Civic Intelligence

Home Garden Seed Association

EIN 26-1558729 • 501(c)6 • Maxwell, CA

Profile

To promote gardening from seed through communication with the gardening media, providing web resources, and providing a forum for discussion.

PO Box 93Maxwell, CA 95955-0093

www.ezfromseed.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

49th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

50th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

88th percentile

31%

Higher net margin than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

80th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

84th percentile

25%

Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

97th percentile

192%

Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets49th percentile

Assets

Up

$108,151

Up $24,867 (+30%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$108,151

Up $24,867 (+30%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue50th percentileNet Margin88th percentile

Revenue

Up

$81,275

Up $9,655 (+13%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$56,408

Down $1,461 (-2.5%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$24,867

Up $11,116 (+81%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth84th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $57,427Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $57,4272011Assets 2012: $74,451Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $74,4512012Assets 2013: $88,311Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $88,3112013Assets 2014: $98,619Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $98,6192014Assets 2015: $105,206Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $105,2062015Assets 2016: $112,224Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $112,2242016Assets 2017: $118,662Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $118,6622017Assets 2018: $133,380Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $133,3802018Assets 2019: $117,820Net Assets 2019: $117,8202019Assets 2020: $103,873Net Assets 2020: $103,8732020Assets 2021: $101,730Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $101,7302021Assets 2022: $69,533Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $69,5332022Assets 2023: $83,284Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $83,2842023Assets 2024: $108,151Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $108,1512024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$108,151
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$108,151
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth97th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $58,428Expenses 2011: $62,016Net Income 2011: -$3,5882011Revenue 2012: $64,284Expenses 2012: $47,260Net Income 2012: $17,0242012Revenue 2013: $71,042Expenses 2013: $57,182Net Income 2013: $13,8602013Revenue 2014: $66,560Expenses 2014: $56,252Net Income 2014: $10,3082014Revenue 2015: $61,172Expenses 2015: $54,585Net Income 2015: $6,5872015Revenue 2016: $76,052Expenses 2016: $69,034Net Income 2016: $7,0182016Revenue 2017: $56,997Expenses 2017: $50,559Net Income 2017: $6,4382017Revenue 2018: $77,950Expenses 2018: $63,232Net Income 2018: $14,7182018Revenue 2019: $58,794Expenses 2019: $74,354Net Income 2019: -$15,5602019Revenue 2020: $34,661Expenses 2020: $48,608Net Income 2020: -$13,9472020Revenue 2021: $30,895Expenses 2021: $33,038Net Income 2021: -$2,1432021Revenue 2022: $9,523Expenses 2022: $41,720Net Income 2022: -$32,1972022Revenue 2023: $71,620Expenses 2023: $57,869Net Income 2023: $13,7512023Revenue 2024: $81,275Expenses 2024: $56,408Net Income 2024: $24,8672024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$81,275
Expenses$56,408
Net Income$24,867
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$108,151
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$108,151
Revenue
$81,275
Expenses
$56,408
Net income
$24,867
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$1.08$0.81$0.56$0.25
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.83$0.72$0.58$0.14
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.00$0.70$0.10$0.42$0.32
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.02$0.00$1.02$0.31$0.33$0.02
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.04$1.04$0.35$0.49$0.14
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.18$1.18$0.59$0.74$0.16
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.33$0.00$1.33$0.78$0.63$0.15
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.19$0.00$1.19$0.57$0.51$0.06
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.12$0.00$1.12$0.76$0.69$0.07
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.05$0.00$1.05$0.61$0.55$0.07
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.00$0.99$0.67$0.56$0.10
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.00$0.88$0.71$0.57$0.14
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.74$0.00$0.74$0.64$0.47$0.17
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.57$0.00$0.57$0.58$0.62$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jul 7, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$81,275
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote gardening from seed through communication with the gardening media, providing web resources, and providing a forum for discussion.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
COMMUNICATING WITH THE GARDENING MEDIA TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE ABOUT GROWING FROM SEED, PROVIDING A WEB RESOURCE WITH SEASONAL INFORMATION ABOUT GROWING FROM SEED FOR HOME GARDENERS NATIONWIDE, AND PROVIDING A FORUM FOR PACKET SEED COMPANIES TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MIKE LIZOTTEPast President-$0--
RENEE SHEPHERDDirector-$0--
JESSICA BLACKDirector-$0--
SANDY SLAGERDirector-$0--
TOM MORANDirector-$0--
ROBB BAUMANPresident-$0--
PATTY BUSKIRKTreasurer-$0--
JESSICA ROMERVice President-$0--
JOHN WALHERTSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Home Garden Seed Association
EIN
26-1558729
Phone
5304382126
Address
PO BOX 93, MAXWELL, CA 95955-0093

Signing Officer

Name
Patty Buskirk
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5304382126
Signed
2025-07-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hoffman Stewart & Schmidt Pc
Address
3 CENTERPOINTE DRIVE SUITE 300, LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97035-8663
Preparer
Nathan Stamets
Phone
5032205900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: office expenses. Amount: 1,428. Description: advertising. Amount: 252. Description: dues and subscriptions. Amount: 332. Description: conferences. Amount: 17,951. Description: bank charges. Amount: 382. Description: travel. Amount: 2,179. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 390. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 22,914.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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