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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOWING EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,083,990
Total expenses
$1,214,385
Contributions and grants received
$494,329
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$494,953
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$94,708
Total assets, end of year
$350,451
Total liabilities, end of year
$487,974
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$137,523
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$837,685
Management and general expenses
$253,801
Fundraising expenses
$122,899
Program service expenses (Part III)
$837,685

Program services were 69.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $3,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $412,955

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $78,374

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Fees

    total $494,953 · related or exempt $494,953

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $3,000

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $94,708 · related or exempt $94,708

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $94,708

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $563,739 · program services $469,825 · management and general $37,566 · fundraising $56,348

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $61,654 · program services $766 · management and general $24,355 · fundraising $36,533

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,896 · program services $38,250 · management and general $3,058 · fundraising $4,588

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,480 · management and general $2,480

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $82,281 · management and general $82,281

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $189,747 · program services $109,418 · management and general $70,714 · fundraising $9,615

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,344 · program services $2,788 · management and general $222 · fundraising $334

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,230 · program services $8,171 · management and general $3,621 · fundraising $1,438

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,224 · program services $18,522 · management and general $1,481 · fundraising $2,221

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $71,019 · program services $59,188 · management and general $4,732 · fundraising $7,099

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,898 · program services $23,361 · management and general $6,600 · fundraising $937

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,656 · program services $5,547 · management and general $444 · fundraising $665

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,153 · management and general $13,153

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,421 · program services $15,352 · management and general $1,228 · fundraising $1,841

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expenses

    total $75,840 · program services $75,840

  • 24b · Other expenses: Recruitment

    total $3,593 · program services $2,995 · management and general $239 · fundraising $359

  • 24c · Other expenses: Registration Fees

    total $3,536 · program services $2,947 · management and general $236 · fundraising $353

  • 24d · Other expenses: Equipment Repairs and Maint

    total $2,515 · program services $2,096 · management and general $168 · fundraising $251

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,159 · program services $2,619 · management and general $1,223 · fundraising $317

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,758 · end of year $25,316

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $258,391 · end of year $184,378

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,955 · end of year $330

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

    $154,786

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

    $73,757

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $35,692 · end of year $81,029

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $59,398 · end of year $59,398

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $226,175 · end of year $217,284

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $100,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $102,147 · end of year $170,690

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$7,128 · end of year -$137,523

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Sowing Empowerment & Economic Development Inc. (SEED) is a non-profit organization created to provide food, clothing, education, and training, while promoting self-sufficiency and empowerment directly to low to moderate income families.

  • 106,200 pounds of emergency food, and 64,000 pounds of fresh produce provided to 4,260 individuals through the SEED Food Distribution Center in Riverdale and EXCEL Academys Family Market in Fort Washington, MD. 8 food pantries in Councilmanic Districts 1-4 in Prince Georges County, MD received monthly supplemental food items from the SEED food hub to serve 1,300 people. 88,000 pounds of food provided to 254 people in Detroit, MI. Diapers distributed to 179 babies. 100 families received holiday baskets. 225 seniors in Detroit, MI received customized utility carts to transport their donated food. 47 first time home buyers educated through virtual workshops. 10 received education through online courses. The education helped 7 clients purchase homes. 194 individuals received financial literacy training. Foreclosure Prevention counseling was provided to 26 households, with 1 received modification. 106,200 pounds of emergency food, and 64,000 pounds of fresh produce provided to 4,260 individuals through the SEED Food Distribution Center in Riverdale and EXCEL Academys Family Market in Fort Washington, MD. 8 food pantries in Councilmanic Districts 1-4 in Prince Georges County, MD received monthly supplemental food items from the SEED food hub to serve 1,300 people. 88,000 pounds of food provided to 254 people in Detroit, MI. Diapers distributed to 179 babies. 100 families received holiday baskets. 225 seniors in Detroit, MI received customized utility carts to transport their donated food. 47 first time home buyers educated through virtual workshops. 10 received education through online courses. The education helped 7 clients purchase homes. 194 individuals received financial literacy training. Foreclosure Prevention counseling was provided to 26 households, with 1 received modification. Free aftercare program provided to 30 scholars in Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy in Detroit, MI through SEED Extended Learning Program. 72 scholars participated in the SEED Freedom School Program in Fort Washington, MD and Detroit, MI.

    Expenses $837,685

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa B McDougal

    SEED - President no independent

    Total calculated
    $173,244
    From this org
    $173,244
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us · ignoring case and punctuation

    Base
    $173,244
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $173,244

  • Nichole Mattison Jackson

    SEED - Vice President of Programs

    Total calculated
    $127,692
    From this org
    $127,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Monica Cortes-Tapia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Beale

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stephanie V Stanard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lavette Sims

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Maria Serravalle

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Pastor Denise Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Marian B Peele

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bishop James E Jordan Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Changyang Weng

    Recording Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Clarence Jones Jr

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CJ Epps

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chessa Huff-Woodard

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Marilyn Goldsmith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349327030

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