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FRUIT TREE PLANTING FOUNDATION

EIN 75-3020477 PITTSBURGH, PA

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Revenue 2024
$230,440
Expenses 2024
$272,113

Program services were 93.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A19
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 81881

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To encourage the planting of 18 billion edible fruit trees under organic, humane standards. To benefit the environment, human health, and animal welfare by strategically planting fruit and nut tree orchards where they will best serve communities for decades to follow. This includes planting any edible, medicinal, or environmentally beneficial trees or plants.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FTPF provides environmental and nutritional benefits through a diverse set of programs, each described in greater detail below. In total for this year, FTPF had the following results: Planted and distributed 63,287 fruit trees and shrubs to improve nutrition and the environmentHeld 144 orchard events worldwide to activate healthy communitiesTrained 2710 volunteers during FTPF events on how to plant trees in their regionProvided education and environmental curriculum for 1261 students to inspire the next generation of environmentalistsProvided advanced workshops for 148 orchard caretakers to ensure tree survivalTrees planted in this years programs, when fully mature, will on average create 9.8 million pounds of oxygen and produce 2.7 million pounds of fruiteach year!

  • FRUIT RELIEF PROGRAM FTPFs Fruit Relief program involves strategically planting fruit trees where the harvest will most benefit impoverished communitiesin low-income neighborhoods and international hunger relief sitesand distributing fruit trees directly to families in need to provide a source of nutrition in their backyards for decades to follow. Educational programs on fruit tree care are also provided at various workshops and distribution events. As a result of such orchard donations, life-saving sustenance is provided and local volunteers, many of whom are in difficult situations themselves, are empowered to take action for their environment.

    Expenses $145,664

  • FRUITFUL COMMUNITIES This program involves working with community groups, nonprofits such as food banks, and public parks across the country to create community orchards, which provide a long-term source of nutrition for the neighborhood.

    Expenses $64,556

  • FRUIT TREE 101 PROGRAM FTPFs Fruit Tree 101 program donates and plants fruit tree orchards at public schools of all levels, around the world, to provide generations of students and teachers with healthy nutrition options and environmental education opportunities. Students and teachers participate in plantings with FTPF administering a curriculum focused on sustainability and healthy nutrition, thereby inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards. Many schools use the orchards as outdoor classrooms to teach concepts in botany and ecology. One school district official wrote that they expect the orchards to last for decades, giving our students the opportunity to receive environmental education that would not otherwise be available to them. The orchards also provide a source of produce for improved nutrition in school lunch programs.

    Expenses $20,054

  • TREES FOR TRIBESFTPFs Trees for Tribes program provides fruit and nut tree orchards to communities on Native American reservations. The trees and harvest provide environmental benefits and healthy sustenance to combat obesity and diabetes. Orchards last for generations and are donated strictly for the benefit of the tribe.

    Expenses $12,904

  • AFTERCARE FTPF serves as an ongoing resource for orchard recipients by providing horticultural expertise, guidance, and follow-up visits and consultation. This includes workshops and seminars on advanced topics such as pruning and organic, animal- and eco-friendly tree maintenance. FTPF works with orchard caretakers throughout the year to ensure vibrant, thriving fruit trees.

    Expenses $3,180

  • CONSERVATION & NURSERIES In order to conserve valuable land resources on the planet and create fruit tree forests and tree farms for the benefit of communities, FTPF preserves lands it has acquired and the fruit trees within them. At its Na Piko property, FTPF is setting up a unique, eco-friendly demonstration site to inspire visitors and support its regional programs.

    Expenses $3,174

  • ROOTS OF RECOVERY This program involves planting fruit trees at facilities where the harvest will help patients and at-risk residentsplaces such as hospitals, healing centers, drug rehabilitation facilities, and prisons. Studies show that exposure to nature and plants can reduce stress within minutes, and this program seeks to use horticultural therapy to advance healing and recovery.

    Expenses $2,449

  • OUTREACH To meet its goal of planting and inspiring the planting of fruit trees for the benefit of the environment and all its inhabitants, FTPF serves as a valuable resource to members of the publicencouraging them to plant and providing helpful resources, including seeds, written materials including its Home Orchard Handbook, direct communication, and workshops and seminars.

    Expenses $1,034

  • ORCHARDS FOR ANIMALS FTPFs Orchards for Animals program improves lives for rescued animals on sanctuaries by providing fruit trees for shade, shelter, enrichment, and healthy diets. When the trees mature, animals are able to enjoy delicious fruits and foraging opportunities. During times of extreme heat or precipitation, animals can seek shade and shelter under the trees without being away from their food source. Fruit trees allow for the most natural diet available to animals, plucked fresh off the tree with no chemicals or pesticides.

  • REFORESTATION Forests are home to countless fauna and flora and serve a critical role in the planets health and well-being. Planting trees to expand existing forests or create new ones is a simple and direct way to improve ecosystems and promote clean air, water, and soil. FTPF plants region-appropriate trees in partnership with local authorities to increase biodiversity and tree canopy in forests across the world.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cem Akin

    VP and CFO

    Total calculated
    $53,325
    From this org
    $53,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

  • David Wolfe

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ayca Akin

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $230,440
    Expenses
    $272,113
    Contributions
    $162,432
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $326,268
    Expenses
    $296,384
    Contributions
    $262,950
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $356,453
    Expenses
    $247,946
    Contributions
    $195,265
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $468,629
    Expenses
    $242,080
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,483,719

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $500,355
    Expenses
    $192,080
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,315,886

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $466,840
    Expenses
    $244,728
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,007,498

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $362,030
    Expenses
    $295,545
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,785,390

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $219,607
    Expenses
    $234,996
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,717,208

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $87,301
    Expenses
    $154,874
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,733,599

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $103,143
    Expenses
    $167,718
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,801,059

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $376,608
    Expenses
    $168,325
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,865,750

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $987,685
    Expenses
    $193,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,657,593

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $274,678
    Assets (EOY)
    $864,798

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.