KISS THE GROUND

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

K20

Classification

1200

Street

PO BOX 515381 PMB 63508

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 · 2025

• COMMUNICATIONSTHE STORYTELLING PROGRAM IS AT THE HEART OF KTG. KTG CREATES AND PRODUCES DOCUMENTARIES, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT THAT ARE ENGAGING AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. IN ITS LONG-FORM MINI-DOCUMENTARY SERIES, KTG HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL FARMERS' JOURNEYS AS THEY IMPLEMENT REGENERATIVE PRACTICES ON THEIR LAND. IN ITS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, KTG EDUCATES AUDIENCES ON TOPICS SUCH AS SOIL HEALTH, COMPOSTING, AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF LEADING EXPERTS AND ACTIVISTS IN THE MOVEMENT. KTG'S SHORT-FORM CONTENT, PRIMARILY FEATURED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, IS DESIGNED TO BE APPROACHABLE AND WIDELY ACCESSIBLE. KTG HAS SPREAD AWARENESS THROUGH CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN TWO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARIES, THE FIRST KISS THE GROUND, RELEASED ON NETFLIX IN SEPTEMBER 2020, AND THE FOLLOW-UP FILM COMMON GROUND, RELEASED IN THEATERS IN 2023. BOTH FILMS CONTINUE TO SERVE AS FOUNDATIONAL TOOLS FOR EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2025, COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITY CONSISTED OF: 460+ ORIGINAL PIECES OF CONTENT PRODUCED20M+ PEOPLE REACHED4.7M+ ENGAGEMENTS GENERATED8,200+ CONFIRMED SCREENINGS OF KISS THE GROUND DOCUMENTARY TO DATE60,000+ SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS USING THE EDUCATIONAL CUT2,200+ EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SCREENINGS CONFIRMED TO DATE

  Expenses $893,243 · Revenue $70,669

• EDUCATIONTHE EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, FARMERS, AND BUSINESSES TO BECOME IMPACTFUL ADVOCATES FOR THE REGENERATIVE MOVEMENT BY PROVIDING ONLINE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND A SPEAKER'S BUREAU. KTG BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS OF THE REGENERATIVE MOVEMENT. THROUGH ON-DEMAND COURSES, PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND FREE RESOURCES, WE OFFER MULTIPLE WAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN AND GROW WITHIN THIS EXPANDING GLOBAL MOVEMENT. THROUGH THIS WORK, KTG CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A LEADING EDUCATIONAL HUB FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. IN 2025, KTG EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL REACH AND ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH DIGITAL CONTENT, PURCHASING GUIDES, AND COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING. WHILE EDUCATION REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF KTG'S EFFORTS, ITS FEDERAL POLICY ADVOCACY WORK, INCLUDING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REGENERATE AMERICA COALITION AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE FARM BILL, WAS PAUSED IN 2025. IN RESPONSE TO SHIFTING LEGISLATIVE TIMELINES, WE REDIRECTED OUR EFFORTS TOWARD DIRECT FARMER SUPPORT AND PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE PRACTICES. KTG EXPANDED ITS INITIATIVES SUPPORTING FARMERS IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES THEY FACE IN THEIR TRANSITION. IN 2025, KTG PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS, STRENGTHENING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. IN 2025, EDUCATION ACTIVITY CONSISTED OF: 2.5M+ PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL CONTENT35+ EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES DEVELOPED15 NEW REGENERATIVE PURCHASING GUIDES RELEASED53 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED$500,000 AWARDED DIRECTLY TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS215 FARMS SUPPORTED73,000 ACRES TRANSITIONED TOWARD REGENERATIVE PRACTICES

  Expenses $837,085 · Grants $351,750

• PARTNERSHIPSTHE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REFLECTS KTG'S BELIEF THAT MEANINGFUL TRANSFORMATION IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG, ALIGNED PARTNERSHIPS. SINCE 2013, KTG HAS BEEN A TRUSTED VOICE IN THIS SPACE, SUPPORTING COMPANIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE REGENERATION THROUGH STORYTELLING AND EDUCATION. EMPLOYEES, COMPANY LEADERSHIP, AND CONSUMERS ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AS A SOLUTION FOR HUMAN AND PLANETARY HEALTH. KTG PROVIDES GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION TO HELP PARTNERS ENGAGE IN THE REGENERATIVE MOVEMENT AND MAKE AN IMPACT ACROSS FOOD, FIBER, AND RELATED INDUSTRIES. IN 2025, EDUCATION ACTIVITY CONSISTED OF: 22 MULTI-YEAR BRAND PARTNERS ACROSS DIVERSE SECTORS$100,000+ RAISED THROUGH CONSUMER-FACING CAMPAIGNS IN ADDITION, KTG CONTINUED TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP MODELS THROUGH PILOT INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE KISS THE GROUND COFFEE PROJECT, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED REGENERATIVE SUPPLY CHAINS, FARMER LIVELIHOODS, AND CONSUMER EDUCATION.

  Expenses $406,652

• FISCAL SPONSORSHIPKTG ACTS AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES.

  Expenses $17,505

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $1,956,625

  Expenses

  $2,708,294

  Contributions

  $1,865,020

  Grants paid

  $351,750

• 2024

  Revenue

  $3,619,111

  Expenses

  $2,911,205

  Contributions

  $3,570,933

  Grants paid

  $40,559

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,484,871

  Expenses

  $2,819,410

  Contributions

  $3,332,347

  Grants paid

  $63,035

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,241,798

  Expenses

  $3,478,677

  Contributions

  $3,082,828

  Grants paid

  $191,856

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

  $3,747,545

  Expenses

  $2,357,125

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,357,311

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,144,294

  Expenses

  $1,777,745

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,003,166

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,707,446

  Expenses

  $2,523,033

  Assets (EOY)

  $517,327

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $605,112

  Expenses

  $741,392

  Assets (EOY)

  $200,691

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $651,280

  Expenses

  $498,889

  Assets (EOY)

  $328,701

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $533,585

  Expenses

  $441,316

  Assets (EOY)

  $174,412

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $440,347

  Expenses

  $400,218

  Assets (EOY)

  $75,755

• 2014 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $106,220

  Expenses

  $70,594

  Assets (EOY)

  $35,626

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.

Grants made

• LANDERS FAMILY FARM

  $40,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• KOKES CATTLE COMPANY LLC

  $35,000

  2025 · WELL DRILLING

• NATIONAL BLACK FARMER'S ASSOCIATION

  $34,000

  2022 · IMPACT GRASSROOTS FUND GRANT

• VETTED FARMS

  $25,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• WILD TYPE RANCH LLC

  $25,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• PT RANCH

  $20,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• NALWOODI DENZHONE STRENGTH AND BEAUTY COMMUNITY

  $20,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• ML RANCH LLC

  $20,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• MUD RIDGE RANCH LLC

  $15,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• SQUEEZE CITRUS LLC

  $15,000

  2025 · FARM EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND

  $393,017

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $216,400

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC

  $150,000

  2024 · TO FUND REGENERATING COMMUNITIES FARMER GRANTS FOR 2025

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $117,850

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $111,405

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $110,000

  2024 · SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $85,000

  2023 · SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

• GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $75,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• STONE BARNS RESTORATION CORP

  $50,000

  2022 · Support Advocacy & Edu. Initiative

• ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $50,000

  2024 · TO SUPPORT THE STEWARDSHIP CIRCLE

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

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