TRANSPARENCY

A Commitment to Donors

When PLANT FRUIT was founded, we made a commitment to ourselves to be the most frugal and careful users of funds for our projects to insure every dollar goes as far as possible to help the Batwa.

And, we made a promise to those who support us because

we feel an obligation to our donors to be the best possible custodians of the funds they give.

We have kept that promise by insuring every dollar given goes to Uganda. Our board of directors covers the entire cost of all fundraising activities, government fees, and other costs associated with keeping our small non-profit going. We have virtually no overhead expenses. We use a free donation platform that may be a little cumbersome but directly impacts our bottom line. We have no offices, no employees, no ongoing expenses except those related to assisting the Batwa. All of our board members, our Founder, & our President are volunteers. Even those individuals who keep our projects running in Uganda are volunteers. We hope everyone who hears about PLANT FRUIT will become part of our tribe; The tribe of individuals in America who support a tribe in Uganda. Without us, they are without any opportunity to support themselves.

PLANT FRUIT has not met the financial threshold, since its inception, to submit a full FORM 990 to the IRS. We currently are obligated to send a postcard due to the minimal funds collected. That obligation has been met annually.

In 2024 our total income will, once again, not exceed $50,000. Please contact us if you would like to inspect our annual report. We are a tiny organization working hard to provide what our donors need, want and expect from us.

The PLANT FRUIT Story

PLANT FRUIT came into being in 2022 after our Founder, Kim Mowder met the Batwa and was sending small gifts initially. She decided she could help the Batwa much more, if given a little help from her friends and family. Since that time we have opened the Center For Practical Arts, leased land and taught the Batwa to farm organically, taught women to sew, make jewelry, & baskets. We teach men brick making & carpentry. Now the Batwa are building homes. We have provided a hot meal daily to each of our students and builders. We fund four teacher salaries, and we have a micro-lending program that is supporting a Batwa Boda-Boda (taxi) business. We combat the destructive nature of prejudice by teaching Non-Batwa women alongside the Batwa of Kisoro hill.
In 2025 we will open a child development center to enhance Batwa children's capacity for learning. We work with two other non-profits in Uganda to support tribes outside Kisoro. In addition, we give non-financial support to two other Batwa groups providing education to Batwa in and near Kisoro. The net is ever widening. With the help of our donors we can do still more.