The organization's mission is to create hope through a movement in which people join hands to break the cycle of poverty and hunger and care for our earth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $255K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $371K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$265K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$488K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$395K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$265K
FY2023▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$23K
Expenses
$488K
FY2023▲ +70%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$488K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$395K
FY2023▼ -37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$629K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$630K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$306K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1984.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $439K Management & general 8% · $41K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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Director
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Jeffrey Faus’s $28K as Secretary is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K environment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey Faus$27,751$22,168$44,510

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Mobilizes people to break poverty and hunger cycles, caring for the Earth.

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1 program · $439K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The organization's main program is providing funding, education and management to plant trees in developing countries, the organization also establishes libraries in these countries for educational purposes.

$439Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$371K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$265K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$488K
Ln 25
Programscol B$439K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$395K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$265K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$255K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2
Net assetsLn 32$395K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K$111K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$533K$255K
Total assetsLn 16$633K$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2
Net assetsLn 32$630K$395K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$839$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$210$7$203
Payroll taxesLn 10$311$176$135
Legal feesLn 11b$40$40
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$370$93
Advertising and promotionLn 12$71$71
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$75K$56K$15K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$500$500
InsuranceLn 23$8$8
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$389K$373K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$6K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K$439K$41K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $23K$306K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $265K$488K−$223K$395K 990 PDF
FY2022 $371K$286K$85K$630K 990 PDF
FY2021 $355K$380K−$25K$632K 990 PDF
FY2020 $327K$367K−$40K$629K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $264,730 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,974$226,816
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,206$36,464
I-11 Other revenue$1,450
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,180$264,730
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,381$2,695
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,887$485,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $286,268$488,034
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,912−$223,304
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $264,730 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$226,816
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$155,315
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,464$36,464
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,450$1,450
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,450 · Excluded from tax $36,464$264,730
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $488,034 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $839 · Management $1,335$2,174
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7 · Management $203$210
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $176 · Management $135$311
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $40$40
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,388 · Management $370 · Fundraising $93$1,851
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $71$71
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,571$2,571
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,433 · Management $15,049 · Fundraising $3,762$75,244
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $500$500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8$8
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $372,791 · Management $16,000$388,791
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,295 · Management $5,269 · Fundraising $4,699$16,263
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $438,508 · Management $40,972 · Fundraising $8,554$488,034
Part X · Balance sheet $394,587 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,181$111,468
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,225$23,845
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $532,696$254,941
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,833$4,333
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $632,935$394,587
X-25 Other liabilities$2
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,898$2
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $442,239$130,331
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $187,798$264,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $630,037$394,585
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $632,935$394,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $394,585 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$264,730
XI-2 Total expenses$488,034
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$223,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$630,037
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$12,148
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$394,585

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