Seed Testing Research Foundation

Analysis

Seed Testing Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Brookings, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 Testing Research Foundation reported income of $50k and spending of $17k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $132k to $50k (-62%), an average of -62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 11% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Seed Testing Research Foundation sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 14th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include For the Wild Collective ($50k), Rahway River Association ($50k) and Collective Action for a Water Secure World C4w Inc ($50k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% of the total. At year end it held assets of $433k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $433k.