIAGO, DIRECTED BY LAUREN SOWA ('BRETT WAS A F*CK'), FEATURES EMMY AWARD WINNER LEA DELARIA (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK') AND IS PRODUCED BY MARISSA GHAVAMI ('MASS'), SOWA ('MARISOL') AND DELARIA. IN 2025, HEALING TREE ALSO CONTINUED DEVELOPING A FULL-LENGTH PLAY, 'THE BIG BAD', WHICH EXPLORES INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA, DEPROGRAMMING AND THE SUPERNATURAL. 'THE BIG BAD' IS ALSO WRITTEN BY REN DARA SANTIAGO, DIRECTED BY MACK BROWN (ARS NOVA ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AND LEAD FACILITATOR OF THE ROUNDABOUT DIRECTORS GROUP) AND IS BEING DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNER DIVINE RIOT. BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL AND IMPACT CAMPAIGN ACCOMPANYING THEM, FURTHERING OUR MISSION.
- $19,070 spent. FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS: HEALING TREE OFFERS FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS FOR FILM, TELEVISION, THEATRE AND OTHER PROJECTS WHICH ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION. BEING FISCALLY SPONSORED BY A NONPROFIT MEANS THAT YOUR PROJECT GETS TO BENEFIT FROM THE 501(C)(3) STATUS THAT WE HAVE, MAKING YOUR DONORS' (MONETARY AND IN KIND I.E. CAMERA EQUIPMENT, LOCATIONS, FOOD) CONTRIBUTIONS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. A SMALL PERCENTAGE IS CHARGED IN ORDER TO COVER OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS TO OVERSEE THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND BUDGETARY DOCUMENTATION MUST BE PROVIDED FOR OUR RECORDS. PLEASE NOTE, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE NONPROFIT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR YOUR PROJECT.
- $16,912 spent. SILK SCREENING + WORKSHOP: HEALING TREE'S 'SILK' SCREENING + WORKSHOP EXPLORES THE HARDEST TO SPOT RED FLAGS OF ABUSE AND TRAUMA. THIS PROGRAM CENTERS AROUND A SCREENING OF OUR SHORT FILM 'SILK', WHICH WAS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT AN ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING FESTIVAL, WAS DIRECTED BY JOHN MAGARO ('PAST LIVES', 'CAROL', 'THE BIG SHORT') AND STARS MAINSTREAM TALENT. 'SILK' FOLLOWS A GIFTED AERIALIST WHO STRUGGLES TO RECOGNIZE SHE'S BEING GASLIT BY HER NEW BOYFRIEND. THE ACCOMPANYING WORKSHOP DIVES DEEPER INTO WHAT WAS ILLUSTRATED ON SCREEN. A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION EXPLORES RED FLAGS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE - INCLUDING GASLIGHTING, LOVE BOMBING, BLAME SHIFTING, PROJECTION AND STONEWALLING - AS WELL AS UNEXPECTED WAYS TRAUMA IMPACTS THE BRAIN AND BODY. WE ALSO COVER TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION AND HEALING. ADDITIONALLY, WE LEAD PARTICIPANTS THROUGH GROUNDING EXERCISES BEFORE AND AFTER THE FILM AND END WITH A Q&A. SURVEYS SHOW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SURVIVOR AND PERPETRATOR SELF-IDENTIFICATION AND A COMMITMENT TO USING HEALING TREE'S RESOURCES TO GET EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, HEALING TREE HAS SPONSORED OVER 800 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING STUDENTS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER STAFF AND CLIENTS, FOSTER CARE AGENCY STAFF, MILITARY, FAMILY COURT LAWYERS AND JUDGES AND MORE TO RECEIVE THIS WORKSHOP.APPROVED CARE NETWORK: HEALING TREE PROVIDES A FREE, NATIONWIDE DIRECTORY OF TRAUMA-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. WE WORK TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE BRAIN-BODY BASED TRAUMA EXPERTS AND WHO ALSO FIT THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. THIS COULD INCLUDE BEING A THERAPIST OF COLOR, A QUEER THERAPIST OR A FAITH-BASED THERAPIST, AS WELL AS ONE WHO TAKES THEIR INSURANCE OR OFFERS SLIDING SCALE. WE INCLUDE PROVIDERS TRAINED IN VARIOUS, LEADING, BRAIN-BODY BASED MODALITIES, INCLUDING EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR) THERAPY, SOMATIC EXPERIENCING (SE), SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRAINSPOTTING (BSP) AND INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS (IFS). OUR TEAM PERSONALLY VETS THEM WITH PHONE INTERVIEWS AND WE FILE THEIR CERTIFICATES IN THESE MODALITIES. OUR ACN ALSO INCLUDES TREATMENT FACILITIES, CREATIVE ARTS THERAPISTS AND MORE. AS OF 2024 (THIS PROGRAM IS ON PAUSE DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING), HEALING TREE HAS APPROVED PROVIDERS IN 40 OF THE UNITED STATES.BRAINSPOTTING THERAPY TRAINING: BRAINSPOTTING IS A POWERFUL, FOCUSED TREATMENT METHOD THAT WORKS BY IDENTIFYING, PROCESSING AND RELEASING CORE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL SOURCES OF EMOTIONAL/BODY PAIN, TRAUMA, DISSOCIATION AND A VARIETY OF OTHER CHALLENGING SYMPTOMS. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF SUSAN PINCO, MSSW, PHD, BCD AND DEB ANTINORI, MA, LPC, FT, RDT, AS WELL AS REGINA GUTHRIE FARIDNIA, PHD, LCSW, HEALING TREE IS ABLE TO OFFER BIPOC AND LGBTQIA+ CLINICIAN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PHASE I AND II OF ONLINE BRAINSPOTTING THERAPY TRAINING. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, HEALING TREE HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 117 BIPOC AND LGBTQIA+ CLINICIANS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 5,850 CLIENTS PER YEAR, THE MAJORITY BEING FROM THESE COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES.FOR ARTS PROFESSIONALS: FROM TRAUMA CONSULTING FOR THEATRE/FILM SCRIPTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, TO FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS FOR ALIGNED PROJECTS, TO PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE OUR RESOURCES TO YOUR AUDIENCES WE HELP ARTISTS DEPICT AND DEAL WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, ABUSE AND ADDICTION WITH ACCURACY, CARE AND IMPACT. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, WE HAVE PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS, TRAUMA CONSULTING & PARTNERSHIPS FOR 22 PLAYS, MUSICALS, FILMS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING PARTNERING WITH THE FEATURE FILM 'MASS' (SUNDANCE, THEATRICAL RELEASE, BAFTA NOMINEE.)TRAUMA CONSULTING: HEALING TREE OFFERS TRAUMA CONSULTING FOR ARTS PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. OUR DIVERSE ROSTER OF TRAUMA EXPERTS CAN WORK WITH YOU TO ENSURE THAT THE FILM, TELEVISION SHOW, PLAY OR MUSICAL YOU ARE DEVELOPING DEPICTS ISSUES OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ABUSE, ADDICTION AND RELATED TOPICS IN AN ACCURATE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED WAY. THEY CAN ALSO COLLABORATE WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE IT IS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND HELP TACKLE ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS. THEATRE AUTHORITY FUNDRAISING BENEFICIARY: ACCORDING TO ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION, "IF YOU ARE PLANNING A FUNDRAISING BENEFIT OR TELETHON AND WISH TO ENGAGE EQUITY ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS, YOU MUST CLEAR YOUR EVENT THROUGH THE THEATRE AUTHORITY. THEATRE AUTHORITY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ADMINISTERS AND REGULATES THE FREE APPEARANCES OF PERFORMERS AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE THEATRICAL COMMUNITY." HEALING TREE IS GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO ACT AS THE 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT BENEFICIARY OF SUCH PRODUCTIONS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION. ARTS PARTNERSHIPS: HEALING TREE OFFERS ARTS PARTNERSHIPS FOR FILM, TELEVISION, THEATRE AND OTHER PROJECTS WHICH ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION. PARTNERING WITH HEALING TREE IN THIS WAY COULD LOOK LIKE:- CROSS PROMOTION ON OUR WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA- LINKING YOUR AUDIENCE TO OUR RESOURCES THROUGH OUR LOGO AND A PHRASE LIKE THIS IN YOUR FILM OR TELEVISION CLOSING CREDITS OR THEATRE PROGRAM: "TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HEALING ABUSE AND TRAUMA, PLEASE VISIT WWW.HEALINGTREENONPROFIT.ORG." - POTENTIAL TALK BACKS AFTER THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND FILM / TELEVISION SCREENINGS - POTENTIAL TRAUMA PROFESSIONALS ON ANY RELATED PANELS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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