Our mission is planting fruit Trees in developing countries to Feed people, create jobs and benefit the environment. We operate supporting programs intended to ensure survival of the Trees and maximize their economic value. Supporting programs include school feeding, agribusiness incubation and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $84K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$553
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$443K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$348K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$678K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$443K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$443K
Expenses
$348K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$386K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$348K
Net assets
$678K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$599K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$583K
FY2025$678K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2009.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $273K Management & general 22% · $75K

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
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Plants fruit trees in developing countries to feed people, create jobs, and help the environment.

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3 programs · $272K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Tree Planting

We distributed 67,494 quality fruit trees mainly to smallholder farmers in 11 countries. We purchase fruit tree seedlings from nurseries in the us or local countries then donate them. We screen requests for trees by considering applicants' agricultural knowledge and other criteria.

$175Kprogram expense
02

School Feeding

We distributed over 152,000 meals to schoolchildren in haiti and jamaica. Food products are produced locally and derived mainly from breadfruit. Breadfruit is highly nutritious and the food products are tasty. This program serves over 50 schools and over 8,000 children. Students, teachers and parents have thanked us.

$67Kprogram expense
03

Agribusiness

We provide equipment and training to entrepreneurs producing food products. We also purchase food products from them and distribute to schools. Our goal is to help launch small agribusinesses and ultimately have them become independent of charitable support.

$30Kprogram 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
$443K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$429K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35
Money outPt IX
$348K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$678K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$670K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$553
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$429K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$443K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$310K
SavingsLn 2$360K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$670K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$553
Net assetsLn 32$678K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$570K$670K
Total assetsLn 16$591K$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$553
Net assetsLn 32$583K$678K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$272K$272K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$697$697
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$75$75
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$348K$273K$75K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $443K$348K$94K$678K 990 PDF
FY2024 $368K$391K−$23K$583K 990 PDF
FY2023 $382K$375K$7K$606K 990 PDF
FY2022 $507K$386K$121K$599K 990 PDF
FY2021 $439K$289K$150K$477K 990 PDF
FY2020 $263K$205K$57K$327K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $442,934 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $348,822$428,547
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45$35
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,801$14,352
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $367,668$442,934
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $323,187$273,417
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,658$38,319
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,675$36,702
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $390,520$348,438
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,852$94,496
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $442,934 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$428,547
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$428,547
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35$35
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,352$14,352
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35 · Excluded from tax $14,352$442,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,438 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,771$1,771
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $271,646$271,646
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $34,584$34,584
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,038$3,038
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $697$697
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,750$1,750
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $75$75
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,150$6,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,600$5,600
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,688$5,688
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,577$9,577
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,302$1,302
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,561$1,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,999$4,999
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,417 · Management $75,021 · Fundraising $0$348,438
Part X · Balance sheet $678,343 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $213,972$310,189
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $355,597$359,947
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,140$8,207
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $590,559$678,343
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,265$553
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,265$553
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $583,294$677,790
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $590,559$678,343
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $677,790 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$442,934
XI-2 Total expenses$348,438
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$583,294
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$677,790

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