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Planeterra International Foundation Ltd.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 83-1619668

Aug 01, 2023 to Jul 31, 2024 • Filed on Dec 07, 2024

Organization Profileplaneterra.org
179 North WhitneyAmherst, MA 01002

(413) 325-3391

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

97th percentile

82%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

88th percentile

67%

Faster asset growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

37th percentile

-7.1%

Faster revenue growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$290,200

Up $116,910 (+67%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$290,200

Up $116,910 (+67%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

Down

$141,966

Down $10,932 (-7.1%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$25,056

Down $2,204 (-8.1%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$116,910

Down $8,728 (-6.9%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth88th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2021: $110,063Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $110,0632021Assets 2022: $47,652Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $47,6522022Assets 2023: $173,290Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $173,2902023Assets 2024: $290,200Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $290,2002024Assets 2025: $543,467Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $543,4672025

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$290,200
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$290,200
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth37th percentile

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

$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2021: $110,591Expenses 2021: $16,750Net Income 2021: $93,8412021Revenue 2022: $50,596Expenses 2022: $113,007Net Income 2022: -$62,4112022Revenue 2023: $152,898Expenses 2023: $27,260Net Income 2023: $125,6382023Revenue 2024: $141,966Expenses 2024: $25,056Net Income 2024: $116,9102024Revenue 2025: $392,226Expenses 2025: $138,959Net Income 2025: $253,2672025

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$141,966
Expenses$25,056
Net Income$116,910
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2024
Signed
Dec 7, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$141,966
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Planeterra is a grant-making organizatinon.

Planeterra International Foundation Ltd. (the Organization)is a grant-making organization that empowers individuals to create their own economic opportunites, protects geographic regions and celebrates culture. The Organization achieves its mission by making grants to community organizations and non-governmental organizations that in turn use the funds to invest in vocational training programs or vocational infrastructure.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Planeterra helps ensure communities touched by tourism actually benefit from that tourism. We identify local businesses in communities around the world, then provide them with the foundation they need to be successful long-term. Planeterra supports community tourism enterprises on all seven continents, benefiting women, at-risk youth, and rural and Indigenous communities.$141,966$25,056
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
James SweetingPresident And TreasurerPT$0--
Bruce Poon TipBoard Member -Chairman-$0--
Karen ZifferBoard Member - Director-$0--
Seleni MatusBoard Member - Director-$0--
Meenu VaderaBoard Member - Director-$0--
Zeina GedeonBoard Member - Director-$0--
Roula Poon TipBoard Member - Director-$0--
Gloria Flux ThienemannBoard Member - Director-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Planeterra International Foundation Ltd
EIN
83-1619668
Phone
4133253391
Address
179 North Whitney, Amherst, MA 01002

Signing Officer

Name
James Sweeting
Title
President
Phone
4133253391
Signed
2024-12-07
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“1598.58 Membership and Subscriptions 10984.49 Fundraising processor fees 8808.09 Transaction Fees 412.73 Bank and Wire Charges”

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$290,200
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$290,200
Revenue
$141,966
Expenses
$25,056
Net income
$116,910
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.43$0.00$5.43$3.92$1.39$2.53
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.90$0.00$2.90$1.42$0.25$1.17
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.73$0.00$1.73$1.53$0.27$1.26
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.48$0.00$0.48$0.51$1.13$0.62
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.10$0.00$1.10$1.11$0.17$0.94