Plant IT Forward FY2022 filing

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 27-3967754

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To empower refugees to develop sustainable farming businesses that produce fresh healthy food for our community. We operate three key program areas: farmer education, farm services, and enterprise programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $189K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
98% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 98% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$616K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$564K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$616K
FY2022▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$800K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$564K
FY2022▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$790K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$6K
FY2022▲ +201%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021−$6K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$758K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2011.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $381K Management & general 24% · $138K Fundraising 8% · $45K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$86,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Chair G and R Cm
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nijhor Rahman’s $14K as Eco is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps refugees build sustainable farms to grow healthy food for the community.

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3 program services account for $381K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

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.

$238Kprogram expense
02

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

$76Kprogram 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…

$67Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$616K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$363K
Money outPt IX
$564K
Ln 25
Programscol B$381K
Managementcol C$138K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$363K
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$43K$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$226K
Net assetsLn 32−$47K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$29K$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$189K$186K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$44K$17K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$770$180
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$15K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$56K$3K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e−$1K−$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$564K$381K$138K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$1.3M$558K$758K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.2M$164K$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $616K$564K$53K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $489K$498K−$9K−$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 $800K$790K$10K$22K 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $616,373 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$332,273 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$557,404
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$557,404
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $363,136$363,136
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,106$28,106
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,969 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$616,373
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $563,691 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,834 · Management $28,833 · Fundraising $28,833$86,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,801 · Fundraising $3,207$189,008
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,055 · Management $26,850$43,905
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $26,052$26,052
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,249$4,249
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,761$24,761
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,346$17,346
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,528$4,528
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,025 · Management $1,342$5,367
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,897 · Management $29,897$59,794
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,134 · Management $770 · Fundraising $180$3,084
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,969$3,969
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,275$5,275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,942 · Management $4,043$18,985
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,131 · Management $2,988 · Fundraising $12,972$72,091
IX-24e All other expensesManagement −$1,223−$1,223
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,926 · Management $137,573 · Fundraising $45,192$563,691
Part X · Balance sheet $231,620 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,639$212,183
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$175$5,143
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,569$14,294
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $43,033$231,620
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,694$11,325
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $56,370$20,029
X-25 Other liabilities$194,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,064$225,969
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$47,031$5,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $43,033$231,620
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$616,373
XI-2 Total expenses$563,691
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,682
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$47,031
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,651

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