Nonprofit · EIN 38-2565354
SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Tax-exempt · LIVONIA, MI 48151
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,028,996 | $1,108,464 | -$79,468 | $4,541,425 | $186,100 | $4,355,325 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $979,787 | $1,015,673 | -$35,886 | $4,031,414 | $41,978 | $3,989,436 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $694,436
- Program service revenue
- $137,222
- Investment income
- $159,788
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $27,585
- Net income from fundraising events
- $36,770
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $775
- Other revenue
- $37,550
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $156,083
- Other salaries and wages
- $405,585
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $620,575
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $83,447
- Depreciation
- $15,088
- Program services (functional)
- $880,573
- Management and general (functional)
- $112,278
- Fundraising (functional)
- $115,613
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,031,414
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,541,425
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $186,100
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,355,325
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $31,142
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,092,048
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,300,325
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $55,000
- Gross receipts
- $3,183,729
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBRA BONDE | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $88,242 | $3,260 |
| AMANDA HERCULA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $60,833 | $3,748 |
| JARED STOFFLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN DEVEREUX | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY CROUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATELYN KELEL | FORMER PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SWAINE | FORMER TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL ZATELL | FORMER VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL SHEWACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LAIR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA PILZNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE RAU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA GIBBONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SEIF SAQALLAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KAREN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBRA BONDE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $93,600 | $3,720 |
| JARED STOFFLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN DEVEREUX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GEHLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY CROUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATELYN KELEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SWAINE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL ZATELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LADWIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL SHEWACH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA PILZNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE RAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 51924, LIVONIA, MI 48151-5924
- In care of
- % AMANDA HERCULA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AMANDA HERCULA, PO BOX 51924, LIVONIA, MI 481515924
- Signed the 990
- AMANDA HERCULA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (734) 427-8552
- Website
- WWW.SEEDLINGS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BOISVENU & COMPANY PC
Mission
TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LITERACY AND EDUCATION BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, FREE AND LOW-COST BRAILLE BOOKS FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED READING MATERIALS FOR BRAILLE READERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 47,500 BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST OR REDUCED COST TO RECIPIENTS. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TRANSCRIBING AND PROOFREADING SERVICES AT AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $14,107. OVER 1,000 TITLES ARE OFFERED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CATALOG AND BOOKS ARE PROVIDED AT EACH LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, FROM TODDLER BOARD BOOKS TO CLASSIC LITERATURE FOR OLDER CHILDREN.Expenses $880,573 · revenue $137,997
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
- 38-2565354
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,541,425
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,183,729
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,028,996 | $1,108,464 | $4,541,425 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $979,787 | $1,015,673 | $4,031,414 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $395,622 | $829,205 | $3,499,990 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 38-2565354).
Questions about SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
- What is the EIN of SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN is 38-2565354.
- Is SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 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 SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 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 SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 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 SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AMANDA HERCULA.
- Who are the officers and directors of SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $88,242 (DEBRA BONDE, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,028,996, expenses of $1,108,464 and total assets of $4,541,425 at year end.
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