Seeed INC FY2024 filing

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Knoxville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2009Community DevelopmentEIN 26-4436303Revenue $967K in FY2024

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.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K 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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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
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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$548K
102% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 102% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$967K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
70%
Net assets
−$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$967K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$967K
FY2025$964K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +10%
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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
−$10K
FY2024▼ -107%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$134K
FY2024−$10K
FY2025−$233K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $776K Management & general 25% · $277K Fundraising 5% · $57K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$84,348Pt VII · Sec A
$66,475Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $776K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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.

$776Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$967K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$806K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$776K
Managementcol C$277K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
−$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$548K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$806K
Government grantsLn 1e$512K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$238
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$24K
Total revenueLn 12$967K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$397K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$548K
Net assetsLn 32−$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$650K$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K$548K
Net assetsLn 32$134K−$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$147K$67K$50K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$525K$465K$42K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$42K$7K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$678$353
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$22K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$5K$16K$733
OccupancyLn 16$22K$12K$8K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$609$4K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$844$774
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$143K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$776K$277K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $964K$1.2M−$223K−$233K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $967K$1.1M−$145K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2023 $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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $965,526 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $820,388$806,122
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $147,645$143,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77,941−$23,612
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,661$39,166
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,068,635$965,526
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $625,907$725,224
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $387,496$384,658
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,013,403$1,109,882
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,232−$144,356
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $965,526 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$512,499
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$293,623
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$88,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$806,122
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $143,850$143,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $238$238
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$23,850−$23,850
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $39,166$39,166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,238 · Excluded from tax $39,166$965,526
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,109,882 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,619 · Management $50,204 · Fundraising $30,000$146,823
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $465,199 · Management $41,888 · Fundraising $18,090$525,177
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,121 · Management $7,294 · Fundraising $3,809$53,224
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $42,500$42,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,709$44,709
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,915 · Management $678 · Fundraising $353$4,946
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,549$1,549
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,643 · Management $4,028$25,671
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,132 · Management $16,447 · Fundraising $733$22,312
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,139 · Management $8,491 · Fundraising $1,734$22,364
IX-17 TravelPrograms $609 · Management $3,757$4,366
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,429$12,429
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,417 · Management $844 · Fundraising $774$7,035
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,863 · Management $1,537 · Fundraising $1,409$12,809
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $143,214 · Management $32,892$176,106
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $7,862$7,862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $775,871 · Management $277,109 · Fundraising $56,902$1,109,882
Part X · Balance sheet $537,793 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,382$74,246
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $221,540$20,641
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,888$25,067
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,240$20,530
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $317,102$397,309
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $650,152$537,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,935$41,272
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $502,899$485,560
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $515,834$547,832
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$138,530−$95,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $272,848$85,541
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $134,318−$10,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $650,152$537,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$10,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$965,526
XI-2 Total expenses$1,109,882
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$144,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$134,318
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$10,039

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