Seeds of Peace Inc

Analysis

Seeds of Peace Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Seeds of Peace Inc reported income of $6.4m and spending of $6.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.8m to $6.4m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Seeds of Peace Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African Center for Economic Transformation ($6.3m), Africa Renewal Ministries Inc ($6.4m) and Gleaning for the World Inc ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $625k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $908k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 82 employees.