Planting Hope Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 03-0371819

Oct 01, 2016 to Sep 30, 2017 • Filed on May 01, 2018

Organization Profile www.plantinghope.org

PO Box 56Montpelier, VT 05601

(802) 778-0344

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

2.9%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

$27,812

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 18.9% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

-2.4%

Faster asset growth than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

5.7%

Faster revenue growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$90,118

Down $2,245 (-2.4%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$90,118

Down $2,245 (-2.4%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue56th percentile Net Margin49th percentile

Revenue

$146,843

Up $7,942 (+5.7%) from 2016

Expenses

$142,588

Up $16,235 (+13%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

$4,255

Down $8,293 (-66%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth39th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2017

Assets$90,118

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$90,118

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth57th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

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2017

Revenue$146,843

Expenses$142,588

Net Income$4,255

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Oct 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2017
Signed: May 1, 2018
Return Version: 2016v3.0
Gross Receipts: $158,560

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Planting Hope creates educational opportunities, promotes grassroots development and fosters cultural exchanges in Nicaragua and the United States.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Hosted 1 Vermont, Multi-Generational Volunteer Delegation in Nicaragua, 1 Stowe High School Volunteer Delegation, 1 University of New Mexico Occupational Therapy trip delegation, 1 Keurig Green Mountain employee overnight delegation, 1 San Jose State Univeristy Occupational Therapy trip, 1 Global Ethos student volunteer trip.	$81,000	$55,000
Planting Hope' Mobile Library for Peace includes a bus which visits up to 10 rural and urban communities in the Matagalpa region of Nicaragua. The bus offers supplemental learning materials to underserved schools and teachers as well as dynamic learning techniques modeled by our teachers to help train the local teachers. Program also offers scholarship and training for pre-school teachers in rural communities.	$18,000	$18,000
Hosted a Nicaraguan artist in residency troupe in Vermont for 8 weeks. Delegation visited various elementary and high schools and organizations, making cultural presentations on dance, music and theater to promote future service learning trips to Nicaragua from Vermont.	$5,000	$15,000
Continued operation of La Chispa Library and cultural educational facility in the city of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Served over 400 students gain access to educational materials, extra-curricular classes. Provided work-study scholarship assistance to high school and college students in the community.	$0	$15,000
Once again, hosted a Summer Program in San Ramon Elementary School, during a Global Ethos US student volunteer delegation in July, 2017. Students from 6 rural and urban communities participated in a week long arts and science camp. Provided summer camp experience, including games and educational activities, health care and dental check-ups, nutritional meals and snacks for 30 children in 1 semi-rural site, incorporating both US volunteers and Nicaraguan staff.	$9,000	$6,000
Provided work-exchange scholarships for Nicaragua high school, college students and community pre-school teachers. Provided training for these individuals to learn new teaching techniques, once per month at our Nicaragua office.	$8,000	$8,000
Made Improvements and addition to San Ramon Office in Nicaragua in order to store supplies and host visiting delegations from the US.	$0	$3,000
Supported Ocalca community/school garden project to teach families sustainable farming and water practices, as well as supplement school meals program with fresh vegetables.	$910	$910

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Beth Merrill	Executive Director, Board Member	PT	$26,600	$1,212	$27,812
Emily Sloan	Co-Chair, Board Of Directors	-	$0	-	-
Paul Angell	Treasurer, Board Of Directors	-	$0	-	-
Nora Burkey	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
Cynthia Gauthier	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
Donald DeVoil	Secretary	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Planting Hope Inc
EIN: 03-0371819
Phone: 8027780344
Address: PO Box 56, Montpelier, VT 05601

Signing Officer

Name: Beth Merrill
Title: Executive Director
Phone: 8027780344
Signed: 2018-05-01

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Description;Amount^Artist in Residency Stipends VT;5525|Bus Rental Nicaragua;1679|Space or Equipment Rental Nicaragua;1501|Withholding Tax from Nicaraguan Vendors;451^Total;9156^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Bus and Truck Repair Maintenance Fuel permits;3215|Staff Transportation Nica to US US to Nica and within Nicaragua;11695|Program Expenses in Nicaragua including materials books;3325|Scholarships and Discretionary Aid in Nicaragua;7894|Insurance VT;2071|Us to Nicaragua Delegations Expenses;34673|Bank Fees;74|Withholding tax from vendors Nicaragua;451|Office Supplies and Administration;776|Office Improvements Additions San Ramon;2043|Computers and Desk;585|Additional Withholding Payments Nicaragua;311^Total;67113^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“Description;Amount^Sale of 1989 Toyota Truck in Nicaragua;-6500^Total;-6500^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Description;EOY Amount^Kia Combi 25 passenger bus with depreciation;8333^Total;8333^”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $90,118
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $90,118
Revenue: $146,843
Expenses: $142,588
Net income: $4,255

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$0.09	$0.11	$0.02
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.07	$0.00	$0.07	$0.28	$0.39	$0.11
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.19	$0.00	$0.19	$0.84	$0.82	$0.02
2021Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.	$0.82	$0.02	$0.80	$0.63	$0.68	$0.05
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.85	$0.00	$0.85	$0.43	$0.70	$0.28
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.17	$0.05	$1.13	$0.91	$0.74	$0.17
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.10	$0.06	$1.03	$1.80	$1.81	$0.01
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.90	$0.00	$0.90	$1.47	$1.43	$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.92	$0.00	$0.92	$1.39	$1.26	$0.13
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.80	$0.00	$0.80	$1.82	$1.75	$0.07
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.73	$0.00	$0.73	$1.85	$1.87	$0.02
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.99	$0.00	$0.99	$1.96	$2.17	$0.20
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.19	$0.00		$1.51	$1.43	$0.07
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.12	$0.00		$0.96	$1.10	$0.15
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.26	$0.00	$1.26	$1.57	$1.47	$0.10