Blissful Seeds Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 843191511
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Poway, CA, USA
- Phone
- 2036954665
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $201,912
- Expenses
- $169,738
- Assets
- $103,979
- Liabilities
- $2,918
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RITA SALIBA (CEO)
People named in this filing
- RITA SALIBA (CEO)
- FADY NASRALLAH (Secretary/CFO)
- VANESSA SCARBROUGH (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
PLANTING THE SEEDS OF BLISSFUL LIVES FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.We provide job opportunities for adults with autism or other disabilities. Our current model is providing craft making jobs including soap making, candle making, resin art and jewelry making.Currently, with the new store, we are also able to sell on consignment products made by other adults with disability not directly working with us.
What it reported doing in 2024
Blissful Seeds' 2024 Impact Report: Our mission remains to empower adults with developmental disabilities through employment and entrepreneurship in arts and crafts. The organization achieved significant success, demonstrated by strong operational performance and overwhelmingly positive feedback: Financial and Sales Highlights: Total sales reached $120,549. The organization supported 27 consignors and sold a high volume of handmade items, including 1,300 soap bars and 868 candlesStorefront Launch: The first brick-and-mortar storefront opened on August 14, 2023, marking a major milestone that provides a permanent platform for artisans to showcase their work. The store continued to showcase all the artists work in 2024The Blissful Atelier program is a key business model for skill development, social inclusion, and economic empowerment, offering workshops in arts like recycled art, acrylic painting, and resin art. It successfully generates revenue while creating a supportive environment for participants to develop their artistic talents and connect with others. The program adheres to high quality standards and is approved by the San Diego Regional Center.New Consulting Arm: Blissful Ventures was launched to provide specialized consulting services, particularly to help individuals with developmental disabilities start their own businessesPositive Artist Outcomes: According to the 2024 staff survey, 100% of artists reported having a great or fantastic experience working with the organization, and 91% stated they received fair compensationFamily Impact: 100% of consignor guardians agreed that Blissful Seeds has benefited their families' lives. Guardians also reported noticing improvements in their consignors' mental health (91%) and social skills (79%)
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 68
- Sustainability: 53
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 84.6%; rating input score 85
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 32% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 37.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 42.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $144K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.