City Seed INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-0397621)

Sarah Miller’s $53K as Excutive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Cortney Renton	—	—	$73,442	$64,924	$44,867
Sarah Miller	$53,212	—	—	—	—
Courtney Renton	—	$51,399	—	—	—
Amelia Reese Masterson	—	—	—	—	$22,860

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

Programs and updates

Nourishes communities by fostering local food systems for economic and sustainable growth.

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3 programs · $552K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Sanctuary Kitchen

Sanctuary kitchen partners with refugee and immigrant chefs to build economic opportunity and authentic connections through food. In 2020, sanctuary kitchen generated more than $100,000 in wages for refugee and immigrant chefs, held 60 community events (including 18 virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic), and provided above-market…

$305Kprogram expense

02

Farmers Markets and Mobile Market

Cityseed has continued to operate year-round farmers markets which increase economic viability for local farmers and food businesses, while ensuring access to fresh, locally grown products for the new haven community. In response to the pandemic, cityseed's farmers markets were deemed an essential service by the governor of connecticut.

$179Kprogram expense

03

Cityseed incubatescityseed incubates champions inclusive entrepreneurship by removing barriers to entry, providing access to affordable commercial kitchen space, and advising a network of more than 300 early-stage food ventures.

$67Kprogram 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

Apple Pickers FoundationFY2024$75K

The Reinvestment Fund INCFY2024$64K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$27K

The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$25K

Point32health Foundation INCFY2024$20K

RedfFY2024$20K

United Way of Greater New Haven INCFY2024$15K

Yale UniversityFY2024$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$298K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$740K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$522K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$218K

Investment incomeLn 3$32

Money outPt IX

$678K

Ln 25

Programscol B$552K

Managementcol C$86K

Fundraisingcol D$40K

Owns and owesPt X

$152K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K

Total assetsLn 16$268K

LiabilitiesLn 26$116K

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$522K

Government grantsLn 1e$85K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$218K

Investment incomeLn 3$32

Total revenueLn 12$740K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$177K

SavingsLn 2$908

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$178K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K

Total assetsLn 16$268K

LiabilitiesLn 26$116K

Net assetsLn 32$152K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 527

VolunteersI 6120

Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$60K	$178K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2K	$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$13K	$28K
Total assetsLn 16	$119K	$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$29K	$116K
Net assetsLn 32	$91K	$152K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$71K	$35K	$14K	$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$356K	$317K	$30K	$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$5K	$5K	$272	$196
Payroll taxesLn 10	$37K	$34K	$887	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$20K		$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$26K	$20K	$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$558	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$9K	$5K	$2K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$4K	$182	$599
OccupancyLn 16	$23K	$20K	$2K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$57	$30	$27
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$787	$2K	$66
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$6K	$4K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$2K	$679
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$111K	$105K	$5K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$678K	$552K	$86K	$40K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.4M	$1.4M	$38K	$499K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.6M	$1.2M	$336K	$461K	990 PDF
FY2023	$994K	$1.1M	−$85K	$124K	990 PDF
FY2022	$945K	$888K	$58K	$210K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$740K	$678K	$63K	$152K	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 $740,143 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,033$522,186

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $367,848$217,925

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46$32

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $634,927$740,143

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $388,050$469,628

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $236,417$207,908

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $624,467$677,536

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,460$62,607

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $740,143 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$84,529

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$437,657

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$522,186

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $217,925$217,925

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32$32

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $217,925 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32$740,143

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $677,536 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,313 · Management $14,125 · Fundraising $21,188$70,626

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $316,557 · Management $29,593 · Fundraising $10,274$356,424

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,744 · Management $272 · Fundraising $196$5,212

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,726 · Management $887 · Fundraising $2,753$37,366

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,318$20,318

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,028 · Management $6,358$26,386

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $558 · Management $1,049$1,607

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,472 · Management $1,795 · Fundraising $2,159$9,426

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,934 · Management $182 · Fundraising $599$4,715

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,085 · Management $2,391 · Fundraising $1,006$23,482

IX-17 TravelPrograms $30 · Management $27$57

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $787 · Management $1,605 · Fundraising $66$2,458

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,057 · Management $1,989$6,046

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,778 · Management $679$2,457

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,695 · Management $4,743 · Fundraising $1,518$110,956

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $551,764 · Management $86,013 · Fundraising $39,759$677,536

Part X · Balance sheet $267,942 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,911$176,718

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$908

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $39,920$47,698

X-4 Accounts receivable$9,485

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,566$4,502

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,163$27,512

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,821$1,119

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $119,381$267,942

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,021$31,908

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,776$83,376

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $800$600

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,597$115,884

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,784$141,163

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,000$10,895

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $90,784$152,058

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $119,381$267,942

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $152,058 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$740,143

XI-2 Total expenses$677,536

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,607

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$90,784

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$321

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,654

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$152,058

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