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Plowsharing Crafts INC

St Louis, MOUnknown exempt organization EIN 27-3413455Revenue $65 in FY2021Latest filing we have: 2020. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

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To provide fair and meaningful income to artisans and farmers in the developing world, all of whom live in poverty or low-income situations, by marketing and selling their handiwork. We work at educating the public about fair trade, and how their purchases impact people in the 3rd world. We support local not-for-profit and faith commnuities by fundraising with them through the sale of products we market.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-3413455) · Dispute this line
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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Spent on programs
59%
of spending
59% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$65
Spent
$57K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $33K Management & general 41% · $23K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Herholz
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Sells artisan handiwork to provide fair income and educate the public about fair trade.

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1 program · $33K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Our primary and largest program was the selling and marketing of fair trade merchandise which has been handcrafted by artisians and farmers, all of whom are people in poverty or low-income situations throughout the developing world.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-3413455) · Dispute this line
$33Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2020–2020
Mennonite Central CommitteeFY2020$15,182

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$65
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$65
Money outPt IX
$57K
Ln 25
Programscol B$33K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$65
Total revenueLn 12$65
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$290$0
Total assetsLn 16$57K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$25$0
Net assetsLn 32$57K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$33K$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$57$57
OccupancyLn 16−$474−$474
InsuranceLn 23−$594−$594
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$876$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$57K$33K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 5, 2021 $65$57K−$57K$0 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $65 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $520$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $163,922$65
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,442$65
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $122,157$15,182
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,650$35,730
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,637$5,947
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $344,444$56,859
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$180,002−$56,794
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $65 across 2 lines filed
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $65$65
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$65
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,859 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,182$15,182
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $16,578 · Management $16,578$33,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,287 · Management $1,287$2,574
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,774$4,774
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $57$57
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms −$474−$474
IX-23 InsuranceManagement −$594−$594
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $876 · Management $1,308$2,184
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,449 · Management $23,410 · Fundraising $0$56,859
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,952$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $24,327$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $290$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,250$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,819$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,794$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,794$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,819$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$65
XI-2 Total expenses$56,859
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$56,794
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,794
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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