Global Seed Planters EIN 46-5586757 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowering local leaders to share love and transform needy communities worldwide. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $570K in revenue, $538K in expenses, and $297K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Sandstone, MN
Website
www.globalseedplanters.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$570KFY2024
Expenses
$538K
Net assets
$297K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-5586757 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sandstone, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering local leaders to share love and transform needy communities worldwide.
Leadership
Diane Brask · President & Executive Director · $54K
Money in and out
$570K revenue, $538K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$570K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$538K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$297K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $32K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +117% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$570K
FY2024▲ +51%
Expenses
$538K
FY2024▲ +7%
Total assets
$302K
FY2024▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024▼ -31%
Total revenue
$570K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$538K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$297K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$302K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $350K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Operation Unreached

Operation unreached partners with indigenous leaders in their remote communities. We support them financially and provide them resources to aid them in spreading the good news of jesus.

$153Kprogram expense
02

Sister Acts

Sister acts partners with the local church, christian organizations and leaders to be the extension of the love of jesus in practical ways, serving the most marginalized women and girls in their communities through 5 basic areas: home, food, health, work, and education.

$143Kprogram expense
03

Story Revolution

Story revolution offers captivating storytelling training workshops to christian leaders, key leaders, and mission organizations. We also get vital audio resources to people all over the world who prefer to learn by hearing, not reading, through storytelling, we captivate minds and hearts with god's stories.

$54Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGlobal Seed Planters
EINHdr · item D46-5586757
Principal addressHdr · item CSandstone, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.globalseedplanters.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Executive Director
$54,336Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Chief Operations Officer
$35,741Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Brask’s $54K as President & Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Brask$54,336$54,467$54,000$54,000$54,000
Sarah Monson$35,741$36,193$35,024$21,753
Kyle Biladeau$9,100

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
Contributions & grants100%$570K
Investment income$200
Other revenue$60
Total revenueLn 12$570K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.14
Program services68%$367K
Management & general18%$96K
Fundraising14%$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$538K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$298K
Total assetsLn 16$302K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$297K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $298K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $538K · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $533K
6.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $367K · Total expenses $538K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $96K · Total expenses $538K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $76K · Total expenses $538K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $60K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $470K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $570K · Total revenue $570K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $570K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $570K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $200 · Total revenue $570K
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $538K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $570K · Prior year $378K
+51%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $291K · FY2024 $570K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $297K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $570K · Expenses $538K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $302K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $297K · Total assets $302K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $4 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $302K
<0.01%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Diane Brask · Reported title PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $54K · Total expenses $538K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $183K · Total expenses $538K
34%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 51%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $168K · 2024–2024
Asia HarvestNC · FY2024$84,000
Jesus Film ProjectFL · FY2024$42,000
Forge ForwardFY2024$19,200
New Light NepalFY2024$12,000
Joshua Nations InternationalCO · FY2024$11,080

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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)$570K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$378K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$414K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$291K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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