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US nonprofit · EIN 371856287 · Encinitas, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 371856287) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Seeds of Hope

Donations deductible
Revenue
$389k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$173k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.1m
$6k liabilities
Net assets
$1.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.8 years on average
Staff
0
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
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Seeds of Hope's network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David CoddingtonCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Garrett PagonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
George NG (also filed as George Ng)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Melissa DrakePresident2019
7 yrs
Tom Hall (also filed as Tom Hall)Treasurer2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Lori StromCFO2020
Melissa DrakePresident2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David CoddingtonSecretary1$0
Melissa DrakePresident1$0
Tom HallTreasurer1$0
George NgBoard Member1$0
Garrett PagonBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Seeds of Hope
EIN
371856287
Address
246 Meadow Vista Way, Encinitas, CA, 92024-4320
State
California
Mission
To inspire, instill values, build relationships and provide education and opportunities for underprivileged kids and their families and to help them develop vision and choices that will help benefit their future. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P19 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
Melissa Drake (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsMelissa Drake
≥6years on the filingsDavid Coddington
≥6years on the filingsGeorge NG
≥6years on the filingsTom Hall

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$6k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$346k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
25

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$467k$282k$185k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.