Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Living Seeds Initiative
EIN 32-0235373 • 501(c)3 • Van, TX
Profile
To provide educational opportunities to individuals in or serving in impoverished communities and to promote the health, safety, and well being of families in those communities and enhance their ability to live productive lives and combat hunger and poverty. The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
67th percentile
Higher net margin than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
86th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 43.6% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
67th percentile
Faster asset growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
21st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$70,714
Down $28,905 (-29%) from 2021
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2021
Net Assets
Down$70,714
Down $28,905 (-29%) from 2021
Revenue
Down$58,015
Down $25,248 (-30%) from 2021
Expenses
Up$86,920
Up $13,619 (+19%) from 2021
Net Income
Down-$28,905
Down $38,867 (-390%) from 2021
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $70,714
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $70,714
- Revenue
- $58,015
- Expenses
- $86,920
- Net income
- -$28,905
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- Jul 25, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $58,015
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To provide educational opportunities to individuals in or serving in impoverished communities and to promote the health, safety and well being of families in those communities and enhance their ability to live productive lives and combat hunger and poverty. The Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes.
To provide educational opportunities to individuals in or serving in impoverished communities and to promote the health, safety, and well being of families in those communities and enhance their ability to live productive lives and combat hunger and poverty. The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Provided training to individuals, groups and Sustainable Agriculture School participants both stateside and internationally. Primary locations included Kansas USA, Uganda, and the Netherlands. Participant nationalities were diverse, with representation from multiple nations. Representative nationalities included the following: USA, Uganda, South Sudan, Germany and the Netherlands. Participants and individuals received training and consulting to be equipped to serve and build capacity among the poor and disadvantaged. Through a combination of classroom theory, group processing and hands on techniques, Living Seeds Initiative trained and equipped the participants in people centered, biblically based agriculture development, regenerative conservation agriculture, organic food growing techniques and application, effective ways to work with the poor and disadvantaged, facing social and justice issues, understanding the roots of poverty, considering the potential of the poor, and the role of the local church in facilitating transformational development. The training also enabled networking opportunities for both the participants and Living Seeds Initiative for future collaboration and service opportunities. | $0 | $70,399 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES EUGENE TATE | President - Cofounder | PT | $34,555 | - | $34,555 |
| GRETCHEN KAY TATE | Secretary - Cofounder | PT | $24,941 | - | $24,941 |
| MARK A THOMPSON | Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
| GREGORY E ETHRIDGE | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Living Seeds Initiative
- EIN
- 32-0235373
- Phone
- 9032166564
- Address
- PO BOX 296, VAN, TX 75790
Signing Officer
- Name
- Gregory Ethridge
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 9033120185
- Signed
- 2023-07-25
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
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