Liabilities / Assets
74th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.06x
Liabilities / Revenue
74th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
39th percentile
Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
87th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 18.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
73rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
74th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$109,572
Up $19,454 (+22%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$103,445
Up $13,327 (+15%) from 2017
Liabilities
Up$6,127
Up $6,127 from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$180,016
Up $33,173 (+23%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$180,932
Up $38,344 (+27%) from 2017
Net Income
Down-$916
Down $5,171 (-122%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2017 to Sep 30, 2018
- Signed
- Feb 14, 2019
- Return Version
- 2017v2.0
- Gross Receipts
- $180,921
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 Rivendell Academy Volunteer Delegation, 1 University of New Mexico Occupational Therapy trip delegation, 1 Saint Johnsbury Academy Volunteer delegation, 1 Randolph High School Volunteer Delegation. | $90,000 | $53,500 |
| 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. In 2018 Planting Hope purchased a used truck to be able to reach rural, mountainous communities with the Mobile Library Project | $40,008 | $40,008 |
| 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. | $26,512 | $26,512 |
| Built a 2nd story addition about La Chispa Library's Office for a small library classroom space. Wyomissing Foundation Grant for improvements to security and building structure. | $15,000 | $10,000 |
| 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. | $9,592 | $9,592 |
| Hosted a Spanish Language and Nicaraguan Culture day camp at AllTogetherNow! in East Montpelier, VT. Students participated in cultural presentations on dance, music and food with help from visiting Nicaraguan and VT teachers. | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| Once again, hosted a Summer Program at our San Ramon office. Students from the village and from 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. | $500 | $500 |
| Supported Ocalca community/school garden project to teach families sustainable farming and water practices, as well as supplement school meals program with fresh vegetables. | $289 | $289 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Merrill | Executive Director, Board Member | PT | $30,000 | $2,600 | $32,600 |
| 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
- 2019-02-14
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8
“Description;Amount^Grant from non profit organization toward purchase of a 4 wheel drive truck;4000|Tax retention liability from vendors deducted and paid to Nicaraguan govt;480^Total;4480^”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10
“Donation to Bethany Church for use of their space”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^Taxes Retained and paid to Nicaraguan govt;899|Workers Comp Insurance;285|Website Expenses;380|Bank Charges;32|US Staff and Vol travel to Nicaragua;2834|Personal Loans Staff Nicaragua;590|Checkbook Nicaragua;41|Scholarships;9281|Educational Program expenses La Chispa Library and Mobile Library for Peace;5593|Vehicle Expenses;2800|Construction Materials for La Chispa Library;3862|Nicaragua Transportation Expenses;1318|Purchase of 2007 FWD Toyota Truck;11200|Delegation Costs Paid in Nicaragua and Vermont;53337|Purchase of PHotocopier with Toner;1300|Purchase of student furniture;223^Total;93975^”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“Description;Amount^Konika Minolta Photocopier;1274|2007 Toyota Hi Lux 4WD Truck;11200|Improvements to La Chispa Library;6769^Total;19243^”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Description;EOY Amount^2010 Toyota High Lux Truck in Nicaragua;11200|Kia Combi 25 Passenger Bus;8000^Total;19200^”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26
“Grant Expenses carried over in to FY 18-19”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Description;EOY Amount^2010 Toyota High Lux Truck in Nicaragua;11200|Kia Combi 25 Passenger Bus;8000^Total;19200^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Grant Expenses carried over in to FY 18-19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | As far as I understand, my filing is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after our fiscal year ends. Since we end on Sept. 30, 2018, Our due date would be today, Feb. 15th, 2019 and therefore this return is not late, as indicated by the verification tool. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Beth Merrill |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Executive Director |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 8027780344 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2019-02-14 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | Planting Hope Inc |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | PLAN |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 030371819 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 8027780344 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | PO Box 56 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Montpelier |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | VT |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 05601 |
| ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/IPAddress/IPv4AddressTxt | 0 | 70.109.133.220 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2019-02-15T12:30:46-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2017-10-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2018-09-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2017 |
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Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $109,572
- Liabilities
- $6,127
- Net assets
- $103,445
- Revenue
- $180,016
- Expenses
- $180,932
- Net income
- -$916