Seeds 4 Life Inc

Analysis

Seeds 4 Life Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dayton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 4 Life Inc reported income of $859k and spending of $1.0m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $859k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Seeds 4 Life Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denver Indian Family Resource Center ($859k), Northwest Family Services Inc ($859k) and GH Outreach of Del Norte ($859k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $461k. At year end it held assets of $289k against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $217k. It reported 23 employees.