To provide good quality seed, expertise, and training materials to humanitarian organizations working around the world to alleviate hunger and poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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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FY2020 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $122K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$350K
Spent
$356K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$310K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$350K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$370K
Expenses
$356K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$439K
Net assets
$310K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$288K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1999.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $302K Management & general 10% · $35K Fundraising 5% · $19K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO Through 6/20
$23,454Pt VII · Sec A
CEO 6/20 Through 10/20
$20,076Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair, Schedule O
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Through 8/20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Effective 8/20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Georgia Beasley’s $52K as Program Dire is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Georgia Beasley$51,919$49,401——
Brian Love$48,258$40,002$33,335—
Robyn Love$48,258$40,002$33,335—
Peter Marks———$23,454
Dane Erickson———$20,076
Dani Kehm——$16,090—

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

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

Programs and updates

Equips aid groups with seeds, knowledge, and training to fight global hunger and poverty.

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1 program · $302K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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SPI provided 495,000 packets of vegetable seed to 24 countries during the year. This is enough seed to grow over 18 million fresh vegtable servings, containing nutrients that grow health minds and bodies, and change the lives of gardeners worldwide.These shipments, combined with appropriate local training, tools, and support, resulted in…

$302Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$122K
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $106K · 2020–2024
Preserve InternationalTX · FY2024$12,001
Resiliency Gardens ProjectIL · FY2024$10,001
GroweastafricaCA · FY2024$10,000
Select Business Services LLCFY2024$5,498
Preserve InternationalTX · FY2023$7,500
GroweastafricaCA · FY2023$6,500
GroweastafricaCA · FY2022$15,000
GroweastafricaCA · FY2022$9,000
Preserve InternationalTX · FY2022$7,500
Preserve InternationalTX · FY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Money outPt IX
$356K
Ln 25
Programscol B$302K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$310K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Total revenueLn 12$350K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$310K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6602
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$344K$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$316K$310K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$17K$17K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$17K$15K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$97K$2K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$976
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$597$506
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$31$78
InsuranceLn 23$2K$390$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$139K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$916
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K$302K$35K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $370K$439K−$69K$288K 990 PDF
FY2023 $338K$303K$35K$357K 990 PDF
FY2022 $352K$303K$50K$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $350K$356K−$6K$310K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $349,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $290,692$306,230
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,879$43,470
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22$41
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,593$349,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,511$16,900
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,492$159,320
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,520$179,431
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $265,523$355,651
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,070−$5,910
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,741 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$3,753
VIII-1e Government grants$27,962
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,515
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,230
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,470$43,470
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41$41
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,470 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41$349,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,651 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,900$16,900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,412 · Management $15,235 · Fundraising $10,883$43,530
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,155 · Management $2,090 · Fundraising $5,223$104,468
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,764 · Management $1,325 · Fundraising $1,233$11,322
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,988$5,988
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,564$8,564
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,550 · Fundraising $976$7,526
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,424 · Management $597 · Fundraising $506$7,527
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,452 · Management $31 · Fundraising $78$1,561
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $390 · Management $1,562$1,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $138,899$138,899
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,998 · Management $916$2,914
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $301,932 · Management $34,820 · Fundraising $18,899$355,651
Part X · Balance sheet $312,907 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,676$49,590
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,973$101,703
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $244,070$161,614
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $344,219$312,907
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,833$2,431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,833$2,431
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $302,080$221,481
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,306$88,995
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $316,386$310,476
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $344,219$312,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $310,476 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,741
XI-2 Total expenses$355,651
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,910
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$316,386
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$310,476

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