City Seed INC: FY2023 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 · $918K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Sanctuary kitchensanctuary kitchen supports refugee and immigrant chefs and food entrepreneurs resettling in new haven while building intercultural understanding in our community. The program hosts a social enterprise that provides professional culinary development and steady employment at a living wage, and culinary workshops open to…

$596Kprogram expense

02

Farmers marketssince launching the city's first farmers market in 2004, we have grown a network of year-round markets that connect over 60 connecticut farmers and producers to 60,000 customers, building inclusivity by accepting all nutrition support benefits and bringing markets to under-resourced neighborhoods.

$176Kprogram expense

03

Cityseed incubatescityseed incubates provides food business incubation services and access to commercial kitchen space. Incubates builds a pipeline for new businesses to enter the food industry; strengthens our local food system by connecting participants to farmers; and removes systemic barriers to food entrepreneurship, including lack…

$146Kprogram 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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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$994K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$611K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$383K

Investment incomeLn 3$2

Money outPt IX

$1.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$918K

Managementcol C$101K

Fundraisingcol D$60K

Owns and owesPt X

$124K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K

Total assetsLn 16$481K

LiabilitiesLn 26$356K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$611K

Government grantsLn 1e$82K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$383K

Investment incomeLn 3$2

Gains on assetsLn 7−$315

Total revenueLn 12$994K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$425K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$425K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K

Total assetsLn 16$481K

LiabilitiesLn 26$356K

Net assetsLn 32$124K

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$267K	$425K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$18K	$20K
Total assetsLn 16	$381K	$481K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$172K	$356K
Net assetsLn 32	$210K	$124K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$74K	$37K	$15K	$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$580K	$529K	$26K	$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$17K	$15K	$1K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$57K	$49K	$4K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$26K	$2K	$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$65K	$58K	$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$6K	$4K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$26K	$22K	$805	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$36K	$30K	$3K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$11K	$3K	$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$5K	$4K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$4K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$170K	$161K	$7K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.1M	$918K	$101K	$60K

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 Viewing	$994K	$1.1M	−$85K	$124K	990 PDF
FY2022	$945K	$888K	$58K	$210K	990 PDF
FY2021	$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 $993,960 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $570,086$610,871

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $379,415$383,402

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$4,285−$313

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $945,216$993,960

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 $621,592$728,397

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $265,920$350,810

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $887,512$1,079,207

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,704−$85,247

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $993,960 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$81,941

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$528,930

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$610,871

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $383,402$383,402

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$315−$315

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $383,402 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$313$993,960

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,079,207 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,150 · Management $14,860 · Fundraising $22,290$74,300

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $528,697 · Management $26,077 · Fundraising $25,023$579,797

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,998 · Management $1,085 · Fundraising $1,254$17,337

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,278 · Management $3,565 · Fundraising $4,120$56,963

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,998 · Management $24,190$26,188

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $58,156 · Management $7,190$65,346

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,806 · Management $2,422$6,228

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,629 · Management $805 · Fundraising $3,390$25,824

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,767 · Management $3,496 · Fundraising $3,145$36,408

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,193 · Management $7,778$10,971

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,181 · Management $1,008$5,189

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,041 · Management $1,075$5,116

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,097 · Management $7,232 · Fundraising $1,211$169,540

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $917,991 · Management $100,783 · Fundraising $60,433$1,079,207

Part X · Balance sheet $480,969 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $266,699$425,248

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $71,243$12,966

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,910$13,502

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,407$9,316

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,084$19,937

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $381,343$480,969

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,729$33,922

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $139,073$320,853

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $800$1,700

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,602$356,475

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $197,649$117,448

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,092$7,046

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $209,741$124,494

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $381,343$480,969

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $124,494 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$993,960

XI-2 Total expenses$1,079,207

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$85,247

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$209,741

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$124,494

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