Nonprofit · EIN 20-3162713
SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE
Tax-exempt · LA VERNE, CA 91750
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,784,799 | $5,871,606 | -$86,807 | $1,016,223 | $0 | $1,016,223 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,400,654 | $4,395,978 | $4,676 | $1,211,484 | $108,454 | $1,103,030 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 (amended) | $3,227,957 | $3,066,979 | $160,978 | $1,159,412 | $62,595 | $1,096,817 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,746,078
- of which government grants
- $9,450
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $38,721
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,593,582
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $95,510
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,297
- Occupancy
- $60,000
- Travel
- $27,384
- Depreciation
- $33,176
- Program services (functional)
- $5,710,798
- Management and general (functional)
- $65,098
- Fundraising (functional)
- $95,710
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,211,484
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,016,223
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,016,223
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $199,929
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,016,223
- Gross receipts
- $5,784,799
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 282
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKIE BROWN | CEO AND FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GREG DE SMET | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AL SNOW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DR FRED MENDOZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GRACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRYSTAL LIBBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKIE BROWN | CEO AND FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GREG DE SMET | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AL SNOW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DR FRED MENDOZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GRACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRYSTAL LIBBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKIE BROWN | CEO AND FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AL SNOW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DR FRED MENDOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GRACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRYSTAL LIBBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1350 ARROW HWY, LA VERNE, CA 91750-5218
- In care of
- % VICKIE BROWN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2009)
- 1350 Arrow Hwy, Laverne CA 91750
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- VICKIE BROWN, 1350 ARROW HIGHWAY, LA VERNE, CA 91750
- Principal officer (990-N for 2009)
- Vickie Brown, 1350 Arrow Hwy, Laverne CA 91750
- Signed the 990
- VICKIE BROWN, CEO AND FOUNDER
- Phone
- (909) 293-7735
- Website
- www.sowingseedsforlife.org
- Return prepared by
- FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-3162713 or by the name SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES FOR THOSE IN NEED, ELIMINATE HUNGER IN THE INLAND VALLEY AND TO SERVCE THE COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
Program accomplishments
- SINCE OUR AGENCY'S INCEPTION IN 2007, WE HAVE STRIVED TO FIGHT HUNGER. WE DO THIS THROUGH THE OPERATION OF FOOD PANTRY PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS WE SERVE. OUR PROGRAMS ARE COMPRISED OF GENERAL FOOD PANTRIES ALONG WITH SATELLITE LOCATIONS IN VARIOUS CITIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS FOR VETERANS, SENIORS AND PERSONS LIVING WITH MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES. WE OPERATE A MOBILE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM THAT SERVES STUDENTS OF LOCAL COLLEGES AND LOW-INCOME SENIOR LIVING FACILILTIES. IN DELIVERING OUR SERVICES, WE ANNUALLY PROVIDE OVER 1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD FREE OF CHARGE. SSFL IS PROUD TO COLLABORATE WITH PARTNER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE WRAP AROUND NOT DUPLICATED SERVICES.OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE INFANTS, CHILDREN, STUDENTS, VETERANS, SENIORS AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. ALL CLIENTS ARE WELCOME TO RECEIVE SERVICES WHICH OFTEN COMPRISE UPWARDS OF TWO WEEKS SUPPLY OF FOOD AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. BY OFFERING ITEMS IN SUCH ABUNDANCE CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN ALL NEEDED ITEMS IN ONE PLACE WHILE SAVING FOOD BUDGET MONIES FOR OTHER NECESSITIES SUCH AS RENT THUS HELPING THEM TO AVOID HOMELESSNESS.SSEL IS FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS, EMPLOYEE CAMPAINS, SPECIAL EVENTS, DIRECT DONATIONS, CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.Expenses $5,710,798 · grants $5,593,582
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3162713
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,016,223
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,784,799
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,784,799 | $5,871,606 | $1,016,223 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,400,654 | $4,395,978 | $1,211,484 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,096,657 | $4,090,971 | $1,114,889 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $3,227,957 | $3,066,979 | $1,159,412 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2009 Officer: Vickie Brown | December 31, 2009 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3162713).
Questions about SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE
- What is the EIN of SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE is 20-3162713.
- Is SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VICKIE BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,784,799, expenses of $5,871,606 and total assets of $1,016,223 at year end.
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