Program areas at Organic Seed Alliance
Research and education programs to meet national and regional Organic needs:organic Seed Alliance (osa) partnered in participatory on-farm breeding and trials with farmers, Seed companies, 8 universities and other institutions to identify and improve varieties for Organic and ecological agriculture. Collaborative trials and breeding projects included over 100 varieties and breeding lines of more than a dozen crops tested at over 22 farms across the u.s. to learn more about osa research programs visit: https://seedalliance.org/research/
Conferences, training, and networking programs to support the success of Seed producers: Organic Seed Alliance's Organic Seed commons (osc) online platform, networked more than 2,000 stakeholders and hosted over 1,200 registrants from 49 states and 47 countries in the virtual 11th biennial Organic Seed grower's conference. Revenue retained from 2021 was utilized to host the conference. An in-depth training program, delivered through osc, advanced 35 beginning farmers' Seed skills through expert instruction, peer to peer knowledge exchange and applied, hands-on Seed growing and one-on-one mentorship. Visit www.organicseedcommons.org to learn more or join the network.
Training Organic Seed producers to build capacity and resiliency in the Seed system: osa taught a 6-month, in-depth course to train new Seed producers through an online course, facilitated peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, and hands-on Seed growing experience working one-on-one with Seed producer mentors. In addition, osa distributed mini-grants to support the Seed production efforts of beginning Seed producers and Seed producers of color. For more information see httpsseedallianceorgseedinternshi...
Who funds Organic Seed Alliance
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Organic Seed Alliance
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Cara Loriz | Executive Director | $83,253 | 2022-12-31 |
Jared Zystro | Research and Education Co - Director | | 2024-01-31 |
Micaela Colley | Program Director | $47,511 | 2022-06-01 |
Jennifer Turney | Financial Manager | | 2024-01-31 |
Benjamin Uchitelle-Pierce | Board President | $0 | 2024-10-26 |
...and 7 more key personnel |
Financials for Organic Seed Alliance
Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $949,689 | $1,293,427 | -26.6% |
Program services | $50,760 | $36,572 | 38.8% |
Investment income and dividends | $15,180 | $4,156 | 265.3% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $6,903 | $349 | 1877.9% |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-28,489 | $-4,649 | -512.8% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $994,043 | $1,329,855 | -25.3% |
Organizations like Organic Seed Alliance
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Irrigation Research Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Yuma, CO | $549,227 |
Indiana Crop Improvement Association | 501(c)(3) | Lafayette, IN | $4,628,080 |
California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation | 501(c)(5) | Biggs, CA | $3,257,186 |
Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $458,919 |
Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) | 501(c)(3) | Kunia, HI | $3,167,883 |
North Carolina Farmworkers' Project | 501(c)(3) | Dunn, NC | $1,118,060 |
Center for Automotive Research (CAR) | 501(c)(3) | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,687,576 |
Foundation for Earth Science Information Partners (FES) | 501(c)(3) | Severna Park, MD | $1,520,298 |
Launch Alaska | 501(c)(3) | Anchorage, AK | $2,756,735 |
Abc for Health Incorporated | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $1,091,973 |
Data update history
October 26, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Research centersAgricultural programsCharities
Issues
Science and technologyHuman servicesAgriculture
Characteristics
Political advocacyConducts researchReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 772
- Port Townsend, WA 98368
- County
- Jefferson County, WA
- Website URL
- seedalliance.org/
- Phone
- (360) 385-7192
IRS details
- EIN
- 51-0175667
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2007
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K20: Agricultural Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 5417: Scientific Research and Development Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0195289
- FTB Entity ID
- 3386599
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2024-12-18
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