The Mustard Seed Project

Tax-deductible

Aliquippa, PA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 23-2872124

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To provide acts of mercy and acts of mission in east and central africa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$349K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$183K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$349K
FY2025▼ -53%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$745K
FY2025$349K
Expenses
$325K
FY2025▼ -62%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$845K
FY2025$325K
Net assets
$183K
FY2025▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$159K
FY2025$183K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Apr 1998.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $308K Management & general 5% · $17K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

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

Joyce Wingett’s $53K as Secretary is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joyce Wingett$52,917$51,000$51,000$51,000
Robert M Dwyer$33,507$32,292$32,292$32,292

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers mercy and mission work in East and Central Africa.

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3 program services account for $299K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Operation of Mustard Seed Babies Home

Hoima, uganda.

$206Kprogram expense
02

Operation of Sonrise Primary School and Secondary School

Musanze, rwanda.

$93Kprogram expense
03

Support of pastor deo's street children of kigali ministry.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$349K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$349K
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$308K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$349K
Total revenueLn 12$349K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$161K$190K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$162K$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$159K$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$308K$308K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$680$680
OccupancyLn 16$921$921
TravelLn 17$189$189
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$308K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $349K$325K$24K$183K 990 PDF
FY2024 $745K$845K−$99K$159K 990 PDF
FY2023 $708K$646K$62K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022 $555K$527K$27K$196K 990 PDF
FY2021 $472K$521K−$49K$169K 990 PDF
FY2020 $581K$491K$89K$218K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $348,789 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$348,789
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$348,789
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$348,789
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,036 across 8 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $307,977$307,977
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,100$5,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,488$1,488
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $680$680
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $921$921
IX-17 TravelManagement $189$189
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,077$1,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $7,604$7,604
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $307,977 · Management $17,059 · Fundraising $0$325,036
Part X · Balance sheet $190,025 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $161,412$190,025
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $161,812$190,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,921$7,381
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,921$7,381
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,891$182,644
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $158,891$182,644
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $161,812$190,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $182,644 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$348,789
XI-2 Total expenses$325,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,753
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$158,891
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$182,644

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

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