Seeds of Hope Inc

Analysis

Seeds of Hope Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Seeds of Hope Inc reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.3m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Seeds of Hope Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water for South Sudan Inc ($2.3m), Open Supply Hub Inc ($2.3m) and Junior Achievement USA ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $697k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $273k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 1 employees.