Missouri Appleseed believes all Missouri families deserve the opportunity to thrive. Through research, advocacy, and education, Missouri Appleseed works to improve the systems and policies at the intersection of public health, criminal justice, and child welfare.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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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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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $214K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$368
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$272K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$268K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$177K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$272K
FY2023▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$288K
Expenses
$268K
FY2023▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$182K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$268K
FY2024$307K
FY2025$353K
Net assets
$177K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$56K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $170K Management & general 17% · $46K Fundraising 19% · $52K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,375Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Public Health Policy
$29,665Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research
$28,923Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Quandt’s $88K as Executive Director (from July 1, 2025) is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 $100K–1M social science 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
Elizabeth Weiss$46,385$90,000$74,375$65,000——
Mary Quandt$88,175$73,600$29,665———
Elizabeth G Weiss————$65,000$65,000
Finola Prendergast——$28,923$59,583—$50,000

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

Develops community solutions for healthy, dignified, and productive lives for all Missourians.

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3 programs · $144K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Public Health

Missouri appleseed worked to ensure that mothers and babies have a healthy start to life. We worked for affordable diapers and menstrual products. Missouri apple hosted a free continuing legal education on substance use during pregnancy.

$84Kprogram expense
02

The Prison Reform

Missouri appleseed worked to make it easier and affordable for children and family members to stay in touch when a loved one is incarcerated.

$39Kprogram expense
03

The criminal justice reform -missouri appleseed helped ensure families stay together by educating the public, attorneys, and judges on the existence of legislation requiring judges to consider the effects of parental incarceration when sentencing nonviolent primary caretakers of dependent children.

$20Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$272K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$268K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$177K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$368
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$272K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$750
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$368
Net assetsLn 32$177K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 616
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K$174K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$750
Total assetsLn 16$173K$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$741$368
Net assetsLn 32$172K$177K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$950$950
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$97K$14K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$12K$12K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$41K$17K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$90
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$100$1K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$360$273
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$286$189$97
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$268K$170K$46K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $288K$353K−$65K$56K 990 PDF
FY2024 $277K$307K−$31K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $272K$268K$4K$177K 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$172K 990 PDF
FY2021 $289K$182K$107K$196K 990 PDF
FY2020 $181K$88K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $272,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $194,917$276,341
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $87$1,311
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$298−$5,547
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $194,706$272,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$950
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,807$143,696
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,054
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,052$121,263
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $217,859$267,963
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,153$4,142
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $272,105 across 12 lines filed
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$276,341
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$276,341
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,311$1,311
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 −$5,547−$5,547
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,236$272,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $267,963 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $950$950
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,875 · Management $13,962 · Fundraising $22,127$132,964
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,819 · Management $1,127 · Fundraising $1,786$10,732
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,004$8,004
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $12,081$12,081
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,054$2,054
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,779 · Management $16,636 · Fundraising $22,798$80,213
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,188 · Management $90$6,278
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,068 · Management $2,216 · Fundraising $2,626$6,910
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $100 · Management $1,497$1,597
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,382 · Management $360 · Fundraising $273$4,015
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $189 · Management $97$286
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,879$1,879
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $170,431 · Management $45,868 · Fundraising $51,664$267,963
Part X · Balance sheet $177,004 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,860$17,784
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,194$156,510
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,181$1,960
X-11 Publicly traded securities$750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $173,235$177,004
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $741$368
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $741$368
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,494$137,866
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$38,770
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,494$176,636
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $173,235$177,004
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,636 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$272,105
XI-2 Total expenses$267,963
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,142
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,494
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$176,636

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