Seeding Galveston

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465000830
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Galveston, TX, USA
Phone
2817949899
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Agricultural Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$68,649
Expenses
$74,910
Assets
$25,635
Liabilities
$12,000

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DEBBIE BERGER (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN SESSIONS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DEBBIE BERGER (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN SESSIONS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MELISSA REPLOGLE (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To develop sustainable urban agriculture on galveston island through successful small farm prototypes, hands on teaching methods and the creation of a island-wide locavore food culture.

What it reported doing in 2024

Seeding Galveston (SG) is a 501(c)3 non-profit urban farm project whose mission is to develop sustainable urban agriculture on Galveston Island through hands-on teaching at our flagship farm/agricultural lab site, residential and organizational kitchen garden installations, extensive collaboration with community groups, educational programs, tours and Farm Fair Days -- all part of an effort to create an island-wide locavore food culture. Above all is our goal to incubate and support multiple market farms on the Island as a means to ensure adequate locally grown food for everyone while creating a local economy to support both gardeners and market farmers. The organization's focus is very specific to local food insecurity issues and health concerns.SG collaborates with many local organizations, including the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston Central Methodist Church, Galveston Urban Ministries, Ball High and Galveston Independent School District (GISD), Streetscape Ministries, Resource and Crisis Center (RCC) of Galveston County, Texas A&M, the City of Galveston, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Food for Thought, Galveston College, SMART Family Literacy, Moody Gardens, The Children's Museum, and more.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.4%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 62.7%; rating input score 63

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.1%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.6% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.4% of revenue deployed · 62.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.