Organic Seed Alliance

Analysis

Organic Seed Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Townsend, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Organic Seed Alliance reported income of $994k and spending of $1.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $994k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Organic Seed Alliance sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mane Stream Inc ($994k), State of Franklin Health Council Inc ($994k) and Cy-Hope Inc ($994k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $610k. At year end it held assets of $867k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $791k. It reported 16 employees.