NonprofitsNew Jersey Seeds Inc

Education

New Jersey Seeds Inc

NEWARK, NJ

Total revenue

$4.4M

Total expenses

$5.5M

Net assets

$10.0M

Grants received

$6.1M

230 grants

EIN

223181507

Tax year

2024

Mission

New jersey seeds (scholars, educators, excellence, dedication, success) is a nonprofit organization that prepares motivated, high-achieving, low-income students for admission to private schools and colleges across the country. Our programs provides a demanding course of study designed to develop the intellectual and leadership potential of our students and prepare them for long-term success.

Programs

2 programs

The college scholars program is a 17-month immersion experience for top-performing students from public high schools across new jersey. Students spend saturdays during the spring of their junior year and all of their senior year with seeds, in addition to a three-week residential session prior to the 12th grade. Students are then placed in selective colleges and universitities.all of seeds' academic programs are free to accepted students, and transprotation is provided.

Expenses: $1.2M

Nj seeds' guidance program is deisgned to provide seeds graduates with academic, social and emotional support throughout their time in their placement schools. The guidance staff visits students annually and provides tailored programming for middle school, high school and college-aged students. Guidance also provides a range of services to meet the needs of seeds' graduates, including organizing college tours, arranging summer internships and hosting events.

Expenses: $420K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.3M
Program service revenue
Investment income$166K
Other revenue
Total revenue$4.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$3.1M
Fundraising$1.2M
Other expenses$2.4M
Total expenses$5.5M
Total assets$11.7M
Net assets$10.0M

People

31 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JOHN F CASTANO

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$335K

40 hrs/wk

CRYSTAL BROUSSARD M D

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SOLEIO CUERVO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAUREN FASOLO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BOB GREIFELD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID KWON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

VINCENT LIMA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROHIT AGGARWAL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

VIVIANA TORRES

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBIN OXENDINE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAROL PAK-TENG

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDY OKUN

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DOUG ROTATORI

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRIAN R STERLING

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANJU THOMAS PH D

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

TAD ROSELUND

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMY ZIEBARTH

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW J THOMPSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSELYN JARAMILLO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JON MASLIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARGARET WAGER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATTHEW WERBEL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

COLLEEN YANEZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL FLETCHER

CHIEF OF STAFF

Board

40 hrs/wk

DAVION LOUIS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

POLLY PALUMBO

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

EMMANUEL BELLO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

TRICIA BRENTJENS M D

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW HOGE

VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$171K

40 hrs/wk

CARLOS JIMENEZ

VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

IMANI GILLIAM DEJESUS

VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 200 of 230

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$50K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
Operations
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$400
TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$189K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$181K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$67K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$65K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$50K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$50K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$34K
Charitable Contribution
2023
$25K
EDUCATION
2023
$22K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$15K
DONATION
2023
$15K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2023
$13K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$5K
Local Corporate Citizenship Program
2023
$5K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$5K
Operations
2023
$5K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$4K
SEEDS SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2023
$4K
General UseGeneral Use
2023
$3K
FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$1K
PREPARES ACADEMICALLY-TALENTED, FINANCIALLY-LIMITED STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AT COMPETATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
2023
$1K
TEACHING PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME
2023
$398K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$100K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$86K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$56K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$50K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$50K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$35K
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID
2022
$34K
Charitable Contribution
2022
$25K
PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, IN HONOR OF CHARLES E. AND JOY C. PETTINOS.
2022
$25K
EDUCATION
2022
$22K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$20K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2022
$17K
TO ASSIST THE TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2022
$15K
DONATION
2022
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$11K
CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT
2022
$11K
Annual Gift in honor of Andy Okun
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$8K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$6K
General charitable purposes
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$5K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$5K
Operations
2022
$5K
General Support
2022
$5K
Newark School-Based Counseling Program
2022
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$3K
General UseGeneral Use
2022
$3K
PREPARES ACADEMICALLY-TALENTED, FINANCIALLY-LIMITED STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AT COMPETATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1K
IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
2022
$1K
TEACHING PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME
2022
$500
TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$205K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$205K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$36K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$25K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2021
$25K
EDUCATION
2021
$25K
Education
2021
$21K
General charitable purposes
2021
$20K
GENERAL FUNDS
2021
$17K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$17K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$10K
GENERAL
2021
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
$10K
501(C)(3) PAYMENTS
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
THE ORGANIZATION CHANGES THE LIVES OF MOTIVATED, HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES BY TRANSFORMING THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2021
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$1K
TEACHING PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME
2021
$600
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2021
$500
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$500
TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$154K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$98K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2020
$65K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$65K
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2020
$65K
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2020
$45K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
EDUCATION
2020
$25K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$20K
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW PHONE SYSTEM.
2020
$17K
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2020
$17K
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2020
$15K
DONATION
2020
$11K
General Charitable Purposes
2020
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$10K
Charitable Contribution
2020
$10K
SEEDS SCHOLARS PROGRAMS
2020
$10K
CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT
2020
$8K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$8K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$5K
THE ORGANIZATION CHANGES THE LIVES OF MOTIVATED, HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES BY TRANSFORMING THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
2020
$5K
charitable donation-general
2020
$3K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2020
$2K
PREPARES ACADEMICALLY-TALENTED, FINANCIALLY-LIMITED STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AT COMPETATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
2020
$2K
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2020
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1K
UNRESTRICTED USE BY DONEE
2020
$1K
BOARD LEADER PROGRAM
2020
$600
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2020
$500
EMPLOYEE MATCHING PROGRAM - FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$131K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$71K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$65K
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2019
$61K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$42K
General Charitable Purposes
2019
$32K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$24K
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
2019
$15K
DONATION
2019
$11K
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
2019
$9K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$9K
Charitable Donation
2019
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2019
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2019
$4K
PREPARES ACADEMICALLY-TALENTED, FINANCIALLY-LIMITED STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AT COMPETATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
2019
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$250
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE
2019
$97K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018

Funded by

$6.1M from 87 funders · 230 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$510K · 6 grants · 2018–2023

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$428K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Community Foundation Of New Jersey

$423K · 9 grants · 2019–2024

The Ruthmarc Foundation Inc

$375K · 8 grants · 2017–2020

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

$330K · 6 grants · 2019–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$319K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Kevin D Eng & Un Hae Song Foundation

$202K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN223181507
NTEE codeB99
Subsection03
Ruling date1992-11
Formed1992
Employees88
Volunteers125
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