SEED SYRACUSE INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $952K · expenses $498K · assets $11.0M
- EIN
- 88-3376759
- Address
- 484 S SALINA ST, SYRACUSE, NY 13202-2404
- Website
- WWW.SEEDSYRACUSE.ORG
- NTEE code
- S99 Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (Community Improvement and Capacity Building) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- MAARTEN JACOBS (its 2022 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO DEVELOP DISTRESSED PROPERTIES IN MARGINALIZED NEIGHBORHOODS AND ATTRACT, GROW, AND CREATE BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMMUNITY-OWNED AND CREATE JOBS FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Matthew Allyn | SECRETARY | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Eric R Allyn | TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 7 |
| Mark Allyn | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Julia Allyn | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Margaret M O'Connell | PRESIDENT | 2023-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Dominic Robinson | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Maarten Jacobs | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Meaghan Allyn | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Peter Kalinowski | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephanie Pasquale | VICE PRESIDENT | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK ALLYN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JULIA ALLYN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MEAGHAN ALLYN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MAARTEN JACOBS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| PETER KALINOWSKI | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DOMINIC ROBINSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MARGARET M O'CONNELL | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| STEPHANIE PASQUALE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC ALLYN | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 7 |
| DAVID ALLYN | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK ALLYN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JULIA ALLYN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MEAGHAN ALLYN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MAARTEN JACOBS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| PETER KALINOWSKI | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DOMINIC ROBINSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MARGARET M O'CONNELL | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| STEPHANIE PASQUALE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC ALLYN | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 7 |
| DAVID ALLYN | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 1 contractor · $130K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER PROPERTIES WEST LLC | CAMILLUS, NY | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | $130,281 |
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $952,348 | $498,499 | $10,995,161 | $9,689,691 | $416,929 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $9,681,550 | $379,407 | $9,423,729 | $9,336,603 | $9,352,362 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 10 |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- ALLYN FOUNDATION INC Skaneateles, NY · 6 people in common (David Matthew Allyn, Eric R Allyn, Julia Allyn) · related organization (Schedule R)
- SYRACUSE URBAN PARTNERSHIP INC Syracuse, NY · 5 people in common (David Matthew Allyn, Dominic Robinson, Eric R Allyn) · related organization (Schedule R)
- AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Auburn, NY · 1 person in common (Eric R Allyn)
- AUBURN MEMORIAL MEDICAL SERVICES PC Auburn, NY · 1 person in common (Eric R Allyn)
- SKANEATELES RECREATIONAL CHARITABLE TR Skaneateles, NY · 1 person in common (David Matthew Allyn)
- AUBURN COMMUNITY COMPANIES INC Auburn, NY · 1 person in common (Eric R Allyn)
- ACH PROPERTIES INC Auburn, NY · 1 person in common (Eric R Allyn)
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $9,638,260 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLYN FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SEED SYRACUSE INC” | 2022-2025 | 12 | $7,675,000 | 2025 | $120,000 | show |
| SYRACUSE URBAN PARTNERSHIP INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SEED SYRACUSE INC” | 2024-2025 | 2 | $1,063,260 | 2025 | $851,331 | show |
| COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $900,000 | 2023 | $900,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $498,499 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | UTILITIES | $185,531 | $184,236 | $1,295 | - | 37.2% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $63,345 | $63,345 | - | - | 12.7% | |
| Fees: management | $61,939 | $46,704 | $15,235 | - | 12.4% | |
| Other (as described) | BUILDING MAINTENANCE | $46,424 | $46,424 | - | - | 9.3% |
| Fees: accounting | $38,451 | $26,011 | $12,440 | - | 7.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $32,315 | $26,674 | $5,641 | - | 6.5% | |
| Insurance | $24,333 | $22,846 | $1,487 | - | 4.9% | |
| Other (as described) | PROPERTY TAXES | $20,123 | $20,123 | - | - | 4.0% |
| Other (as described) | BAD DEBT | $19,050 | $19,050 | - | - | 3.8% |
| All other expenses | $5,991 | $4,661 | $1,330 | - | 1.2% | |
| Office expenses | $997 | $957 | $40 | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $498,499 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $379,407 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | BUILDING MAINTENANCE | $88,172 | $88,172 | - | - | 23.2% |
| Other (as described) | UTILITIES | $81,027 | $81,027 | - | - | 21.4% |
| Fees: legal | $59,133 | $50,110 | $9,023 | - | 15.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $49,845 | $49,845 | - | - | 13.1% | |
| Insurance | $31,231 | $29,744 | $1,487 | - | 8.2% | |
| Fees: management | $27,246 | $27,246 | - | - | 7.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $15,188 | $15,188 | - | - | 4.0% | |
| Other (as described) | PROPERTY TAXES | $12,802 | $12,802 | - | - | 3.4% |
| Office expenses | $8,531 | $5,021 | $3,510 | - | 2.2% | |
| Other (as described) | BAD DEBT | $5,250 | $5,250 | - | - | 1.4% |
| All other expenses | $982 | - | $982 | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $379,407 | 100% |
State business registration
- SEED SYRACUSE, INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2022-06-27
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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