Civic Intelligence

Planting Hope Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 03-0371819

Oct 01, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023 • Filed on Jul 28, 2025

Organization Profilewww.plantinghope.org
52 Ridge ST Unit 1Montpelier, VT 05602

(802) 793-1821

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

59th percentile

0.00x

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

12th percentile

-40%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

8th percentile

-62%

Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-67%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Down

$7,424

Down $11,922 (-62%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$7,424

Down $11,922 (-62%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue59th percentileNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

Down

$27,733

Down $56,544 (-67%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$38,910

Down $43,367 (-53%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$11,177

Down $13,177 (-659%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth8th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $126,253Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $126,2532010Assets 2011: $111,618Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $119,016Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $98,528Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $98,5282013Assets 2014: $72,883Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $72,8832014Assets 2015: $79,815Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $79,8152015Assets 2016: $92,363Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $92,3632016Assets 2017: $90,118Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $90,1182017Assets 2018: $109,572Liabilities 2018: $6,127Net Assets 2018: $103,4452018Assets 2019: $117,369Liabilities 2019: $4,625Net Assets 2019: $112,7442019Assets 2020: $84,950Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $84,9502020Assets 2021: $82,311Liabilities 2021: $2,136Net Assets 2021: $80,1752021Assets 2022: $19,346Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $19,3462022Assets 2023: $7,424Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $7,4242023Assets 2024: $5,425Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $5,4252024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$7,424
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$7,424
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth7th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $157,177Expenses 2010: $147,314Net Income 2010: $9,8632010Revenue 2011: $95,806Expenses 2011: $110,441Net Income 2011: -$14,6352011Revenue 2012: $150,755Expenses 2012: $143,357Net Income 2012: $7,3982012Revenue 2013: $196,222Expenses 2013: $216,710Net Income 2013: -$20,4882013Revenue 2014: $184,990Expenses 2014: $186,640Net Income 2014: -$1,6502014Revenue 2015: $181,604Expenses 2015: $174,672Net Income 2015: $6,9322015Revenue 2016: $138,901Expenses 2016: $126,353Net Income 2016: $12,5482016Revenue 2017: $146,843Expenses 2017: $142,588Net Income 2017: $4,2552017Revenue 2018: $180,016Expenses 2018: $180,932Net Income 2018: -$9162018Revenue 2019: $91,017Expenses 2019: $73,718Net Income 2019: $17,2992019Revenue 2020: $42,611Expenses 2020: $70,405Net Income 2020: -$27,7942020Revenue 2021: $63,223Expenses 2021: $67,998Net Income 2021: -$4,7752021Revenue 2022: $84,277Expenses 2022: $82,277Net Income 2022: $2,0002022Revenue 2023: $27,733Expenses 2023: $38,910Net Income 2023: -$11,1772023Revenue 2024: $9,147Expenses 2024: $11,146Net Income 2024: -$1,9992024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$27,733
Expenses$38,910
Net Income-$11,177
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023
Signed
Jul 28, 2025
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$28,542
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

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Nicaraguan staff provided online Spanish courses to private school students during the school year.$10,645$10,645
Hosted the Annual Solidarity Craft Fair at the Unitarian and Bethany Churches in Montpelier, VT, in conjunction with a Middle School Maker Fair. Proceeds benefited the Middle School year-end, cultural exchange trip.$4,750$4,750
Hosted our 5th Spanish Language and Nicaraguan Culture day camp at AllTogetherNow! in East Montpelier, VT. Students participated in cultural presentations on dance, music and food with Planting Hope Board Member Beth Merrill coordinated with guest cultural exchange teachers from Puerto Rico and Nicaragua.$2,558$2,558
Hosted a dance practice and performance for the State of Vermont's Latin American Heritage Celebration in October, 2022.$300$300
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Emily SloanCo-Chair, Board Of Directors-$0--
Paul AngellTreasurer, Board Of Directors-$0--
Donald DeVoilSecretary-$0--
Beth MerrillExecutive Director, Board Member-$0--
Cynthia GauthierBoard Member-$0--
Jed LowyBoard Member-$0--
Heidemarie Holmes-HeissBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Planting Hope Inc
EIN
03-0371819
Phone
8027931821
Address
52 Ridge ST Unit 1, Montpelier, VT 05602

Signing Officer

Name
Beth Merrill
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8027931821
Signed
2025-07-28
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Main Street Middle School Fundraising beneficiary from annual fair proceeds”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Purchase of water tank for rural project;2500|Rural Computer Project Oversight;1200|Discretionary funds and severance for dismissed employees in Nica;11677|Maintenance and other organizational fees in the US;1300^Total;16677^”

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IRS990ScheduleN/DispositionOfAssetsDetail/AssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc0La Chispa Library and Assets were confiscated by the Nicaraguan government, due to notice that the organization's non-profit status had been cancelled. (along with 100s of other non-profit organizations in the country). Despite our many attempts to comply with their reporting requirements, they cited non-compliance and non-filing as their rationale. The library was taken over by the government and is now used as a government building.
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ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt0In 2022, our main office in Nicaragua was confiscated by the government there, despite our many attempts to comply with their filing requirements. This happened to hundreds of other non-profit organization's there as well. Since then, we have continued on a much smaller scale, to carry out our cultural exchange mission in Vermont, by promoting Nicaraguan culture in schools and camps. I continue to serve as executive director, but only as a volunteer, as we no longer receive large grants or do any fund-raising to support the projects, since the Nicaraguan government has forbidden our work there. In 2023, we also lost our office in Vermont and with that, we lost our (very old) computer's ability to connect to the internet via cables, so we have not been able to update our accounting files. Since then, I have needed to update by entering data on spreadsheets by hand. In addition, during the past year and a half, I have been consumed with family responsibilities, as my father suffered a stroke in late 2023, I continue to coordinate 24 hour care for him. Simultaneously, it became evident that my mother also needed supervision and memory care, so at the time of this filing due date, I was working to secure a safe place for her to live. In addition, I took over the responsibility of being the guardian for my sister who has cerebral palsy and had lived with my parents since birth, but was no longer able to after their health issues. I had filed for an extension and in my mind I had submitted this last August. You may imagine my surprise when I opened our software to complete this year's 990 and saw that last year's was still in edit mode. I am sorry for this delay and ask that you waive the fee that has the potential to be assessed. My life is a bit more under control this year and I am going to reach out to an accountant to help us with subsequent 990s. We are not actively fund-raising, however, we are carrying out a few of the projects in the US which we previously carried out. I anticipate that in the next few years we will move to the Postcard filing, as our revenue is going to be around 10,000 or less. I am truly sorry that this filing slipped off my plate. I can see now how entrenched I was in my extended family's care, in addition to taking care of my own family and starting a new full time job teaching. I would appreciate your consideration in taking these circumstances into account and waiving the late fee. I am prepared to file the subsequent years in a timely manner.
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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$7,424
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$7,424
Revenue
$27,733
Expenses
$38,910
Net income
-$11,177
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet 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
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