The Mustard Seed Project FY2023 filing

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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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K 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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FY2023 · 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 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
$160
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$708K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$646K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$258K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$708K
FY2023▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$745K
FY2025$349K
Expenses
$646K
FY2023▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$845K
FY2025$325K
Net assets
$258K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$159K
FY2025$183K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $509K Management & general 21% · $137K

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; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$52,917Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$33,507Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 programs · $499K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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

$185Kprogram expense
02

Operation of Mustard Seed Babies Home

Hoima, uganda.

$176Kprogram expense
03

Operation of Sonrise Primary School and Secondary School

Mucenze, rwanda.

$139Kprogram expense

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$708K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Money outPt IX
$646K
Ln 25
Programscol B$509K
Managementcol C$137K
Owns and owesPt X
$258K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Total revenueLn 12$708K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$258K
Other assetsLn 15$400
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160
Net assetsLn 32$258K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$499K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K$258K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99$0
Total assetsLn 16$196K$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134$160
Net assetsLn 32$196K$258K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$509K$509K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$619$619
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$300$300
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$99$99
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$646K$509K$137K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 11, 2026 $349K$325K$24K$183K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 $745K$845K−$99K$159K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 15, 2024 $708K$646K$62K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 19, 2023 $555K$527K$27K$196K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 1, 2022 $472K$521K−$49K$169K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 $581K$491K$89K$218K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $707,939 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $554,812$707,939
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $554,812$707,939
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $404,606$508,528
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,722$100,983
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,118$36,384
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $527,446$645,895
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,366$62,044
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $707,939 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$707,939
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$707,939
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$707,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $645,895 across 11 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $508,528$508,528
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $92,935$92,935
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,048$8,048
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,000$7,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $619$619
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,559$4,559
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $300$300
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,420$12,420
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $99$99
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,422$1,422
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $9,965$9,965
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $508,528 · Management $137,367 · Fundraising $0$645,895
Part X · Balance sheet $258,360 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,845$255,014
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,946$2,946
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $99$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $400$400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,290$258,360
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $134$160
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134$160
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $196,156$258,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $196,156$258,200
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,290$258,360
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $258,200 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$707,939
XI-2 Total expenses$645,895
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,044
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$196,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$258,200

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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