California · Nonprofit
KISS THE GROUND
KISS THE GROUND (California) receives grants from 132 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,949,378 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($478,747). 54 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.0M
- Funders on record
- 132
- Grants received
- $5.9M
- Net assets
- $2.6M
What Kiss the Ground does
Mission
Our mission is to awaken the people to the possibilities of regeneration. We do this by generating awareness and offering education around soil health and regenerative agriculture. Additionally, Kiss the Ground may engage in any activities that are reasonably related to or in furtherance of its stated charitable
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Communicationsthe storytelling program is at the heart of ktg. Ktg creates and produces documentaries, educational videos, and social media content that are engaging and accessible to all. In its long-form mini-documentary series, ktg highlights individual farmers' journeys as they implement regenerative practices on their land. In its educational videos, ktg educates audiences on topics such as soil health, composting, and regenerative agriculture, with the involvement of leading experts and activists in the movement. Ktg's short-form content, primarily featured on social media platforms, is designed to be approachable and widely accessible. Ktg has spread awareness through creative collaborations that have resulted in two critically acclaimed documentaries, the first Kiss the Ground, released on netflix in september 2020, and the follow-up film common ground, released in theaters in 2023. Both films continue to serve as foundational tools for education, outreach, and community engagement. In 2025, communications activity consisted of: 460+ original pieces of content produced20m+ people reached4.7m+ engagements generated8,200+ confirmed screenings of Kiss the Ground documentary…
$893,243 spent$70,669 earned by the program41% of program spendingEducationthe education program was created to educate, inspire, and empower individuals, farmers, and businesses to become impactful advocates for the regenerative movement by providing online classes, workshops, and a speaker's bureau. Ktg believes that education is one of the most powerful tools of the regenerative movement. Through on-demand courses, public speaking engagements, and free resources, we offer multiple ways for individuals to learn and grow within this expanding global movement. Through this work, ktg continues to serve as a leading educational hub for regenerative agriculture, equipping individuals with the knowledge and tools to drive meaningful change. In 2025, ktg expanded its educational reach and accessibility through digital content, purchasing guides, and course offerings, including spanish-language programming. While education remains a cornerstone of ktg's efforts, its federal policy advocacy work, including engagement with the regenerate america coalition and activities related to the farm bill, was paused in 2025. In response to shifting legislative timelines, we redirected our efforts toward direct farmer support and programmatic initiatives designed…
$837,085 spentof which $351,750 as grants39% of program spendingPartnershipsthe partnership program reflects ktg's belief that meaningful transformation is made possible through strong, aligned partnerships. Since 2013, ktg has been a trusted voice in this space, supporting companies in their efforts to advance regeneration through storytelling and education. Employees, company leadership, and consumers are increasingly interested in regenerative agriculture as a solution for human and planetary health. Ktg provides guidance, support, and education to help partners engage in the regenerative movement and make an impact across food, fiber, and related industries. In 2025, education activity consisted of: 22 multi-year brand partners across diverse sectors$100,000+ raised through consumer-facing campaigns in addition, ktg continued to explore innovative partnership models through pilot initiatives such as the Kiss the Ground coffee project, which highlighted regenerative supply chains, farmer livelihoods, and consumer education.
$406,652 spent19% of program spendingFiscal sponsorshipktg acts as a fiscal sponsor for various projects that align with its exempt purposes.
$17,505 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,154,485.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.0M to $2.4M (+135%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 3% · 2021 9% · 2022 1% · 2024 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of KISS THE GROUND’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Evan Harrison
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 42 funders, grant income rose $68k → $1.2M.
33 of 132 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 54% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of KISS THE GROUND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 132 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
KISS THE GROUND has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 8% of grant income, and it takes 13 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 13 funders to its left
58% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KISS THE GROUND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 66% · 2018 32% · 2019 32% · 2020 29% · 2021 14% · 2022 10% · 2023 18% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
27% of KISS THE GROUND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 41% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
54% of KISS THE GROUND's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2.7M that is directly attributable, 59% of it comes from funders outside California, across 28 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 18 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
KISS THE GROUND is better cushioned than half of the 655 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 655 food & nutrition nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like KISS THE GROUND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for KISS THE GROUND: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KISS THE GROUND?
- KISS THE GROUND (California) receives grants from 132 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,949,378 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($478,747). 54 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does KISS THE GROUND have?
- IRS filings report 132 organizations giving $5,949,378 in grants to KISS THE GROUND, 54 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KISS THE GROUND?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $478,747 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KISS THE GROUND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 132 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing