Seed Saint Louis

Analysis

Seed Saint Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Seed Saint Louis reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $753k to $1.1m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Seed Saint Louis sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hudson Taconic Lands Inc ($1.1m), Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Fund Inc ($1.1m) and Alaska Botanical Garden Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $397k. It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $572k, net assets of $986k. It reported 13 employees.