Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,284,579
- Total expenses
- $3,087,241
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,920,552
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $265,561
- Investment income
- $22,384
- Other revenue
- $76,082
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,589,969
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $635,803
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $954,166
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,871,568
- Management and general expenses
- $85,536
- Fundraising expenses
- $130,137
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,871,568
Program services were 93.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,895,204
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,025,348
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$27,455
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE REVENUE
total $265,561 · related or exempt $265,561
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3 · Investment income
total $22,384 · excluded $22,384
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11a · Other revenue: FLEET RENT
total $76,082 · related or exempt $76,082
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11e · Other revenue, total
$76,082
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $93,569 · program services $93,569
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,149,284 · program services $1,923,065 · management and general $108,700 · fundraising $117,519
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11g · Fees: other
total $381,709 · program services $362,312 · management and general $18,012 · fundraising $1,385
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13 · Office expenses
total $11,651 · program services $38 · management and general $3,118 · fundraising $8,495
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16 · Occupancy
total $21,341 · program services $1,000 · management and general $20,341
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17 · Travel
total $136,651 · program services $112,836 · management and general $23,815
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $18,076 · management and general $18,076
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23 · Insurance
total $50,333 · program services $24,973 · management and general $25,255 · fundraising $105
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $138,930 · program services $136,464 · management and general $1,759 · fundraising $707
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $56,294 · program services $43,514 · management and general $10,854 · fundraising $1,926
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24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND GOODS
total $27,455 · program services $27,455
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24d · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES
total $1,948 · management and general $1,948
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24e · All other expenses
program services $146,342 · management and general -$146,342
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $891,944 · end of year $306,136
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $886,480
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $244,838 · end of year $290,534
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $7,096 · end of year $12,751
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$237,970
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$159,387
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $36,544 · end of year $78,583
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $35,251 · end of year $15,485
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $63,938 · end of year $95,174
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $363,957 · end of year $533,135
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $30,950 · end of year $7,494
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $756,828 · end of year $954,166
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEEDS IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND DESIGN.
Activities or mission (Part I)
IMPLEMENT LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND DESIGN.
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ECOSCHOOL: IN 2024, SEEDS PROVIDED OVER 177,422 STUDENT-CONTACT HOURS OF ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AT 13 PARTNER SCHOOLS IN RURAL NORTHWEST MICHIGAN SERVING OVER 1,100 UNIQUE STUDENTS. WITH A FOCUS ON PLACE-BASED LEARNING IN SAFE AND INSPIRING SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL-LEARNING SPACES, SEEDS PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE HANDS-ON AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, LIFE SKILLS, AND RESILIENCE AND INCLUDE DAILY ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, STEM SUBJECTS, NUTRITION AND CULINARY ARTS INSTRUCTION, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND WHOLE-FAMILY ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS ARE PREDOMINANTLY FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH RATES OF POVERTY.
Expenses $1,887,512 · Revenue $119,774
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ECOCORPS: IN 2024, SEEDS EMPLOYED 44 MEMBERS WHO EARNED 1,270 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO IMPROVED 198 MILES OF TRAIL, ENHANCED 107 ACRES IN 22 PARKS, DELIVERED OVER 6,500 POUNDS OF DONATED PRODUCE, AND COMPOSTED OVER 27.5 TONS OF FOOD WASTE. CREW MEMBERS IN THIS GREEN COLLAR CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE GAINING VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE, SKILLS TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LEADERSHIP. THEIR EXPERIENCES INCLUDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PARKLAND MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE TRAIL DESIGN, HABITAT RESTORATION, REFORESTATION, SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE, LIGHT CONSTRUCTION, AND MORE.
Expenses $653,629 · Revenue $199,319
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ECOSTRATEGIES: SEEDS CONTINUES A TRADITION OF OFFERING PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS, ASSISTANCE WITH TARGET SETTING AROUND 'GREEN GOALS', AND PLANNING FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO A VARIETY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS. IN 2024, SEEDS CONTINUED TO CONVENE A 10-COUNTY MOVEMENT TO DIVERT 33% OF ORGANIC WASTES FROM LANDFILLS ACROSS NWMI, PREVENTING WASTE, IMPROVING SOILS, & COLLABORATING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND WITH CARBON. SEEDS WAS ALSO APPOINTED AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TRI-COUNTY MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE OF GRAND TRAVERSE, BENZIE, AND LEELANAU COUNTIES. ECOSTRATEGIES HELPED SEEDS PRIORITIZE AND DOCUMENT CLOSE TO 60MTCO2E OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PREVENTION AND REDUCTIONS RESULTING IN A NET-POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IMPACT (GHGE SCOPES 1 & 2).
Expenses $330,427 · Revenue $22,550
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Sarna SalzmanSARNA SALZMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $93,569
- From this org
- $93,569
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Ed BaileyED BAILEY
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Natasha KossNATASHA KOSS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chris WendelCHRIS WENDEL
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica GuentherJESSICA GUENTHER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Liz CelesteLIZ CELESTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Trevor DaviesTREVOR DAVIES
DIRECTOR
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 28 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202502889349301870
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