Global Seed Savers
Donations deductibleRevenue
$207k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$240k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$112k
$90 liabilities
Net assets
$112k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
2.4 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Global Seed Savers' network
6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
6 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.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Borja | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Karen Demichelis | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Magdalena Arguelles | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sean Duncan | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephen Chen | Vice Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Susan Mathew | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alaine Janosy | Treasurer | 2020 |
| Burke Fishburn | President | 2020 |
| Katherine Goodrich | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Michael Beck | Vice President | 2020 |
| Sherry Manning | Founder/Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Stacy Armbruster | Treasurer | 2020 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry Manning | Executive Di | 40 | $38k | ||
| Sean Duncan | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Chen | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Susan Mathew | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Karen Demichelis | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Borja | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Magdalena Arguelles | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
9 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263011514). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Magdalena Arguelles | Board Member |
| Christopher Borja | Board Member |
| Sean Duncan | Board Chair/President |
| Sherry Manning | |
| Karen Demichelis | Treasurer |
| Sean Duncan | President |
| Stephen Chen | Vice President |
| Sherry Manning | Executive Director |
| Susan Mathew | Secretary |
About
- Legal name
- Global Seed Savers
- EIN
- 450643549
- Address
- 1031 33rd St Ste 174, Denver, CO, 80205-2764
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Organize, educate, and mobilize smallholder and family farmers in creating seed sovereignty and fostering sustainable communities and regenerative ecosystems. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q31 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Sherry Manning (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsSean Duncan
≥4years on the filingsSusan Mathew
≥1years on the filingsChristopher Borja
≥1years on the filingsKaren Demichelis
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
- $112k
- Total liabilities
- $90
- Net assets or fund balances
- $112k
- Contributions and grants received
- $209k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Global Seed Savers, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 4 January 2018
- Registered agent
- Global Seed Savers, Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.