Fruit Tree Planting Foundation

Analysis

Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Fruit Tree Planting Foundation reported income of $326k and spending of $296k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $467k to $326k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fruit Tree Planting Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westfield Arts Collective ($326k), American Volkssport Association Inc ($326k) and Evergreen Rodeo Association ($326k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $1,153, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 1 employees.