2025-10-15T11:32:11-05:00 2024-12-31 381910111 UHY ADVISORS GREAT LAKES INC 134 W HARRIS STREET CADILLAC MI 49601 990 2024-01-01 383482266 SEEDS SEED 2319470312 PO BOX 2454 TRAVERSE CITY MI 49685 SARNA SALZMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2319470312 2025-07-28 1 1 KELLIE A JOHNSON P02180673 2317759789 2025-07-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SARNA SALZMAN PO BOX 2454 TRAVERSE CITY MI 49685 3284579 0 X WWW.ECOSEEDS.ORG X 1999 MI IMPLEMENT LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND DESIGN. 6 6 131 46 0 0 2379363 2920552 284522 265561 14727 22384 67032 76082 2745644 3284579 0 0 0 0 1942718 2242853 0 0 130137 858544 844388 2801262 3087241 -55618 197338 1215673 1589969 458845 635803 756828 954166 SEEDS IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND DESIGN. 0 0 1887512 119774 ECOSCHOOL: IN 2024, SEEDS PROVIDED OVER 177,422 STUDENT-CONTACT HOURS OF ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AT 13 PARTNER SCHOOLS IN RURAL NORTHWEST MICHIGAN SERVING OVER 1,100 UNIQUE STUDENTS. WITH A FOCUS ON PLACE-BASED LEARNING IN SAFE AND INSPIRING SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL-LEARNING SPACES, SEEDS PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE HANDS-ON AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, LIFE SKILLS, AND RESILIENCE AND INCLUDE DAILY ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, STEM SUBJECTS, NUTRITION AND CULINARY ARTS INSTRUCTION, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND WHOLE-FAMILY ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS ARE PREDOMINANTLY FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH RATES OF POVERTY. 653629 199319 ECOCORPS: IN 2024, SEEDS EMPLOYED 44 MEMBERS WHO EARNED 1,270 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO IMPROVED 198 MILES OF TRAIL, ENHANCED 107 ACRES IN 22 PARKS, DELIVERED OVER 6,500 POUNDS OF DONATED PRODUCE, AND COMPOSTED OVER 27.5 TONS OF FOOD WASTE. CREW MEMBERS IN THIS GREEN COLLAR CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE GAINING VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE, SKILLS TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LEADERSHIP. THEIR EXPERIENCES INCLUDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PARKLAND MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE TRAIL DESIGN, HABITAT RESTORATION, REFORESTATION, SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE, LIGHT CONSTRUCTION, AND MORE. 330427 22550 ECOSTRATEGIES: SEEDS CONTINUES A TRADITION OF OFFERING PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS, ASSISTANCE WITH TARGET SETTING AROUND 'GREEN GOALS', AND PLANNING FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO A VARIETY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS. IN 2024, SEEDS CONTINUED TO CONVENE A 10-COUNTY MOVEMENT TO DIVERT 33% OF ORGANIC WASTES FROM LANDFILLS ACROSS NWMI, PREVENTING WASTE, IMPROVING SOILS, & COLLABORATING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND WITH CARBON. SEEDS WAS ALSO APPOINTED AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TRI-COUNTY MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE OF GRAND TRAVERSE, BENZIE, AND LEELANAU COUNTIES. ECOSTRATEGIES HELPED SEEDS PRIORITIZE AND DOCUMENT CLOSE TO 60MTCO2E OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PREVENTION AND REDUCTIONS RESULTING IN A NET-POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IMPACT (GHGE SCOPES 1 & 2). 2871568 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 131 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MI X SARNA SALZMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2319470312 PO BOX 2454 TRAVERSE CITY MI 49685 SARNA SALZMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 93569 0 0 ED BAILEY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NATASHA KOSS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS WENDEL VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA GUENTHER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZ CELESTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TREVOR DAVIES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 93569 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1895204 1025348 27455 2920552 SERVICE REVENUE 541300 265561 265561 265561 22384 22384 FLEET RENT 541300 76082 76082 76082 3284579 341643 0 22384 93569 93569 2149284 1923065 108700 117519 381709 362312 18012 1385 11651 38 3118 8495 21341 1000 20341 136651 112836 23815 18076 18076 50333 24973 25255 105 SUPPLIES 138930 136464 1759 707 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 56294 43514 10854 1926 IN-KIND GOODS 27455 27455 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 1948 1948 146342 -146342 3087241 2871568 85536 130137 891944 306136 886480 244838 290534 7096 12751 237970 159387 36544 78583 35251 15485 1215673 1589969 63938 95174 363957 533135 30950 7494 458845 635803 X 756828 954166 756828 954166 1215673 1589969 197338 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1931773 2093035 2227708 2379363 2893097 11524976 1931773 2093035 2227708 2379363 2893097 11524976 318825 11206151 56 -118 531 14727 22383 37579 40827 10316 51143 11613698 2173170 0.96490 0.96150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 58881 28321 30560 179089 131066 48023 78583 RIGHT-OF-USE OPERATING LEASE 7494 7494 3298079 13500 13500 3284579 0 3284579 3100741 13500 13500 3087241 0 3087241 X VARIOUS GOODS 13 27455 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND PROVIDES A COPY TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THERE IS OPEN DISCUSSION ON ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BEFORE THE FACT. FULL DISCLOSURE IS ENCOURAGED AND MANDATED ANNUALLY. THERE IS ALSO TRANSPARENCY IN OUR FINANCIAL RECORDS WITH EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS DECIDED BY PAST PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR. KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY CONSENSUS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER KEY MANAGER. THIS COMPENSATION IS DECIDED BY PAST PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FORMS 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.