Plenitud Iniciativas Ecoeducativas Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PLENITUD INICIATIVAS ECOEDUCATIVAS, INC. (PLENITUD) IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL FARM AND TEACHING CENTER DEDICATED TO SERVICE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMMUNITY. THROUGH SERVICE, PLENTITUD FINDS THE GREATEST JOY BY GIVING EQUAL VALUE TO THE NEEDS OF OTHERS. THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY, PLENTITUD HELPS EACH OTHER BE MORE RESILIENT AND PREPARED FOR INCREASING GLOBAL CHALLENGES, WHILE MINIMIZING IMPACT ON MOTHER EARTH. AND THROUGH COMMUNITY, PLENTITUD SEES HOW MUCH STRONGER WE ARE TOGETHER, UNIFIED IN OUR SHARED PURPOSE. THROUGH PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES GROUNDED IN THIS MISSION, PLENTITUD FACILITATES THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND INSPIRATION TO ENCOURAGE INNER GROWTH AND TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OURSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THE NATURAL WORLD.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 65
- Highest pay
- $56,120, co-exec. dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 41% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 34% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 8 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
- $130,243 spent. CHILDREN AND YOUTH HOLISTIC PROGRAM: PLENITUD'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY OF LAS MARIAS WHERE SCHOOL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS ARE LIMITED. THIS YEAR WE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS IN OUR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND SENIOR COMMUNITIES IN LAS MARAS. STUDENTS DEEPENED THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN FOOD LITERACY, FOOD SECURITY, OVERALL WELL-BEING, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. -470 CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED -88% CONTINUING FROM PREVIOUS YEAR -81 WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION, PLENITUD COORDINATED: - EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIKE TOURS OF THE PLENITUD PR EDUCATIONAL FARM. -WEEKLY HOLISTIC EDUCATION CLASSES AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE. -INTERGENERATIONAL WORKSHOPS BETWEEN SENIORS AND YOUTH -A YOUTH CLUB FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS -MONTHLY "HEALTHY WEDNESDAY'S" TRADING AND MAKING DIFFERENT RECIPES WITH 90-100 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS 100% FEMALE RUN BY 3 FULL AND PART TIME LOCAL, PUERTO RICAN STAFF. CHILDREN AND YOUTH HOLISTIC PROGRAM: PLENITUD'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY OF LAS MARIAS WHERE SCHOOL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS ARE LIMITED. THIS YEAR WE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS IN OUR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND SENIOR COMMUNITIES IN LAS MARAS. STUDENTS DEEPENED THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN FOOD LITERACY, FOOD SECURITY, OVERALL WELL-BEING, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. -470 CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED -88% CONTINUING FROM PREVIOUS YEAR -81 WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION, PLENITUD COORDINATED: - EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIKE TOURS OF THE PLENITUD PR EDUCATIONAL FARM. -WEEKLY HOLISTIC EDUCATION CLASSES AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE. -INTERGENERATIONAL WORKSHOPS BETWEEN SENIORS AND YOUTH -A YOUTH CLUB FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS -MONTHLY "HEALTHY WEDNESDAY'S" TRADING AND MAKING DIFFERENT RECIPES WITH 90-100 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS 100% FEMALE RUN BY 3 FULL AND PART TIME LOCAL, PUERTO RICAN STAFF.
- $53,956 spent. AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION + INCUBATOR PROGRAM: AGRICULTURE IS THE OLDEST AND MOST ESTABLISHED PROGRAM AT PLENITUD PR. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES IN THE AREAS OF FOOD SECURITY, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH OUR INCUBATOR PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, OVER 1000 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM. FOOD SECURITY- WE CONTINUED INTENSIVE FOOD PRODUCTION ON OUR EDUCATIONAL FARM WHILE STRENGTHENING TIES WITH LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH TEAM-BUILDING AND FARM PLANNING WORKSHOPS. -5,000 POUNDS OF FOOD PRODUCED ON OUR EDUCATIONAL FARM -6,000 POUNDS OF FOOD PRODUCED THROUGH PARTNER FARM AGROFORESTRY- WE ENHANCED OUR FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH PLANTING FOOD FORESTS AND INTEGRATING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, WHILE SHARING THESE TECHNIQUES WITH REGIONAL FARMERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS. -189 FRUIT AND LEGUMINOUS TREES PLANTED AT PLENITUD PR -45 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION- SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION IS WOVEN INTO ALL OUR PROGRAMS. FROM HIGH SCHOOLERS TO ADULTS, WE'VE OFFERED HANDS-ON LEARNING TO SHOWCASE SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES, AND WE'RE EXPANDING ACCESS THROUGH FARM TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. -SIEMBRA BORICUA AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FARMING MANUAL- IN 2019, WE PUBLISHED SIEMBRA BORICUA, AN AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING MANUAL SPECIFIC TO PUERTO RICO. WITH OVER 8,000 COPIES SOLD, IT HAS BECOME A KEY RESOURCE FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND HAS REACHED READERS AROUND THE WORLD. AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION + INCUBATOR PROGRAM: AGRICULTURE IS THE OLDEST AND MOST ESTABLISHED PROGRAM AT PLENITUD PR. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES IN THE AREAS OF FOOD SECURITY, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH OUR INCUBATOR PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, OVER 1000 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM. FOOD SECURITY- WE CONTINUED INTENSIVE FOOD PRODUCTION ON OUR EDUCATIONAL FARM WHILE STRENGTHENING TIES WITH LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH TEAM-BUILDING AND FARM PLANNING WORKSHOPS. -5,000 POUNDS OF FOOD PRODUCED ON OUR EDUCATIONAL FARM -6,000 POUNDS OF FOOD PRODUCED THROUGH PARTNER FARM AGROFORESTRY- WE ENHANCED OUR FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH PLANTING FOOD FORESTS AND INTEGRATING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, WHILE SHARING THESE TECHNIQUES WITH REGIONAL FARMERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS. -189 FRUIT AND LEGUMINOUS TREES PLANTED AT PLENITUD PR -45 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION- SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION IS WOVEN INTO ALL OUR PROGRAMS. FROM HIGH SCHOOLERS TO ADULTS, WE'VE OFFERED HANDS-ON LEARNING TO SHOWCASE SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES, AND WE'RE EXPANDING ACCESS THROUGH FARM TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. -SIEMBRA BORICUA AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FARMING MANUAL- IN 2019, WE PUBLISHED SIEMBRA BORICUA, AN AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING MANUAL SPECIFIC TO PUERTO RICO. WITH OVER 8,000 COPIES SOLD, IT HAS BECOME A KEY RESOURCE FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND HAS REACHED READERS AROUND THE WORLD.
- $115,000 spent. AMO MIS ABUS SENIOR CARE PROGRAM: IN A COMMUNITY DEEPLY IMPACTED BY LONELINESS AND LIMITED FOOD ACCESS, PLENITUD IS NOT ONLY PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, BUT ALSO FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTION. THIS YEAR, ELDERS JOINED MORE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND ENGAGED MORE WITH LOCAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH. -54 SENIORS SERVED -4,968 PLATES OF FOOD SHARED WITH ELDERS -74% OF OUR SENIORS RECEIVED MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS TO VARIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS SENIORS IN OUR PROGRAM RECEIVED FARM TO TABLE 3 COURSE MEALS TWICE A WEEK. IN ADDITION, PLENITUD CONTINUED TO OFFER REGULAR COMPANIONSHIP VISITS TO ELDERS MEMBERS HOMES AND OFFERED REGULAR WORKSHOPS. SEVERAL INTERGENERATIONAL WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED BRINGING TOGETHER CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND ELDERS. AMO MIS ABUS SENIOR CARE PROGRAM: IN A COMMUNITY DEEPLY IMPACTED BY LONELINESS AND LIMITED FOOD ACCESS, PLENITUD IS NOT ONLY PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, BUT ALSO FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTION. THIS YEAR, ELDERS JOINED MORE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND ENGAGED MORE WITH LOCAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH. -54 SENIORS SERVED -4,968 PLATES OF FOOD SHARED WITH ELDERS -74% OF OUR SENIORS RECEIVED MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS TO VARIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS SENIORS IN OUR PROGRAM RECEIVED FARM TO TABLE 3 COURSE MEALS TWICE A WEEK. IN ADDITION, PLENITUD CONTINUED TO OFFER REGULAR COMPANIONSHIP VISITS TO ELDERS MEMBERS HOMES AND OFFERED REGULAR WORKSHOPS. SEVERAL INTERGENERATIONAL WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED BRINGING TOGETHER CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND ELDERS.
- $745,132 spent. TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES: WE BUILT COMMUNITY BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN WHICH THEY CONNECT OVER SERVICE, LEARNING AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN ENGAGING, COLLABORATIVE WAYS. WE INCORPORATE THIS APPROACH INTO ACTIVITIES WITH HIGH SCHOOLERS THROUGH THE YOUTH CLUB, COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH OUR SERVICE- LEARNING PROGRAM, AND PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FARM TOURS AND WORKSHOPS. -220+ PARTICIPANTS IN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES -11 EDUCATIONAL FARM TOURS -30+ WORK PARTIES, WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS SERVICE LEARNING: THIS PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON HOSTING EDUCATIONAL, TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON SERVICE PROJECTS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE PROJECTS AT LOCAL PARTNER FARMS, SCHOOLS, AND HOMES OF ELDERS, AS WELL AS ATTEND WORKSHOPS ON PERMACULTURE, AGROFORESTRY, HEALTHY COOKING, AND MORE. THE PROGRAM COMBINES IMMERSIVE LEARNING WITH REFLECTIONS AND TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DEEPENED INTERPERSONAL CONNECTIONS. -5 UNIVERSITY PARTNERS -500+ SERVICE HOURS IN THE PAST YEAR -1,100+ PARTICIPANTS SINCE 2012 THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE FARM TOURS, WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND MORE, WE'VE HELPED WEAVE TOGETHER A COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS PASSIONATE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND GIVING BACK TO OTHERS. WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS, TOUR ATTENDEES, AND SUSTAINABILITY ENTHUSIASTS STAY IN CONTACT AND HELP KEEP SPREADING THOSE SEEDS TO OTHERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES. OUR SUSTAINERS ARE COMMITTED LONG-TERM PARTNERS THAT SPREAD THEIR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OUT MONTHLY, PROVIDING CONSISTENT AND STEADY SUPPORT TO KEEP OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES RUNNING SMOOTHLY. SUSTAINERS HAVE FIRST ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE EVENTS ON THE FARM, RECEIVE MONTHLY GIFTS LIKE COMPOST OR GARDENING WORKSHOPS AND GUIDED YOGA SESSIONS, AND ATTEND OUR YEARLY "SUSTAINERS DAY," WHERE WE COME TOGETHER ON THE FARM FOR A TOUR, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, AND A FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER. FINANCIALS: WE'RE INVESTING MORE INTO THE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS TO ENSURE EVERY DOLLAR HAS A DEEP AND LASTING IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FACT, 91 OF EVERY DOLLAR GOES DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING FROM 2023 TO 2024, WE GREW BY 36%, ALL WHILE KEEPING OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LOW. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE OFFERING OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND TO DEEPEN THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE HAVE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE. FEDERAL FUNDING IS CURRENTLY AT RISK. WE ARE WORKING TO DIVERSIFY AND GROW OUR PROGRAM INCOME FOR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. SUPPORT FROM OUR LONG-TERM PARTNERS IS MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER TO ENSURE WE CAN KEEP SERVING WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT IN UNCERTAIN TIMES PLENITUD VT: WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE PLENITUD VERMONT (PLENITUD VT), A SIGNIFICANT NEW CHAPTER FOR PLENITUD AFTER YEARS OF VISIONING A POTENTIAL PLENITUD EXTENSION IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE US, A LOT OF DEDICATED PLANNING, AND A GENEROUS LEGACY DONATION, WE'VE ACQUIRED A HISTORIC 101-ACRE PROPERTY IN NEWBURY, VERMONT. PLENITUD VT WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND OUR MISSION OF FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE, HARMONIOUS LIVING AND RESPOND TO THE DEMAND FROM SUPPORTERS AND STUDENT GROUPS HUNGRY TO EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY LIVING, RESILIENCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY FIRST HAND IN A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT. WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF SOLIDIFYING OUR VISION FOR PLENITUD VT TO BECOME A NEW HAVEN FOR SERVICE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMMUNITY, MIRRORING THE SUCCESS OF PLENITUD PR OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS. THIS EXPANSION OFFERS EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR ACADEMIC/SERVICE-LEARNING INITIATIVE. WITH MANY PARTNER HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ALREADY IN THE NORTHEAST, PLENITUD VT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPAND OUR OFFERINGS IN PR AND VT TO AN EVEN WIDER AUDIENCE. OPERATING IN TWO DISTINCT CLIMATE ZONES ALSO PROVIDES A UNIQUE PLATFORM TO DEMONSTRATE THE ADAPTABILITY OF OUR PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES AND ACCELERATE LEARNING FOR VISITORS AND PARTICIPANTS. PLENITUD PR WILL REMAIN OUR HOME BASE AND MAIN CENTER OF OPERATIONS, WITH ITS ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS AND DEDICATED TEAM CONTINUING TO THRIVE WHILE WE SIMULTANEOUSLY PIONEER PLENITUD VT. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DONATIONS ARE CLEARLY DELINEATED, WITH FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR PLENITUD PR GOING SOLELY TO THE PUERTO RICO PROJECT, AND THOSE FOR PLENITUD VT SUPPORTING THE VERMONT PROJECT. WE WELCOME ALL FORMS OF SUPPORT - FINANCIAL, SKILLS, TIME, OR IN- KIND DONATIONS. EMAIL JESSICA@PLENITUDPR.ORG TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS. MORE INFORMATION AND A DEDICATED PLENITUD VT WEBSITE COMING SOON
- TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES: WE BUILT COMMUNITY BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN WHICH THEY CONNECT OVER SERVICE, LEARNING AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN ENGAGING, COLLABORATIVE WAYS. WE INCORPORATE THIS APPROACH INTO ACTIVITIES WITH HIGH SCHOOLERS THROUGH THE YOUTH CLUB, COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH OUR SERVICE- LEARNING PROGRAM, AND PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FARM TOURS AND WORKSHOPS. -220+ PARTICIPANTS IN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES -11 EDUCATIONAL FARM TOURS -30+ WORK PARTIES, WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS SERVICE LEARNING: THIS PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON HOSTING EDUCATIONAL, TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON SERVICE PROJECTS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE PROJECTS AT LOCAL PARTNER FARMS, SCHOOLS, AND HOMES OF ELDERS, AS WELL AS ATTEND WORKSHOPS ON PERMACULTURE, AGROFORESTRY, HEALTHY COOKING, AND MORE. THE PROGRAM COMBINES IMMERSIVE LEARNING WITH REFLECTIONS AND TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DEEPENED INTERPERSONAL CONNECTIONS. -5 UNIVERSITY PARTNERS -500+ SERVICE HOURS IN THE PAST YEAR -1,100+ PARTICIPANTS SINCE 2012 THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE FARM TOURS, WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND MORE, WE'VE HELPED WEAVE TOGETHER A COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS PASSIONATE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND GIVING BACK TO OTHERS. WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS, TOUR ATTENDEES, AND SUSTAINABILITY ENTHUSIASTS STAY IN CONTACT AND HELP KEEP SPREADING THOSE SEEDS TO OTHERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES. OUR SUSTAINERS ARE COMMITTED LONG-TERM PARTNERS THAT SPREAD THEIR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OUT MONTHLY, PROVIDING CONSISTENT AND STEADY SUPPORT TO KEEP OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES RUNNING SMOOTHLY. SUSTAINERS HAVE FIRST ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE EVENTS ON THE FARM, RECEIVE MONTHLY GIFTS LIKE COMPOST OR GARDENING WORKSHOPS AND GUIDED YOGA SESSIONS, AND ATTEND OUR YEARLY "SUSTAINERS DAY," WHERE WE COME TOGETHER ON THE FARM FOR A TOUR, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, AND A FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER. FINANCIALS: WE'RE INVESTING MORE INTO THE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMS TO ENSURE EVERY DOLLAR HAS A DEEP AND LASTING IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FACT, 91 OF EVERY DOLLAR GOES DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING FROM 2023 TO 2024, WE GREW BY 36%, ALL WHILE KEEPING OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LOW. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE OFFERING OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND TO DEEPEN THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE HAVE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE. FEDERAL FUNDING IS CURRENTLY AT RISK. WE ARE WORKING TO DIVERSIFY AND GROW OUR PROGRAM INCOME FOR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. SUPPORT FROM OUR LONG-TERM PARTNERS IS MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER TO ENSURE WE CAN KEEP SERVING WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT IN UNCERTAIN TIMES PLENITUD VT: WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE PLENITUD VERMONT (PLENITUD VT), A SIGNIFICANT NEW CHAPTER FOR PLENITUD AFTER YEARS OF VISIONING A POTENTIAL PLENITUD EXTENSION IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE US, A LOT OF DEDICATED PLANNING, AND A GENEROUS LEGACY DONATION, WE'VE ACQUIRED A HISTORIC 101-ACRE PROPERTY IN NEWBURY, VERMONT. PLENITUD VT WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND OUR MISSION OF FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE, HARMONIOUS LIVING AND RESPOND TO THE DEMAND FROM SUPPORTERS AND STUDENT GROUPS HUNGRY TO EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY LIVING, RESILIENCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY FIRST HAND IN A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT. WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF SOLIDIFYING OUR VISION FOR PLENITUD VT TO BECOME A NEW HAVEN FOR SERVICE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMMUNITY, MIRRORING THE SUCCESS OF PLENITUD PR OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS. THIS EXPANSION OFFERS EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR ACADEMIC/SERVICE-LEARNING INITIATIVE. WITH MANY PARTNER HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ALREADY IN THE NORTHEAST, PLENITUD VT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPAND OUR OFFERINGS IN PR AND VT TO AN EVEN WIDER AUDIENCE. OPERATING IN TWO DISTINCT CLIMATE ZONES ALSO PROVIDES A UNIQUE PLATFORM TO DEMONSTRATE THE ADAPTABILITY OF OUR PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES AND ACCELERATE LEARNING FOR VISITORS AND PARTICIPANTS. PLENITUD PR WILL REMAIN OUR HOME BASE AND MAIN CENTER OF OPERATIONS, WITH ITS ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS AND DEDICATED TEAM CONTINUING TO THRIVE WHILE WE SIMULTANEOUSLY PIONEER PLENITUD VT. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DONATIONS ARE CLEARLY DELINEATED, WITH FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR PLENITUD PR GOING SOLELY TO THE PUERTO RICO PROJECT, AND THOSE FOR PLENITUD VT SUPPORTING THE VERMONT PROJECT. WE WELCOME ALL FORMS OF SUPPORT - FINANCIAL, SKILLS, TIME, OR IN- KIND DONATIONS. EMAIL JESSICA@PLENITUDPR.ORG TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS. MORE INFORMATION AND A DEDICATED PLENITUD VT WEBSITE COMING SOON
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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