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Apple Seeds INC

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Fayetteville, AR501(c)(3)Youth Development EIN 20-8081842Revenue $1.1M in FY2024Latest return filed Aug 20, 2025

On file with the IRSappleseedsnwa.org2648 N Old Wire Rd, 72703-3771 · Fayetteville, ARTax-exempt since Sep 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Inspiring healthy living through garden based education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $153K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$239K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$936K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$641K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$921K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$936K
FY2024▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$936K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$836K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $646K Management & general 15% · $136K Fundraising 16% · $153K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Ferner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sevin Gallo
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $646K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Workshops helped develop school gardens at numerous area public schools through teacher workshops, on-site support, and stuednt led school garden markets. Farm labs, an interdisciplinary, hands on lab that brings area public school students on field trips to our teaching farm.

$646Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Barley Hops & WaterFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Money outPt IX
$936K
Ln 25
Programscol B$646K
Managementcol C$136K
Fundraisingcol D$153K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$739K
SavingsLn 2$270K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$429K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$789K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$443K$429K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K$239K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$613K$461K$52K$99K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$17K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$33K$4K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$11K$469$1K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$28K$982$982
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$5K$4K$577$577
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$23K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$3K$5K$544
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$136K$48K$52K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$14K$8K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$936K$646K$136K$153K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 20, 2025 $1.1M$936K$148K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2024 $921K$667K$254K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $524K$497K$27K$863K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 5, 2022 $641K$387K$254K$836K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2021 $425K$341K$83K$582K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,083,311 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $676,275$658,831
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,975$171,916
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,180$23,957
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $105,520$228,607
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $920,950$1,083,311
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $445,745$680,443
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,072$255,143
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $666,817$935,586
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $254,133$147,725
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,083,311 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,830
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$634,001
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,912
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$658,831
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $171,916$171,916
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,957$23,957
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$225,021
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,586$3,586
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175,502 · Excluded from tax $23,957$1,083,311
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $935,586 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $461,225 · Management $52,275 · Fundraising $99,342$612,842
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,412 · Management $1,974 · Fundraising $3,751$23,137
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,463 · Management $3,793 · Fundraising $7,208$44,464
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,758$8,758
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,040 · Management $469 · Fundraising $1,490$12,999
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,936 · Management $982 · Fundraising $982$29,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,059$3,059
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,653 · Management $577 · Fundraising $577$4,807
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,613 · Management $2,272 · Fundraising $2,272$27,157
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,449 · Management $5,405 · Fundraising $544$9,398
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,846 · Management $52,369 · Fundraising $35,617$135,832
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,461 · Management $7,557 · Fundraising $1,215$23,233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $646,157 · Management $136,431 · Fundraising $152,998$935,586
Part X · Balance sheet $1,503,954 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $487,827$739,397
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $301,629$269,723
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $39,176$23,560
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,033$40,260
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,417$2,025
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $442,691$428,989
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,291,773$1,503,954
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,922$41,704
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,950$92,512
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $174,591$239,159
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,111,909$1,241,888
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,273$22,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,117,182$1,264,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,291,773$1,503,954
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,264,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,083,311
XI-2 Total expenses$935,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,725
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,117,182
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$112
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,264,795

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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