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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIVE SEEDS SOUTHWESTRN ENDANGERED ARIDLAND RESOURCES CLEARING HOUSE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,251,272
Total expenses
$1,678,775
Contributions and grants received
$1,640,043
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,752
Other revenue
$598,477
Total assets, end of year
$2,718,249
Total liabilities, end of year
$119,088
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,599,161
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,245,281
Management and general expenses
$181,556
Fundraising expenses
$251,938
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,245,281

Program services were 74.2% 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

    $57,856

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $204,627

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,377,560

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $809,966

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $23,344 · excluded $23,344

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $11,589 · excluded $11,589

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $763,360 · other assets $97

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $774,049 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$10,689 · other assets $97

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$10,592 · excluded -$10,592

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $6,315

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $1,623

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $4,692 · unrelated business $4,692

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $804,586

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $224,771

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $579,815 · related or exempt $572,894 · unrelated business $6,921

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $2,381 · related or exempt $2,381

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,381

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,933 · program services $108,736 · management and general $17,593 · fundraising $49,604

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $689,269 · program services $450,271 · management and general $122,122 · fundraising $116,876

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,255 · program services $51,544 · management and general $7,409 · fundraising $11,302

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $73,858 · program services $54,188 · management and general $7,789 · fundraising $11,881

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $910 · program services $764 · management and general $62 · fundraising $84

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,550 · program services $16,410 · management and general $1,336 · fundraising $1,804

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $115,263 · program services $96,553 · management and general $7,948 · fundraising $10,762

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,943 · program services $10,457 · fundraising $3,486

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $166,424 · program services $126,621 · management and general $3,978 · fundraising $35,825

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,449 · program services $26,592 · management and general $1,473 · fundraising $1,384

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,913 · program services $50,137 · management and general $1,666 · fundraising $1,110

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,960 · program services $33,960

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,373 · program services $13,373

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,785 · management and general $1,785

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $61,010 · program services $55,092 · management and general $3,051 · fundraising $2,867

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,194 · program services $29,974 · management and general $1,660 · fundraising $1,560

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $43,167 · program services $38,980 · management and general $2,158 · fundraising $2,029

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $40,057 · program services $40,057

  • 24c · Other expenses: GROWOUT EXPENSES

    total $34,473 · program services $34,473

  • 24d · Other expenses: EMP RECRUIT & TRAINING

    total $9,989 · program services $7,099 · management and general $1,526 · fundraising $1,364

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $103,770 · end of year $76,216

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $327,199 · end of year $940,562

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $561,436 · end of year $90,934

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $244,086 · end of year $263,235

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $25,738 · end of year $21,617

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

    $2,064,712

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

    $754,002

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $938,757 · end of year $1,310,710

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $33,857 · end of year $14,975

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $94,714 · end of year $70,161

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $38,470 · end of year $38,024

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $45,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $29,995 · end of year $10,903

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,896,435 · end of year $1,778,198

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $130,229 · end of year $820,963

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NATIVE SEEDS/SEARCH CONSERVES AND SHARES THE SEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND MEXICO SO THAT THESE ARID-ADAPTED CROPS MAY BENEFIT COMMUNITIES AND NOURISH A CHANGING WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NATIVE SEEDS/SEARCH (NS/S) WAS FOUNDED IN 1983 IN RESPONSE TO THE DOCUMENTED AND PROBABLE LOSS OF TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL CROP DIVERSITY OF THE U.S. SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST MEXICO. THE SEED THAT NS/S STEWARDS INCLUDES TRADITIONAL VARIETIES OF CORN, BEANS AND SQUASH AS WELL AS HERBS AND WILD FOODS LONG CONSUMED IN THE AREA. EACH CROP VARIETY IN THE NS/S SEED BANK HAS BEEN GENETICALLY ADAPTING TO ARID SOILS AND CONDITIONS FOR HUNDREDS, OR EVEN THOUSANDS, OF YEARS. SEEDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ONLINE STORE AND THROUGH OUR FREE SEED ACCESS PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 25,000 SEED PACKETS WERE DONATED VIA THESE PROGRAMS LAST YEAR TO INDIGENOUS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WORKING TOWARD FRESH FOOD ACCESS, FOOD SECURITY, GARDENING AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

  • CONSERVATION: THIS PROGRAM OVERSEES THE GROWING OUT AND REGENERATION OF SEEDS IN OUR CONSERVATION CENTER GARDEN, MANAGEMENT OF THE SEED BANK COLLECTION, INCLUDING GERMINATION TESTING, CONDUCTING SEED INVENTORIES, CLEANING AND PACKING SEEDS AND COORDINATING WITH DISTRIBUTION. THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT ALSO COORDINATED WITH PARTNER FARMERS TO GROW OUT AND REGENERATE RARE AND ENDANGERED SEEDS. IN 2025, BETWEEN THE NS/S CONSERVATION CENTER GARDENS IN TUCSON AND OVER 18 REGIONAL PARTNER FARMERS, WE SUCCESSFULLY GREW OVER 65 ACCESSIONS FOR REGENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

    Expenses $672,452

  • DISTRIBUTION: OUR DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ACCESS TO HEIRLOOM SEEDS STEWARDED AND MANAGED BY NS/S THROUGH SALES AND FREE SEED ACCESS PROGRAMS. SEEDS AND PLANT STARTS ARE SOLD THROUGH THE ONLINE STORE AND AT PLANT SALES. COMMUNITY SEED ACCESS PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TRIBES ARE MANAGED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RELEVANT SEEDS. IN 2025, ALMOST 29,000 FREE SEED PACKETS WERE SHARED TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS 209 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS.

    Expenses $423,395 · Revenue $572,894

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: OUR EDUCATION WORK IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO GARDENERS AND FARMERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST, ESPECIALLY IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE CONNECTIONS TO THE SEEDS WE STEWARD. WE GIVE PRESENTATIONS, RESOURCES AND TRAINING ON SEED SAVING AND ALSO HOST VISITS AND TOURS OF THE CONSERVATION CENTER, INCLUDING THE GARDEN, SEEDLAB AND SEEDBANK. IN 2025, WE HOSTED AND PRESENTED AT 20 WORKSHOPS ON GARDENING AND SEEDSAVING, PROVIDED 23 TOURS AND VISITS AT THE CONSERVATION CENTER, VISITED SEVERAL FARMS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT, TABLED AT 16 EVENTS TO REPRESENT NS/S AND PRESENTED AT 23 CONFERENCES AND/OR MEETINGS.

    Expenses $149,434 · Revenue $2,381

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alexandra Zamecnik

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU FEB.

    Total calculated
    $99,279
    From this org
    $99,279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Glenn Wagner

    FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $57,262
    From this org
    $57,262
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anthony Francisco Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John McLean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brandon Merchant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tudor Montegue

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valerie Nuvayestwa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Reichhardt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesus Edmundo Robles Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trent Teegerstrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cherilyn Yazzie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacob Butler

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Stone

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Peck

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Smith

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raquel Aviles

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF FEB.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
23 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600909349300300

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