Floresta USA Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PLANT WITH PURPOSE, A CHRISTIAN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, REVERSES DEFORESTATION AND POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD BY TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF THE RURAL POOR. WE DO THIS THROUGH: - WATERSHED RESTORATION & REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE - SAVINGS GROUPS & ECONOMIC RESILIENCE - TREE PLANTING/GROWING & AGROFORESTRY - CLIMATE MITIGATION & CARBON SEQUESTRATION - EDUCATION & ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $14.5 million
- Spending
- $14.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 38
- Highest pay
- $189,734, ceo & president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (10)
- $1.6 million spent. BURUNDI- OUR WORK IN BURUNDI SERVES SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S POOREST AND MOST FOOD-INSECURE RURAL COMMUNITIES, WHERE DEFORESTATION HAS INTENSIFIED POVERTY AND LAND DEGRADATION. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, WE REACHED 156,654 PEOPLE THROUGH 1,100 PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 233 CHURCHES AND 49 SCHOOLS. COMMUNITIES DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT RESTORATION PLANS THAT INTEGRATE SAVINGS GROUPS WITH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRAINING. PARTICIPATING FARMERS REPORT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED SOIL HEALTH COMPARED TO NON-PARTICIPANTS AND ARE ABLE TO EAT MORE MEALS PER DAY. THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN THE PLANTING OF 718,901 TREES, STRENGTHENING LIVELIHOODS WHILE RESTORING LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS.
- $1.6 million spent. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF PLANT WITH PURPOSE'S INTEGRATED APPROACH, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO DEFORESTATION THAT FORCED FARMING FAMILIES TO MIGRATE TO URBAN SLUMS. WE HAVE ENGAGED 84,588 PEOPLE THROUGH 700 PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 224 CHURCHES AND 119 SCHOOLS. THROUGH AGROFORESTRY, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND SAVINGS-BASED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, FAMILIES INCREASE CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. THESE INITIATIVES FACILITATED THE PLANTING OF 4,024,274 TREES, CONTRIBUTING TO RESTORED LANDSCAPES AND MORE SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOODS.
- $1.2 million spent. HAITI- OUR PROGRAM IN HAITI SUPPORTS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS LIVING ON STEEP HILLSIDES WHO FACE CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY AND FREQUENT NATURAL DISASTERS INTENSIFIED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. WE SERVED 173,184 PEOPLE THROUGH 1,258 ACTIVE AND GRADUATED PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 153 CHURCHES AND 66 SCHOOLS. SAVINGS GROUPS PROVIDE HOUSEHOLDS WITH FINANCIAL SAFETY NETS, WHILE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRAINING HELPS RESTORE DEGRADED LAND. PARTICIPATING FARMERS PLANTED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TREES THAN NON-PARTICIPANTS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE PLANTING OF 1,162,439 TREES AND IMPROVING BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY AND HOUSEHOLD RESILIENCE.
- $1.2 million spent. TANZANIA- PLANT WITH PURPOSE HAS SUPPORTED TANZANIAN FARMERS, MOST OF WHOM ARE WOMEN, INCLUDING MANY WIDOWS AND SINGLE MOTHERS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES. WE SERVED 88,366 PEOPLE THROUGH 751 PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 352 CHURCHES AND 325 SCHOOLS. BY INTEGRATING SAVINGS GROUPS WITH FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS, PARTICIPANTS IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH, INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, AND STRENGTHEN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THESE INITIATIVES CONTRIBUTED TO THE PLANTING OF 1,388,388 TREES, TRANSFORMING BOTH COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS.
- $1.1 million spent. DEMORATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO- IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, OUR PROGRAM OPERATES IN A REGION ENCOMPASSING THE WORLD'S SECOND-LARGEST RAINFOREST, WHERE EXTREME POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION THREATEN BOTH PEOPLE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WE SERVED 114,226 PEOPLE THROUGH 504 ACTIVE AND GRADUATED PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 151 CHURCHES AND 122 SCHOOLS. FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN SAVINGS GROUPS AND RECEIVE TRAINING IN REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES, CONTRIBUTING TO IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY AND INCREASED DAILY MEAL CONSUMPTION COMPARED TO NON-PARTICIPANTS. COMMUNITY-LED RESTORATION EFFORTS SUPPORTED THE PLANTING OF 1,329,431 TREES, HELPING REVERSE DEFORESTATION AND BUILD RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE IMPACTS.
- $905,159 spent. MEXICO- IN MEXICO, WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN RURAL REGIONS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY AND DEFORESTATION. THE PROGRAM SERVED 31,124 PEOPLE THROUGH 502 PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 129 CHURCHES AND 68 SCHOOLS. USING OUR SEEDS OF CHANGE CURRICULUM, PARTICIPANTS ADOPT REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES THAT IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY AND REDUCE THE NEED TO LIMIT MEAL SIZES DURING DIFFICULT SEASONS. COMMUNITY-LED RESTORATION ACTIVITIES RESULTED IN THE PLANTING OF 124,599 TREES, SUPPORTING HEALTHIER LANDSCAPES AND LIVELIHOODS.
- $779,430 spent. LEARNING AND ACTION- PLANT WITH PURPOSE CONDUCTED U.S.-BASED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO MOBILIZE CHRISTIANS TO RESPOND TO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND POVERTY. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CHURCH ENGAGEMENT, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, DONOR EDUCATION, AND INTERNATIONAL VISION TRIPS. THE PROGRAM COLLABORATED WITH 36 CHURCH PARTNERS AND 47 CORPORATE PARTNERS AND WAS CARRIED OUT BY 45 U.S. STAFF MEMBERS, EXPANDING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND RESTORATION WORK.
- $708,993 spent. ETHIOPIA- IN ETHIOPIA, OUR WORK EMPHASIZES ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ALONGSIDE THE PROTECTION OF ANCIENT CHURCH FORESTS THAT PLAY A VITAL ECOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL ROLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM SERVED 58,814 PEOPLE THROUGH 621 PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 97 CHURCHES AND 71 SCHOOLS. INTEGRATED TRAINING IN CONSERVATION, SAVINGS, AND LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS LONG-TERM RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY COHESION. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, COMMUNITIES PLANTED 835,388 TREES, STRENGTHENING ECOSYSTEMS WHILE REINFORCING SHARED STEWARDSHIP AND FAITH-BASED LEADERSHIP.
- $646,313 spent. MALAWI- MALAWI JOINED OUR PROGRAM COUNTRIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, SERVING FARMING COMMUNITIES WHERE DEPLETED SOILS AND UNPREDICTABLE RAINFALL MAKE AGRICULTURE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. WE ENGAGED 2,944 PEOPLE THROUGH 21 PURPOSE GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 39 CHURCHES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, SAVINGS, AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES, ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO INVEST IN THEIR LAND AND PREPARE FOR ECONOMIC SHOCKS. THESE EARLY EFFORTS RESULTED IN THE PLANTING OF 141,885 TREES, LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE.
- $533,598 spent. THAILAND- IN THAILAND, WE WORK PRIMARILY WITH HILLTRIBE COMMUNITIES FACING ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE. THE PROGRAM SERVED 6,755 PEOPLE THROUGH 102 ACTIVE AND GRADUATED PURPOSE GROUPS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH 86 CHURCHES AND 9 SCHOOLS. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH COMBINES SAVINGS-BASED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, ENABLING FAMILIES TO BUILD SELF-SUFFICIENCY WHILE CARING FOR THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES. THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN THE PLANTING OF 502,141 TREES, SUPPORTING LONG-TERM COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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