Sistrunk Seeds
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 920577224
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- N Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Phone
- 7864986955
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $56,912
- Expenses
- $56,912
- Assets
- $35,000
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- christyna salmon (Founder/CEO)
- Dr Marvin Dunn (President)
People named in this filing
- christyna salmon (Founder/CEO)
- Dr Marvin Dunn (President)
- Dail Salmon (VP/COO)
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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Sistrunk Seeds, a nonprofit organization based in Overtown, Miami, is dedicated to promoting food justice, economic empowerment, and health equity in historically marginalized communities. Our work is grounded in the belief that access to nutritious food, culturally competent wellness education, and green space is a human right. As a Black- and woman-led organization, Sistrunk Seeds prioritizes serving BIPOC and low-income families through our programs at Dunn's Overtown Farms, Miami's only USDA-certified urban farm in the heart of the city. Our initiatives include: Plant-powered wellness programs in partnership with Jackson Health Systems and the University of Miami. Agricultural workforce training for teens that develops job skills and encourages economic mobility. Free food distribution through the Freedom Fridge, a 24/7 outdoor food pantry. Civic engagement and historical education led in collaboration with local leaders, artists, and local officials.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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 - 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: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 46
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 81.7%; rating input score 82
- Program expense ratio: 81.7%; rating input score 82
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 81.7% of revenue deployed · 81.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.