Seed Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411996613
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6124362080
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$776,080
Expenses
$924,347
Assets
$202,083
Liabilities
$105,754

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT BARRON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT BARRON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $132,482 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Iowa and Minnesota campus compact strengthens the capacity of colleges and universities to fulfill the public purposes of higher education through its network of 56 campuses.

What it reported doing in 2024

Recognition program - seed coalition held its annual recognition program where instituions participate by nominating students, staff, faculty, and community partners. Eighty-nine entities and invidividuals were honored at the 2024 program for extraordinary civic and community engagement leadership. See schedule o for additional program language"recognition program" -seed coalition held its annual recognition program where instituions participate by nominating students, staff, faculty, and community partners. Eighty-one entities and invidividuals were honored at the 2025 program for extraordinary civic and community engagement leadership. "service programs" -seed coalition facilitates two americorps programs serving member campuses and community organizations in both states. The seed coalition vista community corps strives to eliminate poverty through campus-community partnerships by placing full-time capacity building support in higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations. The seed coalition civic leaders americorps program focuses on retention of college students who identify as first-generation, low-income, and/or students of color. Campuses utilized members to develop and implement peer-mentoring and near-to-peer mentoring for their students. "program" seed coalition held nine seed talks, network gatherings for staff and faculty from the network to learn and build relationships beyond their campuses. Seed coalition also convened a summer retreat for coalition presidents, senior leaders, faculty, and staff that featured a presentation of research on youth civic engagement in june 2025. Seed coalition also facilitated a community of practice serving 8 campus and community professionals and two sessions of the engaged faculty institute that served over 30 higher education professionals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.6%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.3%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $809K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $132K · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.