Our mission is to support smallholder farmers

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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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FY2020 · 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 $405K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $5.1M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$405K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
Spent
$5.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$5.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$9.1M
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.7M
Net assets
$5.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$7.4M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $4.5M Management & general 11% · $609K Fundraising 4% · $231K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$268,000Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir./Treasurer
$249,109Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research
$137,300Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Dev Officer
$127,299Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Product and Tech
$120,185Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Finance and Ops
$119,785Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$110,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Owen Barder’s $185K as CEO Until 3/2024 is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Owen Barder$185,055$224,927$188,732$225,252$268,000
Heinrich Baumann——$238,963$249,487—
Heinrich C Baumann————$249,109
Tomoko Harigaya$185,055$166,250$143,685$142,581$137,300
Sara Godfrey$175,025$175,025$106,914$77,016—
Jonathan Lehe$153,428$147,027$141,814$132,196$127,299
Brian Keefe——$136,443$125,446$119,785
Ilana Kessler———$130,846$120,185

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

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1 program · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Precision development(pxd) is a non-profit organization with a mission to support people living in extreme poverty by providing customized digital information and services that increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability.

$4.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$5.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$609K
Fundraisingcol D$231K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$106K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$4.3M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K$405K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$5.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$556K$317K$153K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$2.1M$90K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$169K$133K$26K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$264K$227K$23K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$20K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$13K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.1M$100K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$71K$38K$32K
Information technologyLn 14$187K$94K$93K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$26K$32K
TravelLn 17$88K$76K$10K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$13K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$327K$326K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.3M$4.5M$609K$231K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $9.1M$4.7M$4.4M$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$5.2M$945K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$8.3M−$4.1M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.7M$7.2M$540K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.5M$5.3M$215K$5.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,542,845 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,858,910$5,422,168
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $112,125$102,677
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,332$15,800
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,210$2,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,006,577$5,542,845
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $956,530$3,192,075
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,920,365$2,135,938
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,876,895$5,328,013
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $129,682$214,832
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $5,542,845 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$106,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,315,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,422,168
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $102,677$102,677
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,800$15,800
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,200$2,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,877 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,800$5,542,845
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,328,013 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $316,898 · Management $152,859 · Fundraising $86,317$556,074
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,060,928 · Management $89,802 · Fundraising $51,987$2,202,717
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $133,149 · Management $26,355 · Fundraising $9,455$168,959
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $226,966 · Management $22,880 · Fundraising $14,479$264,325
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $19,598 · Management $9,463$29,061
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,759 · Management $21,950$34,709
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,143,992 · Management $100,155 · Fundraising $66,506$1,310,653
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,221 · Management $32,289$70,510
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $93,863 · Management $93,350$187,213
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,374 · Management $32,017$58,391
IX-17 TravelPrograms $76,218 · Management $9,818 · Fundraising $1,827$87,863
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,116$14,116
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,372 · Management $2,568$15,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $325,897 · Management $1,585$327,482
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,488,235 · Management $609,207 · Fundraising $230,571$5,328,013
Part X · Balance sheet $6,072,471 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,713,806$3,695,503
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,540,095$1,805,725
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,329,604$387,245
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,873$151,941
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,173$32,057
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,694,340$6,072,471
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $241,783$405,082
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $241,783$405,082
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,571,496$3,172,691
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $881,061$2,494,698
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,452,557$5,667,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,694,340$6,072,471
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,667,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,542,845
XI-2 Total expenses$5,328,013
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$214,832
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,452,557
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,667,389

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