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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MASA SEED FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$520,081
Total expenses
$513,174
Contributions and grants received
$315,215
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1
Other revenue
$204,865
Total assets, end of year
$143,967
Total liabilities, end of year
$158,943
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$14,976
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$472,538
Management and general expenses
$37,872
Fundraising expenses
$2,764
Program service expenses (Part III)
$472,538

Program services were 92.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $45,843

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $269,372

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1 · related or exempt $1

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $204,865 · related or exempt $204,865

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $204,865

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $38,322 · program services $30,658 · management and general $7,664

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $207,496 · program services $207,496

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,315 · program services $23,799 · management and general $3,516

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,198 · management and general $3,198

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $700 · fundraising $700

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,765 · management and general $4,765

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $16,271 · program services $8,136 · management and general $8,135

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $25,018 · program services $25,018

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,590 · program services $8,472 · management and general $2,118

  • 24a · Other expenses: Contract Labor

    total $58,660 · program services $58,660

  • 24b · Other expenses: Nursery Supplies

    total $24,035 · program services $24,035

  • 24c · Other expenses: Field Production Materials

    total $18,345 · program services $18,345

  • 24d · Other expenses: Vehicle Expense

    total $15,467 · program services $12,374 · management and general $3,093

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $62,992 · program services $55,545 · management and general $5,383 · fundraising $2,064

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,135 · end of year $6,640

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $4,700

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $200,717

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $68,090

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $110,758 · end of year $132,627

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $20,129 · end of year $414

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $1,300

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $126,346 · end of year $158,529

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year -$21,883 · end of year -$14,976

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MASA is on a mission to secure a diverse and vibrant food system for the Front Range, by building a seed bank of locally adapted seeds capable of responding to changing climate conditions. Our seeds, plants and produce are available to the community via programs such as farm to food bank and CSA subscriptions. Our offerings include youth education on regenerative agricultural practices, to inspire the next generation of growers and eaters to preserve the ecosystem on which we rely. Key Accomplishments: 150 tons of produce grown on the farm 100 CSAsInauguration of our farm to food bank program Produce supplied to Boulder Valley School District

  • Service achievements include developing the seed inventory, education outreach, produce sales and CSAs, and establishing the seed bank. A continued effort is in place to establish a gift committee to raise more funds for education and outreach and development of the seed program.

    Expenses $472,538

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard Pecoraro

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $38,322
    From this org
    $38,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jonathon Smolens

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Ben Murray

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Mary Rochelle

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511559349300341

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