Ohio · Nonprofit
THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC
THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC (Ohio) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $112,770 to it, the largest being ALL WAYS UP FOUNDATION ($112,250). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2018
- $190k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $113k
- Net assets
- $-39620
What The Mustard Seed Foundation Inc does
Mission
The organization's mission is to educate and inspire youth to become positive, productive citizens through educational and community service- based programs
As stated on its FY2018 Form 990.
Program
Educate and inspire youth to become positive, productive citizens through educational and community service-based programs
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $24k → $390.
From the IRS filings of THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Organizations like THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC
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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
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 THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC: 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 THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC?
- THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC (Ohio) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $112,770 to it, the largest being ALL WAYS UP FOUNDATION ($112,250). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $112,770 in grants to THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC?
- ALL WAYS UP FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $112,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE MUSTARD SEED FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2018 (financials across 2018–2018), and the filings of 2 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing