Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,772,994
- Total expenses
- $1,676,736
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,610,155
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$490
- Other revenue
- $163,329
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,459,567
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $217,805
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,241,762
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,483,359
- Management and general expenses
- $87,537
- Fundraising expenses
- $105,840
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,483,359
Program services were 88.5% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$447,800
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,162,355
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$9,758
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3 · Investment income
total $37 · excluded $37
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $527
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$527
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$527 · excluded -$527
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$181,047
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$21,252
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $159,795 · excluded $159,795
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $3,534 · excluded $3,534
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11e · Other revenue, total
$3,534
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $124,946 · program services $88,500 · management and general $18,223 · fundraising $18,223
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $912,307 · program services $845,393 · management and general $33,457 · fundraising $33,457
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $162,859 · program services $149,459 · management and general $6,700 · fundraising $6,700
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $75,585 · program services $68,027 · management and general $3,779 · fundraising $3,779
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,657 · program services $2,657
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $27,507 · program services $27,507
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13 · Office expenses
total $48,151 · program services $41,982 · management and general $4,932 · fundraising $1,237
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16 · Occupancy
total $101,448 · program services $91,304 · management and general $5,072 · fundraising $5,072
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17 · Travel
total $8,616 · program services $8,616
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $13,561 · program services $13,561
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $23,442 · program services $23,442
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23 · Insurance
total $13,711 · program services $12,339 · management and general $686 · fundraising $686
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPORT
total $47,702 · program services $47,702
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $45,352 · program services $45,352
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24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL PORJECT
total $31,280 · program services $3,128 · management and general $14,076 · fundraising $14,076
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24d · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS
total $22,610 · fundraising $22,610
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24e · All other expenses
total $15,002 · program services $14,390 · management and general $612
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $473,385 · end of year $500,502
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $373,866 · end of year $370,692
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $295,344 · end of year $366,588
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $8,442 · end of year $5,754
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$177,683
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$117,136
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $72,013 · end of year $60,547
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $1,080 · end of year $720
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $154,764
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $78,626 · end of year $63,041
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $154,764
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $846,679 · end of year $910,687
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $298,825 · end of year $331,075
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SEEDS OF LITERACY PROVIDES PERSONAL EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS ADULTS TO SUCCEED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEEDS OF LITERACY PROVIDES PERSONAL EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS ADULTS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TO THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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SINCE 1997, SEEDS OF LITERACY (SEEDS) HAS PROVIDED FREE, PERSONALIZED ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. SERVING OVER 1,600 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, SEEDS OPERATES TWO CLEVELAND LOCATIONS AND A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM THAT REACHES NEARLY 10% OF ITS STUDENTS FROM COUNTIES OUTSIDE CUYAHOGA. ACCREDITED BY PROLITERACY, THE SOLE ACCREDITATION SYSTEM FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY IN THE U.S., THE PROGRAM COMBINES A THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM THAT SUPPORTS ALL LEVELS, LEVERAGING THE EXPERTISE OF MORE THAN 350 HIGHLY TRAINED VOLUNTEER TUTORS WHO WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH STUDENTS. MOST STUDENTS ARE WORKING TOWARDS A GED, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE BEGINNING WITH BASIC LITERACY DEVELOPMENT. SEEDS EMPLOYS A DEDICATED TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS TO PROVIDE CLASSROOM OVERSIGHT, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, SEEDS OF LITERACY EXPERIENCED ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING YEAR, ENROLLING 1,672 STUDENTS. HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ACHIEVED MEASURABLE READING GAINS, 120 EARNED A GED, AND 260 MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS A GED BY PASSING AT LEAST ONE SECTION OF THE EXAM. ACROSS OUR TWO CLEVELAND CLASSROOMS AND THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM, STUDENTS DEDICATED 40,132 HOURS TO IMPROVING THEIR EDUCATION.PROGRAM IMPACT BEYOND THE GED -824 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS ADVANCED THEIR EDUCATION IN OUR CLASSROOMS, IMPACTING THE LIVES OF 1,933 CHILDREN -657 EMPLOYED STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SKILLS AND POSITIONED THEMSELVES FOR ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES -78 STUDENTS, ALREADY HOLDING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT AT ENROLLMENT, PARTICIPATED IN TUTORING TO ENHANCE THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS -318 STUDENTS DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO OVERCOMING PAST INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -1,052 STUDENTS JOINED THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM, ACCESSING EDUCATION THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE OUT OF REACH -$901,216 WORTH OF VOLUNTEER TIME WAS DEDICATED TO TUTORING STUDENTSSEEDS OPERATES DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST EDUCATION PROGRAMS BECAUSE EVERY STUDENT IS DIFFERENT. WE PROVIDE INSTRUCTION WITH THOSE DIFFERENCES AND BARRIERS IN MINE.-OUT OF SCHOOL LONGER - ON AVERAGE, OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL 16 YEARS OR MORE-LOWER ENTRY LEVELS - 50% ENTER AT OR BELOW A 5TH GRADE READING LEVEL, 30% BELOW A 3RD GRADE LEVEL-DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS - 84% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR-MORE RESPONSIBILITIES - 41% ARE JUGGLING WORK AND SCHOOL AND 50% HAVE CHILDREN AT HOME-MUCH LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUE - 98% RESIDE IN LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. 73% IN EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, ACCORDING TO HUD GUIDELINES-PERSONAL CHALLENGES - 20% HAVE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. 22% HAVE IDENTIFIED LEARNING DISABILITY, 18% STRUGGLE TO FIND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION
Expenses $1,483,359
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Bonnie EntlerBONNIE ENTLER
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $124,946
- From this org
- $104,220
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,726
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Angela BaezANGELA BAEZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin ButlerKEVIN BUTLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erica CameronERICA CAMERON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anna CurtisANNA CURTIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brooke EmmelBROOKE EMMEL
VICE CHAIR OF ADMIN & GOVERNANCE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Bill GarveyBILL GARVEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bobby GrebencBOBBY GREBENC
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Lisa GriffinLISA GRIFFIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian GrubeBRIAN GRUBE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nathan HillNATHAN HILL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sanaa JulienSANAA JULIEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jonathan KhouriJONATHAN KHOURI
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Stephen LigusSTEPHEN LIGUS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Alan LufkinALAN LUFKIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael MontaqueMICHAEL MONTAQUE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jess MorganJESS MORGAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill O'HaraBILL O'HARA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Beth MorganBETH MORGAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andy PhelpsANDY PHELPS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam RothADAM ROTH
VICE CHAIR OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
C Ashley SaferightC ASHLEY SAFERIGHT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Malory SanchezMALORY SANCHEZ
VICE CHAIR OF PROGRAMMING
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Liz VoskuhlLIZ VOSKUHL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sandra WilliamsSANDRA WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark YanochkoMARK YANOCHKO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael ZeddMICHAEL ZEDD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521359349306482
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