Nonprofit · EIN 58-1657207
MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC
Tax-exempt · NEEDHAM, MA 02494
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,337,462 | $9,247,735 | $1,089,727 | $6,428,677 | $416,688 | $6,011,989 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,459,778 | $8,192,088 | $1,267,690 | $5,306,222 | $383,960 | $4,922,262 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,741,071 | $7,263,071 | -$522,000 | $3,691,741 | $37,169 | $3,654,572 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,285,663
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $65,749
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$13,950
- Other revenue
- -$13,950
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,500,694
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $197,133
- Other salaries and wages
- $813,789
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,157,858
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $36,250
- Occupancy
- $77,284
- Travel
- $62,123
- Depreciation
- $5,346
- Program services (functional)
- $8,125,902
- Management and general (functional)
- $525,907
- Fundraising (functional)
- $595,926
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,306,222
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,428,677
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $416,688
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,011,989
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,969
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,930,320
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,081,669
- Gross receipts
- $10,400,877
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 1,000
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FOUNTAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $179,663 | $10,195 |
| KRISTEN DAWN | DIR. OF COMS. & DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,759 | $10,422 |
| CATHERINE BATEN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT (UNTIL 12/25) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,213 | $4,792 |
| KATHERINE MORRISON | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,000 | $0 |
| BARBARA MEEHAN | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 1/2025) Trustee or director | 2.5 | $7,275 | $0 |
| TRAUG KELLER | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM G BALLAINE | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE KELLY | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FATHER GARVIN AUGUSTINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN M CREAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK GRIFFIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MSGR GREGORY RAMKISSOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK POLKING | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 12/2025) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN DOOLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| BRIAN YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MSGR JOSEPH CORBETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JIM DRESSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| DAWN BARNARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| TOTLYN MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ALUSHA MCKETTY | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 10/2025) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS ROSE | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 10/2025) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICKEY BRANNAN | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 10/2025) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FOUNTAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $176,042 | $10,952 |
| KRISTEN KERWIN | DIR. OF COMS. & DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,437 | $9,752 |
| CATHERINE BATEN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,750 | $5,000 |
| TRAUG KELLER | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM G BALLAINE | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE KELLY | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FATHER GARVIN AUGUSTINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN M CREAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK GRIFFIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE MAHONEY | BOARD MEMBER (6/24) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MSGR GREGORY RAMKISSOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK POLKING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN DOOLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MSGR JOSEPH CORBETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DRESSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN BARNARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOTLYN MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FOUNTAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $170,234 | $6,669 |
| KRISTEN KERWIN | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,834 | $6,669 |
| TERRY NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM G BALLAINE | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE KELLY | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOTLYN MASON | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FATHER GARVIN AUGUSTINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN M CREAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK GRIFFIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE MAHONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAUG KELLER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MSGR GREGORY RAMKISSOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK POLKING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN DOOLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MSGR JOSEPH CORBETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DRESSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN BARNARD | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 2023) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FELL | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 2023) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 RESERVOIR ST STE 306, NEEDHAM, MA 02494-3146
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELIZABETH FOUNTAIN, 200 RESERVOIR STREET 306, NEEDHAM, MA 02494
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH FOUNTAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (508) 242-9622
- Website
- MUSTARDSEED.COM
- Return prepared by
- AAFCPAS INC
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES (MSC) PROVIDES LIFELONG RESIDENTIAL CARE TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED. RESIDENTIAL CARE IS PROVIDED IN JAMAICA, NICARAGUA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ZIMBABWE AND MALAWI. IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISABLED, MSC CARES FOR TEENAGE MOTHERS IN CRISIS AND THEIR BABIES IN JAMAICA, AND FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY HIV IN JAMAICA AND ZIMBABWE.MSC OPERATES NUMEROUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES INCLUDING FEEDING PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, COMPUTER LABS, COMMUNITY RADIO AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.JAMAICA - MSC PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR OVER 500 CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS, TEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES IN TWELVE HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MSC MANAGES SEVERAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO COMBAT POVERTY AND PROVIDE EDUCATION. LITTLE ANGELS LEARNING CENTERS, A REGISTERED SCHOOL SYSTEM, IS ONE OF MSC'S PRIMARY OUTREACH INITIATIVES, PROVIDING EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 150 CHILDREN.NICARAGUA - MSC PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR OVER 70 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. MSC'S OUTREACH PROGRAM, CHRIST IN THE GARBAGE, PROVIDES FOOD PACKAGES AND SKILLS TRAINING TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY LA CHURECA, THE MANAGUA CITY DUMP.DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - MSC PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR OVER 70 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. BEYOND RESIDENTIAL CARE, MSC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH, OFFERING JOBS, TRAINING, AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.ZIMBABWE - MSC PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR OVER 50 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OR AFFECTED BY HIV ACROSS THREE RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES IN BULAWAYO. MSC OPERATES 5 NUTRITION PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE A DAILY MEAL TO OVER 1,200 CHILDREN AND OPERATES TWO PRESCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION AND 2 MEALS A DAY TO OVER 80 CHILDREN. MALAWI - MSC PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR 15 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FOR A NEW RESIDENTIAL FACILITY THAT WILL BE HOME TO AN ADDITIONAL 45 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.Expenses $8,125,902 · grants $7,500,694
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1657207
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,428,677
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,400,877
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $10,337,462 | $9,247,735 | $6,428,677 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,459,778 | $8,192,088 | $5,306,222 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,741,071 | $7,263,071 | $3,691,741 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,154,571 | $6,134,137 | $4,204,042 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-1657207).
Questions about MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC
- What is the EIN of MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC is 58-1657207.
- Is MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELIZABETH FOUNTAIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $179,663 (ELIZABETH FOUNTAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,337,462, expenses of $9,247,735 and total assets of $6,428,677 at year end.
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