Sow a Seed Community Foundation

Analysis

Sow a Seed Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tracy, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sow a Seed Community Foundation reported income of $880k and spending of $807k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $519k to $880k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sow a Seed Community Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bob Freesen Young Mens Christian Association ($880k), Matan B Seter Bambi Inc ($880k) and Twin River Community Living Facility Inc ($880k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $459k. At year end it held assets of $222k against liabilities of $856, net assets of $221k. It reported 22 employees.