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Sowing Seeds for Life

990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 20-3162713

Jan 01, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012 • Filed on Aug 14, 2013

Organization ProfileWWW.SOWINGSEEDSFORLIFE.ORG
1350 Arrow Hwy91750
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.17x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2012

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2012

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

19%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$326,638

Up $52,416 (+19%) from 2011

Net Assets

Down

$270,238

Down $3,984 (-1.5%) from 2011

Liabilities

Up

$56,400

Up $56,400 from 2011

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Up

$1,192,171

Up $11,947 (+1.0%) from 2011

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth83rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $274,222Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $274,2222011Assets 2012: $326,638Liabilities 2012: $56,400Net Assets 2012: $270,2382012Assets 2013: $284,213Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $284,2132013Assets 2014: $331,188Liabilities 2014: $16,411Net Assets 2014: $314,7772014Assets 2015: $270,113Liabilities 2015: $81,411Net Assets 2015: $188,7022015Assets 2016: $236,502Liabilities 2016: $27,450Net Assets 2016: $209,0522016Assets 2017: $321,891Liabilities 2017: $77,719Net Assets 2017: $244,1722017Assets 2018: $365,322Liabilities 2018: $40,378Net Assets 2018: $324,9442018Assets 2019: $366,382Liabilities 2019: $34,314Net Assets 2019: $332,0682019Assets 2020: $950,806Liabilities 2020: $14,461Net Assets 2020: $936,3452020Assets 2021: $1,160,862Liabilities 2021: $67,909Net Assets 2021: $1,092,9532021Assets 2022: $1,114,889Liabilities 2022: $12,385Net Assets 2022: $1,102,5042022Assets 2023: $1,211,484Liabilities 2023: $108,454Net Assets 2023: $1,103,0302023Assets 2024: $1,016,223Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $1,016,2232024

Highlighted filing

2012

Assets$326,638
Liabilities$56,400
Net Assets$270,238
Open 2012 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2011: $1,180,2242011Expenses 2012: $1,192,1712012Revenue 2013: $1,296,710Expenses 2013: $1,306,735Net Income 2013: -$10,0252013Revenue 2014: $1,319,555Expenses 2014: $1,288,991Net Income 2014: $30,5642014Revenue 2015: $1,828,181Expenses 2015: $1,954,256Net Income 2015: -$126,0752015Revenue 2016: $1,915,548Expenses 2016: $1,895,198Net Income 2016: $20,3502016Revenue 2017: $2,347,242Expenses 2017: $2,312,122Net Income 2017: $35,1202017Revenue 2018: $2,653,292Expenses 2018: $2,572,520Net Income 2018: $80,7722018Revenue 2019: $2,809,923Expenses 2019: $2,782,949Net Income 2019: $26,9742019Revenue 2020: $3,939,755Expenses 2020: $3,335,985Net Income 2020: $603,7702020Revenue 2021: $3,524,975Expenses 2021: $3,368,367Net Income 2021: $156,6082021Revenue 2022: $4,096,657Expenses 2022: $4,090,971Net Income 2022: $5,6862022Revenue 2023: $4,400,654Expenses 2023: $4,395,978Net Income 2023: $4,6762023Revenue 2024: $5,784,799Expenses 2024: $5,871,606Net Income 2024: -$86,8072024

Highlighted filing

2012

Revenue-
Expenses$1,192,171
Net Income-
Open 2012 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Signed
Aug 14, 2013
Return Version
2012v2.0
Gross Receipts
$1,208,984
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide food for the hungry, respond to emergencies for those in need, eliminate hunger in the inland valley and to serve the community with dignity and respect.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
20-3162713
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$326,638
Liabilities
$56,400
Net assets
$270,238
Revenue
-
Expenses
$1,192,171
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.02$0.00$1.02$5.78$5.87$0.09
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.21$0.11$1.10$4.40$4.40$0.00
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.11$0.01$1.10$4.10$4.09$0.01
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.16$0.07$1.09$3.52$3.37$0.16
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.95$0.01$0.94$3.94$3.34$0.60
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.37$0.03$0.33$2.81$2.78$0.03
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.37$0.04$0.32$2.65$2.57$0.08
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.32$0.08$0.24$2.35$2.31$0.04
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.24$0.03$0.21$1.92$1.90$0.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.08$0.19$1.83$1.95$0.13
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$0.02$0.31$1.32$1.29$0.03
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.00$0.28$1.30$1.31$0.01
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.33$0.06$0.27$1.19
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.27$0.00$0.27$1.18