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US nonprofit · EIN 522227244 · Riverdale, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 522227244) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sowing Empowerment and Economic Development Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$350k
$488k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $138k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
6.1y av
Staff
23
20 volunteers
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Chessa Huff-Woodard
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Sowing Empowerment and Economic Development Inc's network

13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

13 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chessa Huff-Woodard ChairChair2021
5 yrs
Bishop James E Jordan JrDirector2020
6 yrs
CJ EppsVice Chair2021
5 yrs
Changyang WengRecording Secretary2021
5 yrs
Clarence Jones JrTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Lavette SimsDirector2020
6 yrs
Maria SerravalleDirector2020
6 yrs
Marian B PeeleDirector2020
6 yrs
Marilyn GoldsmithDirector2020
6 yrs
Monica Cortes-TapiaDirector2020
6 yrs
Pastor Denise JohnsonDirector2020
6 yrs
Robert BealeDirector2020
6 yrs
Stephanie V StanardDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
CJ EppsVice Chair2020
Chessa Huff-WoodardChair2020
Clarence Jones Jr JrTreasurer2020
Lisa B McDougalSEED - President no independentsince 2020
Nichole MattisonSEED - Vice President of Progsince 2020
Nichole Mattison JacksonSEED - Vice President of Programssince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Lisa B McDougalSEED - President no independent50$173k
Nichole Mattison JacksonSEED - Vice President of Programs50$128k
Monica Cortes-TapiaDirector0.5$0
Robert BealeDirector0.5$0
Stephanie V StanardDirector0.5$0
Lavette SimsDirector0.5$0
Maria SerravalleDirector0.5$0
Pastor Denise JohnsonDirector0.5$0
Marian B PeeleDirector0.5$0
Bishop James E Jordan JrDirector0.5$0
Changyang WengRecording Secretary0.5$0
Clarence Jones JrTreasurer0.5$0
CJ EppsVice Chair0.5$0
Chessa Huff-WoodardChair0.5$0
Marilyn GoldsmithDirector0.5$0

About

Legal name
Sowing Empowerment and Economic Development Inc
EIN
522227244
Address
6201 Riverdale Road, Riverdale, MD, 20737-2150
State
Maryland
Mission
Sowing Empowerment & Economic Development Inc. (SEED) is a non-profit organization created to provide food, clothing, education, and training, while promoting self-sufficiency and empowerment directly to low to moderate income families. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
IRS ruling date
1 November 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBishop James E Jordan Jr
≥6years on the filingsLavette Sims
≥6years on the filingsMaria Serravalle
≥6years on the filingsMarian B Peele

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$350k
Total liabilities
$488k
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $138k
Contributions and grants received
$494k
Program service revenue
$495k
Employees
23
Volunteers
20

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.1m$1.2mDeficit $130k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.