Living Seeds Initiative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN OR SERVING IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AND TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL BEING OF FAMILIES IN THOSE COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE PRODUCTIVE LIVES AND COMBAT HUNGER AND POVERTY. THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.
- Income
- $50,478
- Spending
- $32,115
- Reserves
- 27 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $14,491, secretary - cofounder
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $24,494 spent. Provided training to individuals and groups both stateside and internationally. Participant nationalities included Uganda, South Sudan, and the USA. Participants and individuals received training and consulting to be equipped to serve and build capacity among the poor and disadvantaged. Living Seeds Initiative, through a combination of classroom theory, group processing and hands on application, trained and equipped the participants in people centered, biblically based agriculture development, regenerative conservation agriculture, organic food growing techniques and practiced hands on applications. Participants learned effective ways to work with the poor and disadvantaged, gained understanding of the roots of poverty, discovered the potential of people to become self sustaining and gained competence in the role of the local church in facilitating this transformation. The training also enabled networking and collaboration opportunities for the participants and future opportunities for Living Seeds Initiative training and service.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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