Semillero De Ideas EIN 88-3288361

Semillero De Ideas

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Empowers farmworkers to lead agricultural innovation. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $880K in revenue, $754K in expenses, and $695K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2022
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Richland, WA
Website
www.semilleroideas.org
Filings
3 on file (2023–2025)
Revenue
$880KFY2025
Expenses
$754K
Net assets
$695K
People
7
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  88-3288361 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Richland, WA Founded 2022
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers farmworkers to lead agricultural innovation.
Leadership
Erik Nicholson · Executive Dir. · $81K
Money in and out
$880K revenue, $754K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$880K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$754K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$695K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $126K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -51% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -78% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$880K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$754K
FY2025▲ +151%
Total assets
$702K
FY2025▲ +22%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total revenue
$880K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$754K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$695K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$126K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$702K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $519K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Expanded and deepened our engagement with farmworkers across the us and mexico to develop impactful prototypes to enhance the dignity of work while supporting employers to be more competitive in the global marketplace. Awarded $15,000 in prize money to farmworker innovators.

$384Kprogram expense
02

Continued and expanded our climate resilience outreach program with farmworkers across eastern wa.

$105Kprogram expense
03

Supported farmworker co-creation with university faculty and students.

$30Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSemillero De Ideas
EINHdr · item D88-3288361
Principal addressHdr · item CRichland, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.semilleroideas.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2022
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K19)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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
Executive Dir.
$80,646Pt VII · Sec A
Development Mgr
$49,549Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erik Nicholson’s $81K as Executive Dir. is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Erik Nicholson$80,646$55,385
Alexia Estrada$49,549$8,735

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 & grants100%$877K
Investment income$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$36K
Total revenueLn 12$880K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.10
Program services71%$532K
Management & general20%$148K
Fundraising10%$74K
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$702K
Total assetsLn 16$702K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$695K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $702K · Operating expenses/yr $754K
11.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $532K · Total expenses $754K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $148K · Total expenses $754K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $74K · Total expenses $754K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $52K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $493K
$0.11 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $877K · Total revenue $880K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $36K · Total revenue $880K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $880K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $880K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $754K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $880K · Prior year $866K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $695K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $880K · Expenses $754K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $702K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $695K · Total assets $702K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $702K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erik Nicholson · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $754K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $234K · Total expenses $754K
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 2%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$95K

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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)$880K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$866K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$108K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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