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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NATIVE SEEDS SOUTHWESTRN ENDANGERED ARIDLAND RESOURCES CLEARING HOUSE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,493,139
Total expenses
$1,456,707
Contributions and grants received
$870,479
Grants paid
$33,604
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$15,681
Other revenue
$606,979
Total assets, end of year
$1,843,618
Total liabilities, end of year
$272,036
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,571,582
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,027,346
Management and general expenses
$162,173
Fundraising expenses
$267,188
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,027,346

Program services were 70.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $70,311

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $92,824

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $707,344

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $50,847

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,024 · excluded $16,024

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $7,812 · excluded $7,812

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,070

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $14,070

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $14,070 · related or exempt $14,070

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

    securities $343

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$343

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$343 · excluded -$343

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $9,750

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $3,300

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $6,450 · unrelated business $6,450

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $874,460

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $298,982

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $575,478 · related or exempt $567,240 · unrelated business $8,238

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $3,169 · related or exempt $3,169

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,169

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $33,604 · program services $33,604

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $167,831 · program services $86,349 · management and general $16,783 · fundraising $64,699

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $653,171 · program services $468,464 · management and general $76,908 · fundraising $107,799

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $58,111 · program services $40,505 · management and general $4,453 · fundraising $13,153

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $68,271 · program services $47,459 · management and general $5,117 · fundraising $15,695

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,356 · program services $3,081 · management and general $1,541 · fundraising $734

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,520 · program services $11,805 · management and general $5,903 · fundraising $2,812

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $112,206 · program services $64,551 · management and general $32,280 · fundraising $15,375

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,922 · program services $9,691 · fundraising $3,231

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $185,311 · program services $136,212 · management and general $6,360 · fundraising $42,739

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,113 · program services $14,212 · management and general $2,516 · fundraising $3,385

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,742 · program services $37,184 · management and general $12,159 · fundraising $3,399

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,022 · program services $14,022

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,185 · program services $13,185

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $57,887 · program services $47,375 · management and general $4,648 · fundraising $5,864

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,372 · program services $24,407 · management and general $3,039 · fundraising $6,926

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $30,576 · program services $21,605 · management and general $3,825 · fundraising $5,146

  • 24b · Other expenses: GROWOUT EXPENSES

    total $30,115 · program services $30,115

  • 24c · Other expenses: EMP RECRUIT & TRAINING

    total $13,566 · program services $9,461 · management and general $1,154 · fundraising $2,951

  • 24d · Other expenses: ERC REDUCTION IN WAGES

    total -$127,174 · program services -$85,941 · management and general -$14,513 · fundraising -$26,720

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $126,131 · end of year $149,468

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $255,402 · end of year $264,194

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $10,873

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $808 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $290,348 · end of year $265,362

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,729 · end of year $16,843

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

    $1,930,701

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

    $809,160

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,165,243 · end of year $1,121,541

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,079 · end of year $15,337

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $77,829 · end of year $74,690

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $43,761 · end of year $44,010

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $207,000 · end of year $142,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $11,336

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,535,150 · end of year $1,521,582

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

NATIVE SEEDS/S.E.A.R.C.H. SEEKS TO FIND, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE THE SEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE GREATER SOUTHWEST SO THAT THESE ARID ADAPTED CROPS MAY BENEFIT ALL PEOPLES 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 18,000 SEED PACKETS WERE DONATED VIA THESE PROGRAMS LAST YEAR TO INDIGENOUS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WORKING TOWARD FRESH FOOD ACCESS, FOOD SECURITY, AND GARDENING AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

  • DISTRIBUTION: OUR DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ACCESS TO HEIRLOOM SEEEDS STEWARDED AND MANAGED BY NS/S THROUGH SALES AND FREE SEEDD 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 CULTURALY RELEVANT SEEDS. IN 2023, MORE THAN 21,000 FREE SEED PACKETS WERE SHARED TO MORE THAN 7000 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND 149 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS.

    Expenses $380,118 · Grants $33,604 · Revenue $567,240

  • 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 2023, BETWEEN THE NS/S CONSERVATION CENTER GARDENS IN TUCSON AND OVER 20 REGIONAL PARTNER FARMERS, WE PRODUCED OVER 90 ACCESSIONS FOR REGENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

    Expenses $523,946 · Revenue $14,070

  • 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 2023, WE GAVE 10 WORKSHOPS, PROVIDED 12 TOURS AND MEETINGS AT THE CONSERVATION CENTER, VISITED 24 FARMS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS TO PROVIDE SITE CONSULTATION, AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT, MET WITH 13 SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND TO LEAD ACTIVITIES WITH YOUTH, TABLED AT 9 EVENTS TO REPRESENT NS/S, AND PRESENTED AT 8 CONFERENCES AND/OR MEETINGS.

    Expenses $123,282 · Revenue $3,169

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alexandra Zamecnik

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $97,112
    From this org
    $97,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Glenn Wagner

    FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $63,016
    From this org
    $63,016
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anthony Francisco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandon Merchant

    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

  • Doug Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Stone

    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

  • Tudor Montegue

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Peck

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John McLean

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2022
Filed
5 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410399349301866

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