Plant a Seed Foundation

Analysis

Plant a Seed Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Modesto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Plant a Seed Foundation reported income of $81k and spending of $106k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $147k to $81k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Plant a Seed Foundation sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robert J Galvin TR Fbo St Pauls Cemetery ($81k), Unreached 4k ($81k) and International Mission Connectioninc ($81k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $136k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $136k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.