Liabilities / Assets
85th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
85th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
53rd percentile
Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
96th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 15.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
90th percentile
Faster asset growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
94th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$99,582
Up $45,494 (+84%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$72,837
Up $22,249 (+44%) from 2016
Liabilities
Up$26,745
Up $23,245 (+664%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$480,945
Up $260,601 (+118%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$458,696
Up $242,269 (+112%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$22,249
Up $18,332 (+468%) from 2016
Plant the seed inspires and empowers young-people through garden-based learning - connecting them to the land, their education and one another. Plant the seed provides hands-on garden-based learning within community organizations, such as metro nashville public libraries and within metro nashville public schools. Our programming is fully-integrated into the learning objectives for predominately under-resourced pre-kindergarten and elementary age students throughout nashville. We conduct site assessments at each location, build age-appropriate growing environments, orient teachers and youth development staff to the garden and train them in the ways it can enhance their classroom or youth development programming objectives, and develop and facilitate seasonally-relevant, garden-based lessons for each of our approximately 1,000 students at least once a week. Additionally, plant the seed has developed a 138-page toolkit to guide other pre-k and elementary education programs in establishing
Plant the seed provides hands-on garden-based learning within community organizations, such as metro nashville public libraries and within metro nashville public schools. Our programming is fully-integrated into the learning objectives for predominately under-resourced pre-kindergarten and elementary age students throughout nashville. We conduct site assessments at each location, build age-appropriate growing environments, orient teachers and youth development staff to the garden and train them in the ways it can enhance their classroom or youth development programming objectives, and develop and facilitate seasonally-relevant, garden-based lessons for each of our approximately 1000 students at least once a week. Additionally, plant the seed has developed a 138-page toolkit to guide other pre-k and elementary education programs in establishing garden-based learning that can be integrated into their curriculum, classroom and school culture.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $17,575 | $65,545 | ▲ $47,970 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | - | $25,018 | - |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $5,500 | $12,890 | ▲ $7,390 |
| Accounts Receivable | $509 | $40 | ▼ $469 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $30,504 | $-3,911 | ▼ $34,415 |
| Total Assets | $54,088 | $99,582 | ▲ $45,494 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $3,500 | $26,745 | ▲ $23,245 |
| Total Liabilities | $3,500 | $26,745 | ▲ $23,245 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $50,588 | $72,837 | ▲ $22,249 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $50,588 | $72,837 | ▲ $22,249 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $54,088 | $99,582 | ▲ $45,494 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susannah Fotopulos | Executive Di | FT | $73,353 | $73,353 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Melia Arnold Balch | President/bo |
| Annakate Ross | Board Member |
| Dawana Wade | Board Member |
| Malinda Hersh | Secretary / |
| Lisa Wiltshire | Treasurer/bo |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $328,042 |
| Other Expenses | $130,654 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $11,448 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $196,534 | $11,163 | $3,941 | $211,638 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $74,927 | $4,256 | $1,503 | $80,686 |
| Payroll Taxes | $33,169 | $1,884 | $665 | $35,718 |
| Fees for Services Other | $12,200 | - | - | $12,200 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 |
| Advertising | $693 | - | $5,339 | $6,032 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $2,000 | - | $2,000 |
| Insurance | $1,037 | $790 | - | $1,827 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $511 | $924 | - | $1,435 |
| Other Expenses | $237 | $428 | - | $665 |
| All Other Expenses | $162 | $296 | - | $458 |
| Office Expenses | $56 | $100 | - | $156 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $413,062 | $34,186 | $11,448 | $458,696 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $458,696 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $458,696 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $458,696 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“The board chair, treasurer, executive director and bookkeeper review the form 990 to ensure accuracy. Once complete, the executive director also submits the form 990 to givingmatters.com of the community foundation of middle tennessee, for public review.”
“Officers, directors, trustees and key employees discuss potential conflicts of interest whenever relevant during employee interviews, board and executive committee meetings.”
“The board of directors establishes the compensation of the executive director. The board will conduct an annual performance review and approve a salary increase, where recommended, for the executive director in june of each year.”
“The executive director makes recommendations on compensation and the board reviews and approves the recommendations. The executive director conducts annual performance reviews for all employees and then makes recommendations for salary increases, which are subject to board approval.”
“All organization documents are available upon request by the general public.”
“Plant the seed provides hands-on garden-based learning within community organizations, such as metro nashville public libraries and within metro nashville public schools. Our programming is fully-integrated into the learning objectives for predominately under-resourced pre-kindergarten and elementary age students throughout nashville. We conduct site assessments at each location, build age-appropriate growing environments, orient teachers and youth development staff to the garden and train them in the ways it can enhance their classroom or youth development programming objectives, and develop and facilitate seasonally-relevant, garden-based lessons for each of our approximately 1000 students at least once a week. Additionally, plant the seed has developed a 138-page toolkit to guide other pre-k and elementary education programs in establishing garden-based learning that can be integrated into their curriculum, classroom and school culture.”
“Developed a 138-page, 27-lesson garden toolkit to guide other early learning and elementary education programs in how to integrate the garden into their classroom or community youth programming.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | PLANT THE SEED PROVIDES HANDS-ON GARDEN-BASED LEARNING WITHIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND WITHIN METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR PROGRAMMING IS FULLY-INTEGRATED INTO THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR PREDOMINATELY UNDER-RESOURCED PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT NASHVILLE. WE CONDUCT SITE ASSESSMENTS AT EACH LOCATION, BUILD AGE-APPROPRIATE GROWING ENVIRONMENTS, ORIENT TEACHERS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO THE GARDEN AND TRAIN THEM IN THE WAYS IT CAN ENHANCE THEIR CLASSROOM OR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING OBJECTIVES, AND DEVELOP AND FACILITATE SEASONALLY-RELEVANT, GARDEN-BASED LESSONS FOR EACH OF OUR APPROXIMATELY 1000 STUDENTS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, PLANT THE SEED HAS DEVELOPED A 138-PAGE TOOLKIT TO GUIDE OTHER PRE-K AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ESTABLISHING GARDEN-BASED LEARNING THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO THEIR CURRICULUM, CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL CULTURE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DEVELOPED A 138-PAGE, 27-LESSON GARDEN TOOLKIT TO GUIDE OTHER EARLY LEARNING AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN HOW TO INTEGRATE THE GARDEN INTO THEIR CLASSROOM OR COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAMMING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE BOARD CHAIR, TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOOKKEEPER REVIEW THE FORM 990 TO ENSURE ACCURACY. ONCE COMPLETE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO SUBMITS THE FORM 990 TO GIVINGMATTERS.COM OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES DISCUSS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHENEVER RELEVANT DURING EMPLOYEE INTERVIEWS, BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND APPROVE A SALARY INCREASE, WHERE RECOMMENDED, FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN JUNE OF EACH YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMPENSATION AND THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONDUCTS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND THEN MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | ALL ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
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