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990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 36-4848209

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Sep 02, 2022

150 Harbor Drive 2032Sausalito, CA 94966

(415) 444-6151

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

91st percentile

0.70x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

100th percentile

8900.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

1st percentile

-387518%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

65%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

12th percentile

-71%

Faster revenue growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$140,573

Up $55,273 (+65%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$42,673

Down $42,627 (-50%) from 2019

Liabilities

$97,900

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$11

Down $27 (-71%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$42,638

Down $28,222 (-40%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

-$42,627

Up $28,195 (+40%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2019: $85,300Net Assets 2019: $85,3002019Assets 2020: $140,573Liabilities 2020: $97,900Net Assets 2020: $42,6732020Assets 2021: $88,754Liabilities 2021: $97,900Net Assets 2021: -$9,1462021Assets 2022: $90,723Liabilities 2022: $97,900Net Assets 2022: -$7,1772022Assets 2023: $64,971Liabilities 2023: $97,900Net Assets 2023: -$32,9292023

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$140,573
Liabilities$97,900
Net Assets$42,673

Operations Trend

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

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2019: $38Expenses 2019: $70,860Net Income 2019: -$70,8222019Revenue 2020: $11Expenses 2020: $42,638Net Income 2020: -$42,6272020Revenue 2021: $20Expenses 2021: $51,839Net Income 2021: -$51,8192021Revenue 2022: $99,508Expenses 2022: $97,539Net Income 2022: $1,9692022Revenue 2023: $9,900Expenses 2023: $35,651Net Income 2023: -$25,7512023

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$11
Expenses$42,638
Net Income-$42,627
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Sep 2, 2022
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$11
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To inspire and build communities through social, economic, and environmental projects and education.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
NO PROGRAMS WERE STARTED OR COMPLETED IN 2020. COVID SHUT DOWN ALL OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020.-$33,602
SAILING PROGRAM- OUR YOUTH/PARENT PILOT PROGRAM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING AND EXPANDING UPON THIS PROGRAM. THE MISSION OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES AND TRANSFORM THEIR WORLDS THROUGH SAILING. AS MOST OF US KNOW THE TEEN YEARS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST, THAT IS WHEN FAMILIES NEED EACH OTHER MOST, YET TEND TO FRAGMENT. OUR PROGRAM OFFERS A DIFFERENT APPROACH IN LEARNING AND WORKING TOGETHER. IN OUR PROGRAM A PARENT AND TEEN LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER, LEARN CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH TO PHYSICAL SAFETY. MANY PARENTS AND TEENS FEEL THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON, COMMUNICATION IS STRAINED AND EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS ARE HARD TO NAVIGATE. IN OUR PROGRAM THEY LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND WORK TOGETHER AND THE AMAZING OUTCOMES THAT CAN BE HAD BY TEAMWORK. BY USING SAILING AS A MODALITY TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER, IN WHAT LITERALLY CAN BE A LIFE OR DEATH ACTIVITY IT GAINS THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARTIES. THE PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO BE PART OF A TEAM, THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED EACH OTHER AND REALIZE THE VALUE THAT EACH PERSON BRINGS TO THE TEAM. THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS AND TEENS HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.RELATIONSHIPS THAT WERE SO STRAINED THAT THERE WAS BASICALLY ZERO INTERACTION AND ZERO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION HAVE BLOSSOMED INTO AMAZING REUNIONS, FRIENDSHIPS AND HEALING FAMILIES. THE TEENS FELT ESPECIALLY ACCOMPLISHED AND MOST REMARKED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THEIR PARENTS COULD BE SO FUN. THE PARENTS WERE BEYOND THANKFUL TO JOIN IN AN ACTIVITY THAT BROUGHT TEAMWORK, CAMARADERIE AND FUN INTO A LIFELONG SKILL SET THAT THEY CAN SHARE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.--
YOUNG WOMENS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2018. AS A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, GEARED TOWARDS TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO GUIDE YOUNG WOMEN TO WHOM ARE AT RISK OR WITHOUT SUPPORT SYSTEMS. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS A CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. WE AIM TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND DETERMINATION, SKILLS AND AWARENESS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AGE GIRLS. OUR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT CHARACTER TRAIT EACH WEEK, BASIC-SELF DEFENSE SKILLS, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP BOUNDARIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. WE SEEK TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG GIRLS AND PROVIDE A FORUM TO PRODUCE WELL ROUNDED YOUNG WOMEN WHOM ARE HEALTHY ASSETS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE GOOD SELF-ESTEEM ESPECIALLY IN THE TWEEN TO EARLY ADULT AGE GROUP, PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER GIRLS TO MAKE BETTER LIFE DECISIONS AND EDUCATE GIRLS ON ISSUES WHICH AFFECT THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. YOUNG WOMENS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, EXPERIENCED MENTORS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THIS PROJECT STARTED OUT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN POWERFUL WOMEN WHO SEE SOMETHING POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF HUMANITY. WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN POWERFUL WOMEN. EACH ONE OF US AT VARIOUS POINTS IN OUR LIVES HAVE FELT STUCK DUE TO LACK OF CHOICE. THROUGH OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES, WE HAVE FOUND A PATH TO PERSONAL POWER THROUGH A COMBINATION OF PHYSICAL EMPOWERMENT, FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, WE HAVE LEARNED WHAT IT TAKES TO FIND OUR OWN PERSONAL POWER WITHIN OUR BODIES, OUR MINDS, OUR FINANCES AND IN THE WORLD AROUND US. AS ENTREPRENEURS AND MOMS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT PATHS EXPANDED WITH OUR ABILITY TO LAUNCH AND GROW BUSINESSES AND HEALTHY FAMILIES. WE WOULDNT HAVE SUCCEEDED WITHOUT A ROOTED FOUNDATION IN PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT. AS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, WE WANT TO OPEN DOORWAYS FOR YOUNG WOMEN TO STEP INTO PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY, FINDING THEIR OWN POWER, VOICE AND SUCCESS. THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUNG WOMEN MAKES THEM INDEPENDENT DECISIONS MAKERS WHICH HELPS THEM RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN, SEEK HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BE ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BE FINANCIALLY SECURE.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JENNIFER LINDERPresident-$0--
BRONWYN VAN VUGTSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Seed Center
EIN
36-4848209
Phone
4154446151
Address
150 HARBOR DRIVE 2032, SAUSALITO, CA 94966

Signing Officer

Name
Jennifer Linder
Title
President
Phone
4154446151
Signed
2022-09-02

Preparer

Firm
Bridgewater Certified Public Accountants
Address
1299 4TH ST STE 500, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901-3031
Preparer
Sheri Neuman
Phone
4155285400
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez

Part i, line 10 - donations to other programs

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses advertising 139 promotion 115 continuing education 157 telephone 2,332 office cleaning 203 office move 1,607 bank charges 26 office supplies 532 postage 165 program expense 5,831 dues and subscriptions 324 property tax 119 california tax 100 disposal 43 internet 1,034 software 798 website 640 travel 1,447 parking and tolls 85 transportation 190 insurance 560 non-investment depreciation 199 total 16,646

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

48,455 48,455 less accumulated depreciation 47,957 48,156 total 498 299

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

SBA LOAN 0 97,900

Form 990-ez, Part III

To inspire and build communities through social, economic, and environmental projects and education.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

Sailing program- our youth/parent pilot program was a huge success and we look forward to building and expanding upon this program. The mission of this program was to empower families and transform their worlds through sailing. As most of us know the teen years can be difficult to say the least, that is when families need each other most, yet tend to fragment. Our program offers a different approach in learning and working together. In our program a parent and teen learn to work together, learn clear and effective communication, environmental stewardship and safety aspects of emotional health to physical safety. Many parents and teens feel that they have nothing in common, communication is strained and emotions and feelings are hard to navigate. In our program they learn the importance of how to communicate and work together and the amazing outcomes that can be had by teamwork. By using sailing as a modality to get them to engage with each other, in what literally can be a life or death activity it gains the attention of all parties. The participants learn to be part of a team, that they actually need each other and realize the value that each person brings to the team. The feedback from the parents and teens has been overwhelmingly positive.relationships that were so strained that there was basically zero interaction and zero effective communication have blossomed into amazing reunions, friendships and healing families. The teens felt especially accomplished and most remarked that they did not know their parents could be so fun. The parents were beyond thankful to join in an activity that brought teamwork, camaraderie and fun into a lifelong skill set that they can share with their children.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29

Young womens empowerment program was established in march 2018. As a community collaboration, geared towards taking a proactive approach to guide young women to whom are at risk or without support systems. Our program is designed as a character development program with enrichment activities and mentoring relationships. We aim to build self-esteem and determination, skills and awareness in middle school to college age girls. Our program focuses on a different character trait each week, basic-self defense skills, effective communication, financial management, relationship boundaries and higher education opportunities. We seek to enhance the development of young girls and provide a forum to produce well rounded young women whom are healthy assets to our communities. Our mission is to promote good self-esteem especially in the tween to early adult age group, provide an environment to inspire and empower girls to make better life decisions and educate girls on issues which affect their social, emotional, spiritual and physical well-being. Young womens empowerment program consists of professional women, experienced mentors, parents, and teachers who are passionate about making a difference. This project started out of a collaboration between powerful women who see something possible for the rest of humanity. We have not always been powerful women. Each one of us at various points in our lives have felt stuck due to lack of choice. Through our life experiences, we have found a path to personal power through a combination of physical empowerment, financial sovereignty, personal development and entrepreneurship. As survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and economic hardship, we have learned what it takes to find our own personal power within our bodies, our minds, our finances and in the world around us. As entrepreneurs and moms and professional women, we discovered that our personal empowerment paths expanded with our ability to launch and grow businesses and healthy families. We wouldnt have succeeded without a rooted foundation in physical and financial empowerment. As business and community leaders, we want to open doorways for young women to step into physical and financial sovereignty, finding their own power, voice and success. The empowerment of young women makes them independent decisions makers which helps them raise healthy children, seek healthy relationships, be engaged in their communities and be financially secure.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

No programs were started or completed in 2020. Covid shut down all operations for the year 2020.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3SBA LOAN 0 97,900
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4TO INSPIRE AND BUILD COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND EDUCATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5SAILING PROGRAM- OUR YOUTH/PARENT PILOT PROGRAM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING AND EXPANDING UPON THIS PROGRAM. THE MISSION OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES AND TRANSFORM THEIR WORLDS THROUGH SAILING. AS MOST OF US KNOW THE TEEN YEARS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST, THAT IS WHEN FAMILIES NEED EACH OTHER MOST, YET TEND TO FRAGMENT. OUR PROGRAM OFFERS A DIFFERENT APPROACH IN LEARNING AND WORKING TOGETHER. IN OUR PROGRAM A PARENT AND TEEN LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER, LEARN CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH TO PHYSICAL SAFETY. MANY PARENTS AND TEENS FEEL THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON, COMMUNICATION IS STRAINED AND EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS ARE HARD TO NAVIGATE. IN OUR PROGRAM THEY LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND WORK TOGETHER AND THE AMAZING OUTCOMES THAT CAN BE HAD BY TEAMWORK. BY USING SAILING AS A MODALITY TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER, IN WHAT LITERALLY CAN BE A LIFE OR DEATH ACTIVITY IT GAINS THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARTIES. THE PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO BE PART OF A TEAM, THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED EACH OTHER AND REALIZE THE VALUE THAT EACH PERSON BRINGS TO THE TEAM. THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS AND TEENS HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.RELATIONSHIPS THAT WERE SO STRAINED THAT THERE WAS BASICALLY ZERO INTERACTION AND ZERO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION HAVE BLOSSOMED INTO AMAZING REUNIONS, FRIENDSHIPS AND HEALING FAMILIES. THE TEENS FELT ESPECIALLY ACCOMPLISHED AND MOST REMARKED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THEIR PARENTS COULD BE SO FUN. THE PARENTS WERE BEYOND THANKFUL TO JOIN IN AN ACTIVITY THAT BROUGHT TEAMWORK, CAMARADERIE AND FUN INTO A LIFELONG SKILL SET THAT THEY CAN SHARE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6YOUNG WOMENS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2018. AS A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, GEARED TOWARDS TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO GUIDE YOUNG WOMEN TO WHOM ARE AT RISK OR WITHOUT SUPPORT SYSTEMS. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS A CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. WE AIM TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND DETERMINATION, SKILLS AND AWARENESS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AGE GIRLS. OUR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT CHARACTER TRAIT EACH WEEK, BASIC-SELF DEFENSE SKILLS, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP BOUNDARIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. WE SEEK TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG GIRLS AND PROVIDE A FORUM TO PRODUCE WELL ROUNDED YOUNG WOMEN WHOM ARE HEALTHY ASSETS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE GOOD SELF-ESTEEM ESPECIALLY IN THE TWEEN TO EARLY ADULT AGE GROUP, PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER GIRLS TO MAKE BETTER LIFE DECISIONS AND EDUCATE GIRLS ON ISSUES WHICH AFFECT THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. YOUNG WOMENS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, EXPERIENCED MENTORS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THIS PROJECT STARTED OUT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN POWERFUL WOMEN WHO SEE SOMETHING POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF HUMANITY. WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN POWERFUL WOMEN. EACH ONE OF US AT VARIOUS POINTS IN OUR LIVES HAVE FELT STUCK DUE TO LACK OF CHOICE. THROUGH OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES, WE HAVE FOUND A PATH TO PERSONAL POWER THROUGH A COMBINATION OF PHYSICAL EMPOWERMENT, FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, WE HAVE LEARNED WHAT IT TAKES TO FIND OUR OWN PERSONAL POWER WITHIN OUR BODIES, OUR MINDS, OUR FINANCES AND IN THE WORLD AROUND US. AS ENTREPRENEURS AND MOMS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT PATHS EXPANDED WITH OUR ABILITY TO LAUNCH AND GROW BUSINESSES AND HEALTHY FAMILIES. WE WOULDNT HAVE SUCCEEDED WITHOUT A ROOTED FOUNDATION IN PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT. AS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, WE WANT TO OPEN DOORWAYS FOR YOUNG WOMEN TO STEP INTO PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY, FINDING THEIR OWN POWER, VOICE AND SUCCESS. THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUNG WOMEN MAKES THEM INDEPENDENT DECISIONS MAKERS WHICH HELPS THEM RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN, SEEK HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BE ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BE FINANCIALLY SECURE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt7NO PROGRAMS WERE STARTED OR COMPLETED IN 2020. COVID SHUT DOWN ALL OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020.
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