Global Seed Planters FY2022 filing

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Sandstone, MN501(c)(3)Since 2014InternationalEIN 46-5586757Revenue $458K in FY2022

On file with the IRSglobalseedplanters.orgPo Box 107, 55072-0107 · Sandstone, MNTax-exempt since Oct 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Supportive ministry in countries such as china, india, & uganda. Preaching and teaching the gospel, aiding farming and water initiatives, and serving the needs of women and girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$458K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$348K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$391K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$458K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$414K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$639K
Expenses
$348K
FY2022▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$538K
FY2025$675K
Net assets
$391K
FY2022▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$261K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $249K Management & general 20% · $70K Fundraising 8% · $29K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator
$35,024Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 1636 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Brask$54,334$54,336$54,467$54,000$54,000$54,000
Tiffany Kearns$39,223—————
Sarah Monson$5,016$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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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

Empowering local leaders to share love and transform needy communities worldwide.

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3 programs · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Sister acts -in countless regions of the world, the simple reality of being born a girl tragically condemns her to a life entrenched in neglect, abuse and oppression. But amidst these harsh realities, sister acts has emerged as a ray of hope for these oppressed women and girls.

$113Kprogram expense
02

Operation Unreached

Imagine, over three billion souls have been deprived of even a single opportunity to encounter the life-giving message of jesus! In the face of this staggering reality, operation unreached was born to focus on places and people still waiting to hear about jesus.

$110Kprogram expense
03

Story Revolution

In a heart-wrenching reality, a staggering 67% of people in our world are trapped in the darkness of illiteracy in one form or another. Story revolution offers captivating training workshops, equipping leaders to embrace the power of storytelling.

$26Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $493K · 2024–2025
Asia HarvestNC · FY2025$175,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$64,560
Jesus Film ProjectFL · FY2025$49,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$17,065
Joshua Nations InternationalCO · FY2025$13,322
One for IsraelTX · FY2025$5,500
Asia HarvestNC · FY2024$84,000
Jesus Film ProjectFL · FY2024$42,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$19,200
Individual RecipientFY2024$12,000
Joshua Nations InternationalCO · FY2024$11,080

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Investment incomeLn 3$233
Money outPt IX
$348K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$391K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$233
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$387K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$389K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$391K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$280K$389K
Total assetsLn 16$283K$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$281K$391K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$136K$136K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$75K$19K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$3K$831$674
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$17K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$155$155
Office expensesLn 13$26K$2K$23K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$18K$10K$2K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$99$99
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$348K$249K$70K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $639K$675K−$37K$261K 990 PDF
FY2024 $570K$538K$32K$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 $378K$502K−$124K$267K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $458K$348K$110K$391K 990 PDF
FY2021 $414K$278K$136K$281K 990 PDF
FY2020 $291K$280K$11K$146K 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
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Part I · Summary $458,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $131,985$462,483
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $283,298$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $106$233
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,581−$4,492
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $413,808$458,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $95,128$136,171
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,939$143,910
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,950$68,150
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,017$348,231
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $135,791$109,993
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $458,224 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $239 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$462,483
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$462,483
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $233$233
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,731−$4,731
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $239 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,498$458,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,231 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $136,171$136,171
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,863 · Management $18,867 · Fundraising $15,295$109,025
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,299 · Management $831 · Fundraising $674$4,804
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,573 · Management $1,661 · Fundraising $3,131$21,365
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,979 · Management $1,506 · Fundraising $1,231$8,716
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,402$10,402
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,211$2,211
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $155$155
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,601 · Management $22,553 · Fundraising $1,708$25,862
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,305$4,305
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,356 · Management $2,446 · Fundraising $5,248$18,050
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $99$99
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,350 · Fundraising $1,716$7,066
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $248,842 · Management $70,386 · Fundraising $29,003$348,231
Part X · Balance sheet $393,686 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,400; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,832$386,529
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,502$2,502
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,522$2,255
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $282,856$393,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,452$2,289
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,452$2,289
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $110,331$190,348
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $171,073$201,049
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,404$391,397
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $282,856$393,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $391,397 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$458,224
XI-2 Total expenses$348,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,404
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$391,397

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