Nonprofit screen
Screen a listWild Seed Project
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$1.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +29% in 3 yrs14staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin13.9%
Months of reserve3.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+32.9%
Middle half of peersMedianWild Seed Project
Where the money goes FY2025 · $961k spent
Programs$719k75%Management and general$101k11%Fundraising$141k15%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$151k in FY2023 and −$132k in FY2024. Cash covers 3.5 months, under the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 33% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort31funders
$192ka year, last 3 years
30%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Wend II IncNew in FY2023$175kManitou FundStopped after FY2021$25k$25k–Onion FoundationSince FY2021$4k$13k$20kPatagoniaorgOn and off$3k$8k$10kDavis Conservation FoundationOn and off$10kYerba Buena FundOn and off$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$20k$12k$96k$81k$90k$111k11 other fundersUp to $10k a year each$20$20$100$500$17k$10k$3k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped