Hope Seeds Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$497k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$327k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$765k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$765k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.5 years on average
Staff
3
2,231 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Hope Seeds Inc's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
10 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Pabst PhD (also filed as Art Pabst) | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dwight Shackelford | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gerrit Van Dyke PHD (also filed as Gerrit Van Dyke PhD) | Asst. Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeffrey Basik | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joseph Mattox PhD | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kenneth D Racke PHD (also filed as Kenneth D Racke PhD) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laurie Anderson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Luella Franke | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mike Wade PhD | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rev James M Krach | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| David Balsbaugh | Executive Director | since 2020 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Balsbaugh | Executive Director | 40 | $76k | $2k | |
| Gerrit Van Dyke PhD | Asst. Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth D Racke PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arthur Pabst PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Basik | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Luella Franke | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Wade PhD | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Mattox PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laurie Anderson | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rev James M Krach | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Hope Seeds Inc
- EIN
- 650911582
- Address
- 4501 Manatee Ave W 161, Bradenton, FL, 34209-3952
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- To provide seed and agricultural support to Christian missionaries and impoverished people worldwide. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q193 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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Franke Luella (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsArt Pabst PhD
≥8years on the filingsDwight Shackelford
≥8years on the filingsGerrit Van Dyke PHD
≥8years on the filingsKenneth D Racke PHD
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
- $765k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $765k
- Contributions and grants received
- $482k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $51k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 2,231