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Seedling Foundation FY2020 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Education EIN 74-2841791Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSseedlingmentors.org8001 Centre Park Dr Ste 140, 78754-5108 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since May 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Seedling's mission is to mitigate the impact of parental incarceration on children in central texas through school-based mentoring.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$111K 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $168K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $94K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$322K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$994K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$994K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$994K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · 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 May 1998.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $769K Management & general 8% · $79K Fundraising 15% · $146K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dan Leal
Executive Director
$110,875Pt VII · Sec A
Deborah Treece
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patricia Whiteside
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leroy Nellis
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Monica Deleon
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lance Ramsey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Leal’s $126K as CEO is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Leal$126,000$122,500$115,392$117,100$108,350$110,875

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports children of incarcerated parents with school-based mentoring.

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1 program · $769K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The foundation launched its mentor program in february 2006 for children who are affected by the incarceration of one or both of their parents. The foundation recruits volunteers from the community, matches them with eligible children, and offers ongoing support to both children and mentors.

$769Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Texas Mutual Insurance CompanyFY2024$25K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$24K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$24K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$21K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$94K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $193K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$41,077
Unitemized GrantFY2023$54,496
Unitemized GrantFY2022$41,250
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,852
Unitemized GrantFY2019$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$994K
Ln 25
Programscol B$769K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$908K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$492K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$240K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$409K
SavingsLn 2$499K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$908K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$654K$908K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K$322K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$91K$7K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$548K$435K$31K$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K$82$215
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$24K$2K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$45K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$19K$8K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$6K$2K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$50K$13K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$342$897
Office expensesLn 13$37K$23K$2K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$6K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$27K$7K$6K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$243$445
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$446$815
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$781$600$67$114
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$822$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$994K$769K$79K$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.6M$147K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$97K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.4M$125K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$192K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.2M$380K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$994K$69K$1.9M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,063,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $895,904$1,074,652
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,262$23,455
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $83,224−$34,643
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,003,390$1,063,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,500$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $731,288$751,669
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $222,919$222,458
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $991,707$994,127
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,683$69,337
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $1,063,464 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$239,657
VIII-1e Government grants$492,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$342,530
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,074,652
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,455$23,455
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$34,643−$34,643
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,188$1,063,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $994,127 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,795 · Management $6,512 · Fundraising $17,069$114,376
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $435,201 · Management $31,212 · Fundraising $81,814$548,227
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,143 · Management $82 · Fundraising $215$1,440
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,329 · Management $1,745 · Fundraising $4,574$30,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,231 · Management $3,244 · Fundraising $8,503$56,978
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,262 · Management $8,079 · Fundraising $3,759$31,100
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $5,842 · Management $2,450 · Fundraising $1,140$9,432
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,099 · Management $12,858 · Fundraising $2,948$65,905
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,770 · Management $342 · Fundraising $897$6,009
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,928 · Management $1,950 · Fundraising $12,509$37,387
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,354 · Management $2,122 · Fundraising $4,262$12,738
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,613 · Management $6,732 · Fundraising $5,606$38,951
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,686 · Management $243 · Fundraising $445$5,374
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,584 · Management $446 · Fundraising $815$9,845
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $600 · Management $67 · Fundraising $114$781
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,462 · Management $822 · Fundraising $1,652$4,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $768,899 · Management $78,906 · Fundraising $146,322$994,127
Part X · Balance sheet $2,185,529 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $505,137$409,174
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $149,129$499,273
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $53,317$25,585
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $548$548
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,914$15,420
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,980$4,157
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $951,307$979,056
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $249,600$249,600
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,716$2,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,940,648$2,185,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,435$8,703
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,019$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$146,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $148,425$166,914
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $163,879$321,817
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,502,214$1,620,428
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $274,555$243,284
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,776,769$1,863,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,940,648$2,185,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,863,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,063,464
XI-2 Total expenses$994,127
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$69,337
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,776,769
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,606
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,863,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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