Seeed INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Knoxville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2009Community DevelopmentEIN 26-4436303

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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.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$298K 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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FY2023 · 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$298K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 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
$519K
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$134K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$967K
FY2025$964K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$847K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$134K
FY2023▲ +675%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$134K
FY2024−$10K
FY2025−$233K

From the FY2023 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

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $736K Management & general 28% · $288K Fundraising 13% · $128K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $298K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$84,100Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$84,100Pt VII · Sec A
$65,100Pt VII · Sec A
$65,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$736Kprogram expense
02

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.

$598Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$736K
Managementcol C$288K
Fundraisingcol D$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$134K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$519K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K
Government grantsLn 1e$608K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$292K
Total assetsLn 16$650K
LiabilitiesLn 26$519K
Net assetsLn 32$134K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

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 Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$55K$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $789K$847K−$57K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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