Mission
DEDICATED TO SAVING SEEDS OF ENDANGERED GARDEN & FOOD CROPS, BY DEVELOPING A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF GARDENERS & ORCHARDISTS WHO WORK TOGETHER TO COLLECT, MAINTAIN, & DISTRIBUTE TRADITIONAL VARIETIES.
Public Charity
SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE INC
SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in DECORAH, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $6.9M revenue, $6.5M expenses, $10.3M total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 431214133
DECORAH, IA
Agricultural Programs
NTEE: K20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.9M
Total Expenses$6.5M
Total Assets$10.3M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Seed Savers Exchange Inc
How Seed Savers Exchange Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$68
Programs
the work itself
$28
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $68 for programs
$49
Sales of seeds and plants to the public in order to effect and demonstrate "lost to the ecosystem" non-hybrid seed varieties can be reintroduced through growers' acceptance
$15
Operate heritage farm as a visitor center and educational center developing a network of isolation gardens to prevent cross-pollination and contaimation for genetically modified crops
$3
Publications of educational materials for the organizations 7,708 members who grow and exchange seed of endangered food crops
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$50K GENERAL SUPPORT/$20K REMATRIATION PROGRAM
$70,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$48,485
HUMAN SERVICES
$11,100
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 48 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Carina Cavagnaro
DIRECTOR
Denise Costich
DIRECTOR
Devin Foote
DIRECTOR
Diane Ott Whealy
DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Schnieders
VICE PRESIDE
Lynne Rilling
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.9M | $6.5M | $10.3M |
| 2024 | $6.0M | $6.5M | $9.8M |
| 2023 | $6.4M | $6.5M | $10.3M |
| 2022 | $7.5M | $6.6M | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $8.2M | $6.4M | $9.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.2M to $6.9M (-16%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.