Plant with purpose, a christian nonprofit organization, reverses deforestation and poverty around the world by transforming the lives of the rural poor. We DO this through: - watershed restoration & regenerative agriculture - savings groups & economic resilience - tree planting/growing & agroforestry - climate mitigation & carbon sequestration - education & advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$252K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $850K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$252K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
3% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
Spent
$5.3M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2024$14.7M
FY2025$14.5M
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2024$12.5M
FY2025$14.1M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$6.0M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1985.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $4.2M Management & general 9% · $467K Fundraising 12% · $645K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $252K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$138,118Pt VII · Sec A
Director of International Programs
$113,412Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Sabin’s $189K as CEO & President is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Sabin$189,000$153,600$152,943$144,218$138,118
Paul Thompson$169,340$158,543$136,816$131,513—
Milmer Martinez Vergara$145,145$121,749———
Kristen Kreitzer$137,284$110,685$103,228——
Doug Satre$133,491$112,191$98,399——
Robert Morikawa$128,847$118,646$107,631——
Rona Mana-Ay$120,785$108,003———
Lynne Marian$120,500————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers impoverished farming families with sustainable agriculture and resources to overcome poverty and environmental issues.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Haiti

Plant With Purpose Haiti continues to empower farming families to restore severely degraded land through sustainable farming techniques and reforestation. Farmers also reach beyond the immediate needs of their families as they lead the way in local conservation efforts.

$625Kprogram expense
02

Dominican Republic

In fiscal year 2020, partnering families in the Dominican Republic planted over 1.3 million trees. While the border region between the Dominican Republic and Haiti still holds one of the highest poverty rates in the Caribbean, Plant With Purpose communities are transforming their land and their lives.

$612Kprogram expense
03

Tanzania

Plant With Purpose Tanzania families are planting over 10 times the number of trees that nonpartnering families plant, and benefitting from 38 percent higher crop yields. In the past 15 years, partnering families have planted over 12 million trees, which are healing streams and increasing water availability in their communities.

$531Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$5.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$467K
Fundraisingcol D$645K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$282K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$333K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$345K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 638
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$96K$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.9M$2.9M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$252K$167K$51K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$746K$253K$374K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$92K$50K$17K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$140K$74K$29K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$112K$62K$21K$29K
Management feesLn 11a$34K$14K$18K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$0$30K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$83K$45K$0$38K
Office expensesLn 13$59K$18K$7K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$8K$3K$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$104K$51K$27K$26K
TravelLn 17$46K$30K$183$16K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$27K$3K$7K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$9K$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$36K$1K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.3M$4.2M$467K$645K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.5M$14.1M$433K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.7M$12.5M$2.2M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $10.2M$9.0M$1.2M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.4M$6.6M$898K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.9M$5.3M−$475K$4.7M 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 $4,855,758 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,546,886$4,832,566
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,854$23,192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,567,740$4,855,758
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,460,267$2,881,198
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,708,477$1,967,445
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $540,295$481,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,709,039$5,330,635
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $858,701−$474,877
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $4,855,758 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$333,020
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$281,823
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,217,723
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,832,566
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23,192 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,192
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,192 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,855,758
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,330,635 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,881,198$2,881,198
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $167,278 · Management $51,104 · Fundraising $33,149$251,531
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $745,707 · Management $253,172 · Fundraising $373,674$1,372,553
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $50,428 · Management $17,420 · Fundraising $23,838$91,686
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,285 · Management $29,222 · Fundraising $36,279$139,786
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,541 · Management $21,258 · Fundraising $29,090$111,889
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $14,055 · Management $18,497 · Fundraising $1,139$33,691
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $0$30,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $44,824 · Management $0 · Fundraising $38,062$82,886
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,665 · Management $7,060 · Fundraising $34,169$58,894
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,274 · Management $2,969 · Fundraising $10,935$22,178
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,916 · Management $27,188 · Fundraising $25,979$104,083
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,979 · Management $183 · Fundraising $16,264$46,426
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,133 · Management $2,797 · Fundraising $6,974$36,904
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,122 · Management $4,841 · Fundraising $4,655$18,618
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,055 · Management $1,302 · Fundraising $10,955$48,312
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,218,460 · Management $467,013 · Fundraising $645,162$5,330,635
Part X · Balance sheet $4,799,547 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $242,607$345,181
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,427,657$2,016,088
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,406,074$2,270,884
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,988$41,641
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,949$31,093
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $28,307$28,307
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $67,263$66,353
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,017$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,246,862$4,799,547
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,504$116,766
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,504$148,013
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,479,284$2,294,099
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,647,074$2,357,435
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,126,358$4,651,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,246,862$4,799,547
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,651,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,855,758
XI-2 Total expenses$5,330,635
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$474,877
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,126,358
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$53
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,651,534

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