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Planet Aid Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security / International Relief (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$35.7M (2022)

Expenses
$35.1M (2022)

Total Assets
$22.6M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$12.5M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$35,666,408
Expenses
$35,064,075
Net Income
$602,333
Net Assets
$10,097,864
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $34,924,064
97.9%
Program Services $270,062
0.8%
Investment Income $7,718
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $15,953
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,539
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $444,072
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $427,899
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,830,255
33.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,637,463
Total Liabilities $12,539,599
Net Assets $10,097,864
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Olsson (President, Ceo, Director) $160,596 $0 $7,220
Keith Gregory (Director Of Ne Operations) $135,328 $0 $7,257
Amy Ledbetter (Hr Director) $115,000 $0 $123
Marie Lichtenberg (Director Of International Partnership) $114,400 $0 $7,257
Kelly Vaena (Senior Partnership Specialist) $112,812 $0 $120
Hector Garcia (Director New Business Development) $109,410 $0 $9,152
Thomas Meehan (Cfo (Until 5/2022)) $106,028 $0 $1,994
James R Duckworth (Cfo) $79,615 $0 $1,579
Dinorah Venzes (Clerk, Hr Manager) $62,340 $0 $7,158
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jytte Martinussen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Binhafta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Moran (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$29,818,126
Expenses
$28,331,287
Net Income
$1,486,839
Net Assets
$9,934,344
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $28,374,363
95.2%
Program Services $159,203
0.5%
Investment Income $1,992
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $110,058
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $35,057
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $580,888
1.9%
Other Revenue $556,565
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $381,481
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,004,558
31.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,464,781
Total Liabilities $7,530,437
Net Assets $9,934,344
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $168,386 $0 $102
Fred Olsson (President, Ceo, Director) $134,804 $0 $5,025
Frank Fowler (Baltimore Operations Manager) $121,955 $0 $660
Kelly Vaena (Ffk2 Partnership) $115,023 $0 $100
Keith Gregory (Director Of Ne Operations) $112,616 $0 $8,010
Marie Lichtenberg (Director Of International Partnership) $106,847 $0 $5,074
Cedric Horton (Retail Store Manager) $103,606 $0 $14,981
Dinorah Venzes (Clerk) $55,296 $0 $5,067
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jytte Martinussen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Bihnafa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Newman (Director (Until 11/12/21)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$29,681,253
Expenses
$28,868,951
Net Income
$812,302
Net Assets
$8,447,505
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $24,263,172
81.7%
Program Services $4,661,380
15.7%
Investment Income $5,857
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $95,684
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $199,692
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $97,590
0.3%
Other Revenue $357,878
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $308,440
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,681,748
30.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,847,428
Total Liabilities $6,399,923
Net Assets $8,447,505
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $168,610 $0 $92
Fred Olsson (President, Ceo, Clerk) $127,799 $0 $4,107
Kai Nielsen (Regional Manager) $118,872 $0 $11,403
Marie Lichtenberg (Director Of International) $111,024 $0 $4,967
Frank Fowler (Baltimore Operations Manag) $108,085 $0 $704
Keith Gregory (Operations Manager) $105,502 $0 $6,385
Cedric Horton (Retail Manager) $100,368 $0 $13,072
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jytte Martinussen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Bihnafa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Newman (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$40,334,612
Expenses
$42,014,677
Net Income
-$1,680,065
Net Assets
$7,635,203
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $33,160,063
82.2%
Program Services $6,764,254
16.8%
Investment Income $25,581
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $52,086
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $180
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $9,011
0.0%
Other Revenue $323,437
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $319,284
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,591,934
27.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,446,342
Total Liabilities $8,811,139
Net Assets $7,635,203
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $162,493 $0 $0
Fred Olsson (President & Ceo) $131,183 $0 $4,817
Kai Nielsen (Regional Manager) $112,189 $0 $9,444
Frank Fowler (Baltimore Operations Manag) $111,169 $0 $661
Keith Gregory (Operations Manager) $109,922 $0 $9,773
Marie Lichtenberg (Director Of International) $109,146 $0 $4,775
Kimberly Roth (Human Resource Manager) $100,148 $0 $0
Ester Neltrup (Former President & Ceo) $14,767 $0 $401
Jytte Martinussen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Reeves (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Bihnafa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eric Newman (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,503,177
Expenses
$41,786,426
Net Income
-$283,249
Net Assets
$9,315,268
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $32,332,957
77.9%
Program Services $8,283,167
20.0%
Investment Income $30,455
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $40,632
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,574
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $557,681
1.3%
Other Revenue $256,711
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $595,306
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,869,412
26.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,468,502
Total Liabilities $9,153,234
Net Assets $9,315,268
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $159,358 $0 $1,185
Sukhvir Sarai (Mid Atlantic Regional Manager) $157,500 $0 $10,718
Fred Olsson (Clerk & Coo) $129,800 $0 $5,607
Ester Neltrup (President & Ceo) $125,466 $0 $5,556
Kai Nielsen (Regional Manager) $120,494 $0 $5,124
Marie Lichtenberg (Director Of International Partnerships) $114,400 $0 $5,433
Janusz Nagiecki (Communications Director) $110,224 $0 $6,451
Frank Fowler (Baltimore Operations Manager) $109,200 $0 $3,508
Keith Gregory (Operations Manager) $107,885 $0 $6,570
Jytte Martinussen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Reeves (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Bihnafa (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$40,164,173
Expenses
$40,116,928
Net Income
$47,245
Net Assets
$9,598,517
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,679,200
78.9%
Program Services $7,939,121
19.8%
Investment Income $2,997
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $42,065
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $44,024
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $494,183
1.2%
Other Revenue -$37,417
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $439,447
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,874,796
27.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,769,890
Total Liabilities $11,171,373
Net Assets $9,598,517
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $152,050 $0 $2,533
Sukhvir Sarai (Mid Atlantic Regional Mana) $140,143 $0 $9,890
Ester Neltrup (President And Ceo) $135,286 $0 $5,342
Fred Olsson (Clerk & Coo) $124,478 $0 $5,341
Kai Nielson (Regional Manager) $114,204 $0 $3,418
Frank Fowler (Baltimore Operations Manag) $108,723 $0 $3,147
Janusz Nagiecki (Communications Director) $101,849 $0 $7,045
Jytte Martinussen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Reeves (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Bihnafa (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$38,872,159
Expenses
$38,729,602
Net Income
$142,557
Net Assets
$9,551,272
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,426,732
80.8%
Program Services $6,491,459
16.7%
Investment Income $2,261
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$391
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $15,920
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $653,242
1.7%
Other Revenue $282,936
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $437,927
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,147,736
28.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,938,136
Total Liabilities $11,386,864
Net Assets $9,551,272
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sukhvir Sarai (Mid Atlantic Regional Manager) $150,386 $0 $9,614
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $148,721 $0 $1,410
Ester Neltrup (President And Ceo) $135,492 $0 $5,116
Fred Olsson (Clerk & Coo) $124,671 $0 $5,167
Frank Fowler (Baltimore Operations Manager) $122,088 $0 $364
Jytte Martinussen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Reeves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Besa (Director, Terminated Before Year End) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Bihnata (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,689,698
Expenses
$42,619,146
Net Income
-$929,448
Net Assets
$9,408,715
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $36,316,115
87.1%
Program Services $5,326,120
12.8%
Investment Income $33,835
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$11,169
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,498
Net Inventory Sales -$261,813
Other Revenue $288,108
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $439,363
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,236,277
31.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,471,444
Total Liabilities $11,062,729
Net Assets $9,408,715
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sukhvir Sarai (Mid Atlantic Regional Manager) $150,289 $0 $9,711
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $145,267 $0 $13,718
Ester Neltrup (President & Ceo) $136,028 $0 $4,573
Fred Olsson (Clerk & Coo) $125,192 $0 $5,021
Tim Tatum (Operations Manager) $125,183 $0 $5,420
Frank Fowler (Operations Manager) $112,835 $0 $877
Jytte Martinussen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Reeves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Besa (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$47,477,655
Expenses
$47,261,204
Net Income
$216,451
Net Assets
$10,338,163
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $40,995,135
86.3%
Program Services $6,312,503
13.3%
Investment Income $11,019
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,238
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $157,760
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $418,778
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,188,304
27.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,340,312
Total Liabilities $11,002,149
Net Assets $10,338,163
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sukhvir Sarai (Mid Atlantic Regional Mana) $148,114 $0 $10,731
Ester Neltrup (President & Ceo) $139,583 $0 $3,721
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $128,796 $0 $14,382
Fred Olsson (Clerk & Coo) $128,575 $0 $3,721
Wayne Michaud (East Regional Manager) $123,255 $0 $10,325
Frank Fowler (Operations Manager) $101,069 $0 $0
Jytte Martinussen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Reeves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Besa (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$48,816,084
Expenses
$46,560,172
Net Income
$2,255,912
Net Assets
$10,121,712
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $42,075,283
86.2%
Program Services $6,529,790
13.4%
Investment Income $8,587
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $15,384
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $187,040
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $392,138
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,223,241
26.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,172,734
Total Liabilities $14,051,022
Net Assets $10,121,712
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sukhvir Sarai (Mid Atlantic Regional Mana) $165,000 $0 $9,720
Wayne Michaud (East Regional Manager) $143,628 $0 $9,558
Ester Neltrup (President & Ceo) $134,158 $0 $3,388
Thomas Meehan (Cfo) $133,270 $0 $0
Fred Olsson (Clerk & Coo) $123,839 $0 $3,388
Jytte Martinussen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mikael Norling (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Reeves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eva Nielsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Besa (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$42,904,110
Expenses
$40,243,606
Net Income
$2,660,504
Net Assets
$7,865,800
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $38,905,687
90.7%
Program Services $3,840,624
9.0%
Investment Income $43,001
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $57,994
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $56,804
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $388,437
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,965,103
27.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,525,743
Total Liabilities $11,659,943
Net Assets $7,865,800

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$37,293,373
Expenses
$36,537,612
Net Income
$755,761
Net Assets
$5,205,296
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,432,331
84.3%
Program Services $5,596,659
15.0%
Investment Income $18,162
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $11,767
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $234,454
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $363,880
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,489,983
26.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,272,497
Total Liabilities $9,067,201
Net Assets $5,205,296

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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