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← APPLESEED FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by APPLESEED FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,053,955
Total expenses
$886,525
Contributions and grants received
$1,034,641
Grants paid
$344,414
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$57,564
Other revenue
-$38,250
Total assets, end of year
$1,961,350
Total liabilities, end of year
$93,427
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,867,923
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$739,875
Management and general expenses
$93,939
Fundraising expenses
$52,711
Program service expenses (Part III)
$739,875

Program services were 83.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $198,294

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $836,347

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,028

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $32,919 · excluded $32,919

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $59,178

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $34,533

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $24,645

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $24,645 · excluded $24,645

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $198,294

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $38,250

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$38,250 · excluded -$38,250

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $344,414 · program services $344,414

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $138,449 · program services $101,365 · management and general $20,586 · fundraising $16,498

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $170,772 · program services $125,047 · management and general $25,383 · fundraising $20,342

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,846 · program services $6,513 · management and general $1,261 · fundraising $1,072

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,519 · program services $21,912 · management and general $6,098 · fundraising $3,509

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,731 · program services $17,470 · management and general $3,393 · fundraising $2,868

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,433 · management and general $26,433

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,440 · management and general $1,440

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $67,795 · program services $65,631 · management and general $641 · fundraising $1,523

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $961 · program services $802 · management and general $159

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,866 · program services $593 · management and general $1,273

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,288 · program services $579 · management and general $3,709

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,196 · program services $19,451 · fundraising $4,745

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,915 · program services $27,098 · management and general $817

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,317 · program services $8,287 · management and general $1,682 · fundraising $1,348

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAXES, LICENSES, & FEES

    total $1,406 · program services $600 · fundraising $806

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $1,050 · management and general $1,050

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $127 · program services $113 · management and general $14

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $145,023 · end of year $103,469

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $352,054 · end of year $386,301

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $225,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,360 · end of year $24,824

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $894,954 · end of year $972,214

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $262,090 · end of year $249,542

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,498 · end of year $43,427

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,971 · end of year $50,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $475,429 · end of year $317,855

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,161,583 · end of year $1,550,068

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE APPLESEED NETWORK, A COLLABORATION OF 20 NONPROFIT JUSTICE CENTERS ACROSS THE US AND MEXICO WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE POVERTY, COMBAT DISCRIMINATION, AND INVIGORATE DEMOCRACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

APPLESEED IS THE FOUNDER OF, AND THE NATIONAL OFFICE FOR, A NON-PROFIT NETWORK OF 20 CENTERS ACROSS THE U.S. AND MEXICO. APPLESEED IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND WORKING FAMILIES BUILD BETTER LIVES. APPLESEED EMPLOYS LITIGATION, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING, AND MAKES A DIFFERENCE BY STAYING CLOSE TO THEIRCOMMUNITIES, WINNING VICTORIES IN HARD POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND BRINGING THE POWER AND EXPERTISE OF A NATIONAL NETWORK TO BEAR ON CROSS-CUTTING SOCIAL ISSUES.

  • APPLESEED NETWORK COLLABORATION -- THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION FACILITATES COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY AMONG THE 20 JUSTICE CENTERS IN THE APPLESEED NETWORK. THESE COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE MULTICENTER PROJECTS RELATED TO ECONOMIC JUSTICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION AND YOUTH, IMMIGRATION, AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE. ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE BOTH WIDESPREAD ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN THEIR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY CONTEXT, AND APPLESEED'S STRUCTURE INDEPENDENT JUSTICE CENTERS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AS A NETWORK ALLOWS APPLESEED TO WORK ON THESE ISSUES BOTH BROADLY AND DEEPLY.

    Expenses $460,631 · Grants $258,000

  • COLLECTIVE CAPACITY BUILDING -- THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION DEEPENS THE APPLESEED NETWORK'S IMPACT BY HELPING BUILD COMMUNITIES OF LEARNING AND PRACTICE AMONG THE 20 APPLESEED JUSTICE CENTERS. THROUGH FREQUENT WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, STAFF COHORTS, AND STUDY GROUPS, THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION BRINGS APPLESEED CENTERS TOGETHER TO SHARE LESSONS LEARNED, TROUBLESHOOT CHALLENGES, DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, AND FOSTER THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS.

    Expenses $169,666 · Grants $10,914

  • APPLESEED NEW JUSTICE -- THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION SOWS THE SEEDS OF JUSTICE BY LAUNCHING NEW APPLESEED JUSTICE CENTERS. WHEN ESTABLISHING A NEW APPLESEED CENTER, THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ADVOCATES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN THE JURISDICTION, GAPS IN EXISTING ADVOCACY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION. TWO NEWEST CENTERS ARE CONNECTICUT APPLESEED (RELAUNCHED IN 2024) AND WISCONSIN APPLESEED (LAUNCHED IN 2025).

    Expenses $109,578 · Grants $75,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Benet Magnuson Arthur Monroe

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,691
    From this org
    $127,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,471
    Hours/week
    40
  • Eric Koenig

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Daniel Dominguez Co-Chair Elect

    UNTIL NOV. 2024, THEN CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Tom McCoy Imm Past Co-Chair

    UNTIL NOV. 2024, THEN MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rory Leraris Co-Chair Until

    NOV. 2024, THEN IMM. PAST CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Hoang

    SECRETARY UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicholas Deluca Member Treas

    AS OF JULY 24, SEC./TREAS. AS OF NOV. 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharie Brown Member Until

    NOV. 2024, THEN CO-CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Dewey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gail Erickson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Markus Green

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Richard Jerome

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Curtis Lu

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ralph Nader

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ralph Petersberger

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jon Walcoff

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Phil Zeidman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beverly Allen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bob Bachner

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Benton

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Katie Joseph

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Shutkin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Schrodt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James Shadd III

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Keith Benes

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mark Darrell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Clancy

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Leopoldo Hernandez

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Wenchi Hu

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Maka Hutson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lena Konanova

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kevin Kraham

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Alex Reid

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thea Sebastian

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Annamaria Steward

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jamie Underwood

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Courtney Dyer

    MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kevin Johnson

    MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Russell Manns

    MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sandra Hanna

    MEMBER AS OF NOVEMBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Pete Davis

    MEMBER UNTIL APRIL 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marc Sherman

    MEMBER UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Shireen Meer

    MEMBER UNTIL JANUARY 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha Hodgesmith

    MEMBER UNTIL JANUARY 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620409349300347

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