Plant IT Forward EIN 27-3967754 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Helps refugees build sustainable farms to grow healthy food for the community. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $489K in revenue, $498K in expenses, and $-6K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Houston, TX
Website
www.plantitforward.farm
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$489KFY2021
Expenses
$498K
Net assets
$-6K
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  27-3967754 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps refugees build sustainable farms to grow healthy food for the community.
Leadership
Alen Steinberg · Director
Money in and out
$489K revenue, $498K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$498K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-6K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$489K
FY2021▼ -39%
Expenses
$498K
FY2021▼ -37%
Total assets
$60K
FY2021▼ -29%
Total liabilities
$65K
FY2021▲ +5%
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$498K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-6K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$60K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $498K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Farmer Education Program. We provide an on-going business and agricultural training to PIF farmers and to other aspiring farmers in the Houston region.

$349Kprogram expense
02

Enterprise Program. Through our Food Hub we connect farmers to fair markets by facilitating sales through the PIF Farm Share (also known as a Community Supported Agriculture or CSA), and at local farmers markets.

$77Kprogram expense
03

Farm Services Program. We link PIF farmers to the resources they need to start and sustain their businesses, including: Identifying good farmland and providing shared site services; Providing access to shared equipment; Alleviating cash flow constraints by providing 0% interest microloans for seeds and basic supplies at the start of each…

$72Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPlant IT Forward
EINHdr · item D27-3967754
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.plantitforward.farm
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nijhor Rahman’s $14K as Eco is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 819 $1–10M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Liz Vallette$93,000$86,500
Nijhor Rahman$13,892

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$505K · 103%
Contributions & grants$378K · 77%
Program service revenue103%$505K
Contributions & grants77%$378K
Total revenueLn 12$489K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$498K
Total functional expensesLn 25$498K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65K
Total net assetsLn 32$-6K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $23K · Operating expenses/yr $498K
0.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $498K · Total expenses $498K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $498K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $498K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $329K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $378K · Total revenue $489K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $489K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $505K · Total revenue $489K
103%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $489K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $505K · Total expenses $498K
101%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $489K · Prior year $800K
-39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-6K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $489K · Expenses $498K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $60K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-6K · Total assets $60K
-9%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $60K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alen Steinberg · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $498K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $277K · Total expenses $498K
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -39%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$616K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$489K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$800K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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