Seeed INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Knoxville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2009Community DevelopmentEIN 26-4436303Revenue $472K in FY2021

On file with the IRSseeedknox.com2805 Woodbine Ave, 37914-5243 · Knoxville, TNTax-exempt since Sep 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Create pathways out of poverty for young adults through job readiness. Training while educating communities with environmental literacy skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $285K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$497K
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$472K
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$430K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$472K
FY2021▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$967K
FY2025$964K
Expenses
$430K
FY2021▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$847K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$63K
FY2021▲ +190%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$134K
FY2024−$10K
FY2025−$233K

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $232K Management & general 41% · $174K Fundraising 6% · $24K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Admin/Grant
$30,242Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stanley C Johnson’s $90K as Executive Di is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stanley C Johnson$90,291$84,348$84,100$84,000$70,000$67,444
J D Jackson—$66,475$65,100$60,000——
Laurel Bowen———$62,615$30,242$19,159
Jd Jackson————$50,000$34,318

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Programs and updates

Trains young adults for jobs and teaches communities environmental skills to escape poverty.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $6K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The education and training of disadvantaged individuals in various trades and occupations. Participants in the program learn valuable life skills, including how to interract with others, find gainful employment, further their involvement in the community, and lead productive lives.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$472K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Money outPt IX
$430K
Ln 25
Programscol B$232K
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$496K
Total assetsLn 16$561K
LiabilitiesLn 26$497K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Government grantsLn 1e$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Total revenueLn 12$472K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
SavingsLn 2$246K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$496K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$62K
Total assetsLn 16$561K
LiabilitiesLn 26$497K
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 6120
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K$496K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$172K$561K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K$497K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$199K$30K$149K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$3K$15K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$31K$6K$982
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$414$83
Office expensesLn 13$672$591$67$14
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$270$54
OccupancyLn 16$8K$7K$791$158
TravelLn 17$1K$885$101$20
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$380$76
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$118K$717$143
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$25K$2K$308
Total functional expensesLn 25$430K$232K$174K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $964K$1.2M−$223K−$233K 990 PDF
FY2024 $967K$1.1M−$145K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$55K$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $789K$847K−$57K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $472K$430K$41K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $282K$261K$21K$22K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $471,890 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $223,094$389,025
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,486$37,799
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$16
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,112$45,050
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $281,704$471,890
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,699$219,330
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,811$211,121
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $260,510$430,451
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,194$41,439
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $471,890 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$64,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$324,825
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$389,025
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,799$37,799
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16$16
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $45,050$45,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,865$471,890
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $430,451 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,830 · Management $149,152 · Fundraising $19,887$198,869
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,069 · Management $15,346 · Fundraising $2,046$20,461
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,800 · Management $5,630 · Fundraising $982$37,412
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,645 · Management $414 · Fundraising $83$4,142
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $591 · Management $67 · Fundraising $14$672
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,374 · Management $270 · Fundraising $54$2,698
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,959 · Management $791 · Fundraising $158$7,908
IX-17 TravelPrograms $885 · Management $101 · Fundraising $20$1,006
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,188$8,188
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,339 · Management $380 · Fundraising $76$3,795
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $117,987 · Management $717 · Fundraising $143$118,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,601 · Management $1,544 · Fundraising $308$26,453
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,268 · Management $174,412 · Fundraising $23,771$430,451
Part X · Balance sheet $560,537 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,062$249,516
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,001$246,210
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,987$2,933
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,015$61,878
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $171,662$560,537
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $149,900$497,336
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $149,900$497,336
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,762$63,201
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,762$63,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $171,662$560,537
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$471,890
XI-2 Total expenses$430,451
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,762
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,201

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