Tiny Seed Project INC EIN 84-2097757 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Tiny Seed Project INC FY2021 filing

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Empowers creative projects promoting planetary conservation through awareness and community building. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $346K in revenue, $241K in expenses, and $117K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2019
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
East Hardwick, VT
Website
tinyseedproject.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$346KFY2021
Expenses
$241K
Net assets
$117K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  84-2097757 Public charity (501(c)(3)) East Hardwick, VT Founded 2019
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers creative projects promoting planetary conservation through awareness and community building.
Leadership
Emily Cayer · Director · $53K
Money in and out
$346K revenue, $241K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$346K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$241K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $105K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+30%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$346K
FY2021▲ +294%
Expenses
$241K
FY2021
Total assets
$266K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$149K
FY2021
Total revenue
$346K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$241K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$105K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$266K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $219K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Tiny seed project receives and administers funds, ensures that grant guidelines and goals are achieved, and reports to both the funders and the irs. This service allows project leaders to put their efforts and resources toward the project without needing to maintain a bookkeeper, tax accountant, or board of directors.

$219Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTiny Seed Project INC
EINHdr · item D84-2097757
Principal addressHdr · item CEast Hardwick, VT
WebsiteHdr · item Jtinyseedproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$52,951Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$32,246Pt VII · Sec A
$5,760Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Cayer’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1845 $1–10M environment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily Cayer$54,750$54,205$31,213$17,660$52,951$17,071
Stephen Cayer$36,000$38,000$21,000$9,000$5,760
Laura Stone$11,220$10,720$10,075$16,160$32,246$16,754

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$319K · 92%
Program service revenue$27K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$319K
Program service revenue8%$27K
— government grantsLn 1e$104K
Total revenueLn 12$346K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.01
Program services91%$219K
Management & general9%$21K
Fundraising1%$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$241K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Total assetsLn 16$266K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$149K
Total net assetsLn 32$117K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $117K · Operating expenses/yr $241K
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $219K · Total expenses $241K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $241K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $241K
0.6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $1K · Solicited contributions $214K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $319K · Total revenue $346K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $104K · Total revenue $346K
30%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $27K · Total revenue $346K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $346K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $27K · Total expenses $241K
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $346K · Prior year $88K
+294%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $117K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $346K · Expenses $241K
+30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $266K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $117K · Total assets $266K
44%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $266K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Emily Cayer · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $241K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $241K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.5%
Revenue growth 294%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$691K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$346K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$88K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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