Grounds for Health INC

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Williston, VT501(c)(3)Since 1996Health CareEIN 03-0367185Revenue $809K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgroundsforhealth.org600 Blair Park Rd Ste 311, 05495-7529 · Williston, VTTax-exempt since Mar 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To create sustainable and effective cervical cancer prevention and treatment programs in coffee-growing regions around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $27K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$809K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$669K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$164K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$809K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$594K
FY2021$750K
FY2022$688K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$569K
FY2025$809K
Expenses
$669K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$651K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$780K
FY2024$606K
FY2025$669K
Net assets
$164K
FY2025▲ +572%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$164K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $510K Management & general 10% · $65K Fundraising 14% · $95K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$83,430Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Engelman’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kyle Engelman$83,430$83,430$32,706$33,378$41,100—
Ellen Starr——$80,004$78,703$75,440$75,444
Kathy Hollandsworth———$60,351$68,000$62,184
Patty Gannon——$65,904$21,579——
Lisa Espenshade—————$43,260

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Prevent cervical cancer in coffee-growing communities worldwide.

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1 program · $510K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$510Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$809K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$787K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$669K
Ln 25
Programscol B$510K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$164K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$787K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$122K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$809K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$217
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$164K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$217$217
Total assetsLn 16$66K$194K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$24K$164K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$40K$12K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$41K$13K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$5K$873$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$7K$2K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$202$870$138
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$705$3K$481
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$2K$9K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$10K$1K$3K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$927$2K$737
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$435K$412K$13K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$669K$510K$65K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $809K$669K$140K$164K 990 PDF
FY2024 $569K$606K−$37K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $709K$780K−$71K$61K 990 PDF
FY2022 $688K$834K−$146K$132K 990 PDF
FY2021 $750K$673K$76K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 $594K$651K−$57K$202K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $808,966 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $554,432$786,792
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,327$22,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $568,759$808,966
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $202,741$194,481
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $402,800$474,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $605,541$669,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,782$139,674
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $808,966 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$786,792
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$121,734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$786,792
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,174$22,174
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,174$808,966
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,292 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,983 · Management $12,394 · Fundraising $31,053$83,430
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,207 · Management $12,827 · Fundraising $31,994$86,028
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,893 · Management $873 · Fundraising $5,280$11,046
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,695 · Management $2,083 · Fundraising $5,199$13,977
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $202 · Management $870 · Fundraising $138$1,210
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $705 · Management $3,036 · Fundraising $481$4,222
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,105 · Management $9,062 · Fundraising $1,437$12,604
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,800$2,800
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,823$4,823
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,128 · Management $3,457 · Fundraising $5,765$10,350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $927 · Management $2,279 · Fundraising $737$3,943
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $411,931 · Management $13,110 · Fundraising $9,818$434,859
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $509,776 · Management $64,814 · Fundraising $94,702$669,292
Part X · Balance sheet $194,155 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,907; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,436$167,468
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $217$217
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $22,563$22,563
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,216$194,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,941$7,197
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $22,584$2,666
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $279$20,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,804$30,070
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$12,165$164,085
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,412$164,085
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,216$194,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,085 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$808,966
XI-2 Total expenses$669,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$139,674
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,412
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,085

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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