Strong Harvest International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
STRONG HARVEST INTERNATIONAL'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO FIGHT HUNGER AND POVERTY BY EMPOWERING DEVELOPING-WORLD FAMILIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO GROW AND USE THE MULTI-FACETED MORINGA TREE FOR IMPROVED HEALTH, INCREASED FAMILY INCOME AND ENVIRONMENTAL CARE.
- Income
- $117,004
- Spending
- $153,127
- Reserves
- 5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $44,704, executive director as of 5/1/25
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 31% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (3)
- $106,061 spent. HOLISTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - IN 2025, STRONG HARVEST CONTINUED TO BRING HOLISTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD PRIMARILY THROUGH MORINGA TRAINING. OUR WORK IN TANZANIA, TOGO, NICARAGUA, INDIA, AND MALAWI THIS YEAR ENCOMPASSED THE FOLLOWING: 1) PROVIDING INTRODUCTORY MORINGA TRAINING TO 3,344 PEOPLE, SHARING HOW MORINGA CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR LIVES; 2) TRAINING 158 NEW MORINGA PEER EDUCATORS (PES) WHO ARE NOW EQUIPPED TO PLANT, HARVEST, AND USE MORINGA TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN LIVES, AS WELL AS TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF MORINGA WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES; AND 3) HOLDING CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND CONTINUING INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR 1,751 PARTICIPANTS, EXPANDING THEIR MORINGA KNOWLEDGE. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING THE RICH NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF MORINGA, ALONG WITH ITS POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, WE FOCUSED ON INCREASING FAMILY INCOME THROUGH MORINGA PRODUCT TRAINING, WHICH WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED BY ALL WHO PARTICIPATED.
- $23,584 spent. PRIMARY SCHOOL/MORINGA TRAINING CENTER - IN 2025, STRONG HARVEST PROVIDED FUNDS FOR A THIRD CLASSROOM BUILDING, TWO NEW TOILET BUILDINGS WITH A TOTAL OF 6 REGULAR STALLS AND 2 HANDICAPPED STALLS, AND TWO SCHOOL BUS VEHICLES FOR NARETISHO PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TANZANIA. THE SCHOOL ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A MORINGA TRAINING CENTER FOR THE REGION. THE STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT ABOUT MORINGA AND RECEIVE IT IN THEIR FOOD, AND THE COMMUNITY USES THE BUILDINGS FOR MORINGA TRAINING. THROUGH THE TRAINING, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LEARNING TO PLANT, HARVEST, AND USE MORINGA TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN LIVES, AS WELL AS TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF MORINGA WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. NARETISHO PRIMARY SCHOOL IS UPLIFTING THE ENTIRE REGION.
- $883 spent. SOLAR IRRIGATION FARMING SYSTEM - IN 2025, STRONG HARVEST PROVIDED FUNDS FOR A SOLAR IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AS WELL AS FOR TRAINING IN HOW TO USE AND MAINTAIN IT, FOR THE COMMUNITY OF TIMBENAO, CHIKWAWA REGION, MALAWI. THIS REGION IS STRUGGLING WITH FOOD INSECURITY DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. WITH UNPREDICTABLE RAINS AND LONG SEASONS OF HEAT AND DROUGHT, CROPS ARE FAILING AND VILLAGERS GO HUNGRY. THIS COMMUNITY NOW HAS AN ECO-FRIENDLY WAY TO GROW CROPS YEAR ROUND, PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF OVER 3,785 PEOPLE. EXCESS CROPS ARE ALSO BEING SOLD IN THE MARKET FOR ADDITIONAL FAMILY INCOME. TIMBENAO IS NOW A TRAINING SITE FOR OTHER VILLAGES TO COME LEARN ABOUT MORINGA AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 2012.
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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