Seedlings to Sunflowers

Analysis

Seedlings to Sunflowers is a registered charity in United States, based in Gorham, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2017, 9 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Seedlings to Sunflowers reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $897k to $1.9m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Seedlings to Sunflowers sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dance Brigade a New Group From Wallflower Order ($1.9m), Redwood Empire Public Television ($1.9m) and Achievement Charter Academy ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of -$344k. It reported 51 employees.