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Trees and Seeds Inc

EIN 82-3057703 • 501(c)3 • Bridgewater Corners, VT

Profile

Projects include drilling wells for clean drinking water, crop irrigation, food security, aquaponics, planting native fruit trees and other relatable sustainable agricultural issues

78 Valley View RoadBridgewater Corners, VT 05035

treesandseeds.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

81st percentile

0.15x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

98th percentile

3.17x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-1781%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

22nd percentile

-41%

Faster asset growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-99%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets81st percentile

Assets

Down

$13,245

Down $9,388 (-41%) from 2024

Liabilities

Up

$2,031

Up $2,031 from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$11,214

Down $11,419 (-50%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue98th percentileNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$641

Down $77,151 (-99%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$12,060

Down $62,564 (-84%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$11,419

Down $14,587 (-460%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth22nd percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2019: $18,393Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $18,3932019Assets 2020: $38,477Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $38,4772020Assets 2024: $22,633Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $22,6332024Assets 2025: $13,245Liabilities 2025: $2,031Net Assets 2025: $11,2142025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$13,245
Liabilities$2,031
Net Assets$11,214
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2019: $97,581Expenses 2019: $83,101Net Income 2019: $14,4802019Revenue 2020: $28,834Expenses 2020: $8,750Net Income 2020: $20,0842020Revenue 2024: $77,792Expenses 2024: $74,624Net Income 2024: $3,1682024Revenue 2025: $641Expenses 2025: $12,060Net Income 2025: -$11,4192025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$641
Expenses$12,060
Net Income-$11,419
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,245
Liabilities
$2,031
Net assets
$11,214
Revenue
$641
Expenses
$12,060
Net income
-$11,419
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.2$2.03$11.2$0.64$12.1$11.4
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$22.6$0.00$22.6$77.8$74.6$3.17
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.5$0.00$38.5$28.8$8.75$20.1
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.4$0.00$18.4$97.6$83.1$14.5
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 22, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$13,613
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Projects include drilling wells for clean drinking water, crop irrigation, food security, aquaponics, planting native fruit trees and other relatable sustainable agricultural issues

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
California Redwoods. A combination of educational learning and service projects The group planted Redwood trees in areas that needed reforestation under the direction of a certified forester$0$9,491
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kerilyn BristowVice PresidentPT$0--
John HeirsPresidentPT$0--
Cynthia OrcuttTreasurerPT$0--
Perrin RiendeauSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Trees and Seeds Inc
EIN
82-3057703
Phone
8024171161
Address
78 Valley View Road, Bridgewater Corners, VT 05035

Signing Officer

Name
Cynthia Orcutt
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8024171161
Signed
2026-03-22
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 10

“Redwood Forest Foundation $500.00 Starcross Monastic Community $300.00”

Part I, Line 16

“Website/Bookkeeping Software - $1836 Office Expenses - $641 Insurances - $1282 Discounts applied to trip expenses - $5155 (for working at fundraisers)”

Part II, Line 26

“Due back to donors for overpayments”

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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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