Seeding Justice

Analysis

Seeding Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2023, Seeding Justice reported income of $25.7m and spending of $25.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $25.7m (+356%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 338%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Seeding Justice sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gavin Foundation Inc ($25.6m), Tim Tebow Foundation Inc ($25.8m) and Dayton Foundation Depository ($25.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $426k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $665k. At year end it held assets of $52.3m against liabilities of $36.1m, net assets of $16.1m. It reported 10 employees.