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Nonprofits›Seeding Success

Youth Development

Seeding Success

MEMPHIS, TN

Website View as a funder

Total revenue

$23.1M

Total expenses

$21.8M

Net assets

$7.0M

Grants received

$20.1M

38 grants

EIN

452464843

Tax year

2023

Mission

Seeding success is an organization that supports and promotes a "cradle to career" education agenda in shelby county. It serves as a facilitator advocate, and platform for collaboration around four goals: 1. Children enter kindegarten ready to learn. 2. Youth graduates high school "college ready". 3. Adults earn certifications and degrees that prepare them for local careers. 4. Talent is attracted to and retained in shelby county.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$22.4M

Program service revenue—

Investment income$521K

Other revenue$181K

Total revenue$23.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.6M

Salaries & benefits$3.4M

Fundraising—

Other expenses$15.8M

Total expenses$21.8M

Total assets$14.3M

Net assets$7.0M

People

18 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MARK STURGIS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Board

$264K

40 hrs/wk

AL BRIGHT

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JOHN DANIEL

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KATHY BUCKMAN-GIBSON

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

CLAY ELLIS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KEITH NORMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

BLAIR TAYLOR

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KANDACE THOMAS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

—

MICHAEL FULTON

CHAIR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

AUSTIN BAKER

SECRETARY

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ISSAC RODREGUEZ

TREASURER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

SONJI BRANCH

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

TEQUILLA BROWNIE

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JAMILICA BURKE

PRESIDENT

Staff

$160K

40 hrs/wk

HALEY SIMMONS

CHIEF PUBLIC POLICY OFFICE

Staff

$137K

40 hrs/wk

CHARLES GRAYSON

DATA ARCHITECT

Staff

$118K

40 hrs/wk

LISA WILLIAMS

VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

Staff

$113K

40 hrs/wk

COREY STRONG

DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS

Staff

—

Independent contractors

FORVIS MAZARS LLP

ACCOUNTING

$255K

RIVER HAWK PROPERTIES LLC

ENGINEERING

$153K

AMBER HUETT-GARCIA CONSULTING LLC

CONSULTING

$142K

LN HR CONSULTING LLC

CONSULTING

$122K

POWERS SOLUTIONS LLC

PR & COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

$122K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear

StriveTogether Inc

$1.3M

Tennessee Policy Coalition Grant

2024

GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND

$388K

COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES

2024

THE KRESGE FOUNDATION

$300K

PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TO CONVENE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AND ACT AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MORE FOR MEMPHIS PLAN

2024

THE URBAN INSTITUTE

$250K

Grant Sub-Award

2024

The Urban Child Institute

$100K

Program Support

2024

The Urban Child Institute

$51K

Program Support

2024

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$20K

GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

2024

GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND

$1.3M

COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES

2023

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$957K

GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

2023

StriveTogether Inc

$600K

Policy

2023

StriveTogether Inc

$225K

Systems Transformation

2023

The Urban Child Institute

$100K

Program Support

2023

The Urban Child Institute

$100K

Program Support

2023

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

$25K

PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT

2023

THE KEMMONS WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

$20K

GENERAL - OPERATING

2023

THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATION

$15K

FIRST 8 MEMPHIS - SUPPORT FOR THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DIVERSITY INFORMED TENETS INITIATIVE TO ATTEND THE WAIMH CONGRESS IN DUBLIN, IRELAND, JULY 15-19, 2023

2023

GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND

$2.5M

COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES

2022

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$690K

GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

2022

BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC

$642K

TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC MOBILITY