Seeds of Help Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Indianapolis, IN EIN: 35-2135341

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $75K. Net investment income was $126K.

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Seeds of Help Foundation Inc gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $75K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$75,000
-18.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$75,000
-18.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$75,000
Total assets
$2,880,204
-2.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Seeds of Help Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Banco Industrial: $75KBanco Industrial$75K

The largest 2025 recipient was Banco Industrial ($75K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Indianapolis

How Seeds of Help Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $49K (2022) to $92K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Banco Industrial Support$75,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$2,880,204$145,219$203,097$75,0001$75,000$126,036
2024$2,938,134$55,335$227,794$92,0001$92,000$9,179
2023$874,732$24,345$169,440————
2022$2,633,846$2,123,954$182,349$48,9001$48,900—
2021$4,920,912$75,574$169,407———$21,337
2020$785,956$18,082$216,922$63,0001——
2019$3,204,508$29,217$195,012$58,0051——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc is led by Walter G. Able, President & Secretary on every filing since 2019; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Walter G. Able

    President & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    10.5 hrs/week

    $94K (2022) → $108K (2025)

  • Chris Tuttle

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Able Morrison

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Able

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • W. Walter Able

    Vice President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.8 hrs/week

    $9K (2019) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Catherine Plumlee (2019–2024) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Walter G Able — President/Secretary: $108KWalter G AblePresident/Secretary$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $108K, to Walter G Able (President/Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Seeds of Help Foundation Inc

How much does Seeds of Help Foundation Inc give each year?

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $92K across 1 grant.

How large is Seeds of Help Foundation Inc?

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $145K.

What is Seeds of Help Foundation Inc?

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Indianapolis, IN. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Seeds of Help Foundation Inc operate?

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Seeds of Help Foundation Inc's EIN?

Seeds of Help Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2135341. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 7, 2025)

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