Seedling Projects

Analysis

Seedling Projects is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 February 2024, Seedling Projects reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2024, income grew from $600k to $1.0m (+73%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 624%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Seedling Projects sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opportunity Unlimited ($1.0m), Give Like a Mother ($1.0m) and Manasota Solve Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $655k. At year end it held assets of $230k against liabilities of $6,642, net assets of $223k.