The Seed Foundation
The Seed Foundation is a national nonprofit that partners with communities to provide innovative educational opportunities that prepare underserved students for success in college and beyond.
The Seed Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,974,452
- -38.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,957,933
- -8.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $89,990
- -44.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,410,353
- +48.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Seed Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Seed Foundation
Who The Seed Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Seed Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2021) to $451K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $150K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Miami Boarding School Inc (DBA the Seed School of Miami) Miami Lakes, FL | Contributions to Support the Miami School | $150,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,974,452 | $4,957,933 | $8,410,353 | — | — | $89,990 |
| 2024 | $11,339,959 | $5,388,815 | $5,677,046 | $150,000 | 1 | $162,492 |
| 2023 | $11,797,973 | $7,765,782 | $5,473,174 | $450,674 | 1 | $39,991 |
| 2022 | $9,505,991 | $5,877,668 | $4,870,219 | $365,000 | 1 | $153,121 |
| 2021 | $10,420,742 | $4,996,042 | $4,120,451 | $150,000 | 1 | $152,730 |
| 2020 | $10,175,904 | $5,308,881 | $4,670,481 | $335,000 | 1 | $144,440 |
| 2019 | $9,350,251 | $4,287,608 | $4,092,540 | $365,000 | 1 | $47,340 |
About The Seed Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Seed Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $90K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Seed Foundation is led by Lesley Poole, CEO & President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lesley Poole
CEO & President
Chief Executive Officer → CEO & President, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$238K (2019) → $328K (2025)
Eileen Shields-West
Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chloe Marshall
Director, Leadership & Program Design
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$123K (2022) → $138K (2025)
Woodrow Scott
Director & Strategic Growth
Director, Strategic Growth & Public Affs. → Director & Strategic Growth, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$106K (2022) → $115K (2025)
Beverley Badley
Director of Finance
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $114K (2025)
Ann B. Friedman
Director
Co-Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Antwain Coward
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Desa Sealy
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Galvin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric S. Adler
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Moeller
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc E. Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rajiv Vinnakota
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Gifford-Goldberg
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosalia Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vasco F. Fernandes
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Earl Adams Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Winston
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Fedder
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hopi Moodie
Chief Operating Officer
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Sp Projects → Director & Strategic Initiatives, 2021
Director & Strategic Initiatives → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $155K (2025)
Keniq Coney
Chief Schools Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $222K (2025)
Vincena Allen
Chief Growth Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$167K (2019) → $234K (2025)
Alisha Huntley
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$111K (2021) → $147K (2025)
Gerardo Luna
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
$20K (2025)
Christopher Buchbinder
Co-Chair
Co-Vice Chair → Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek M. Abruzzese
Co-Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: John M. Noel (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tuck Burch (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jubria Lewis (2020–2022) — Director & School Improvement
- Former: Helen A. Colson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Virginia W. Newmyer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Simon (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Melanie Damian (2020–2021) — Director - Miami Fdn Llc
- Former: Brian Rahaman (2019–2020) — Director & Program Design
- Former: Lee Schorr (2020) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Dorsey (2019) — Director
- Former: Dean Garfield (2019) — Director
- Former: Jasmine Simone-Morgan (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Lisbeth B. Schorr (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul White (2019) — Director
- Former: Ruth Swanson (2019) — Chief Development Officer
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $328K, to Lesley Poole (CEO and President). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Seed Foundation
How large is The Seed Foundation?
The Seed Foundation reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.
What is The Seed Foundation?
The Seed Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. It holds $7.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Seed Foundation operate?
The Seed Foundation has awarded grants in Florida.
What is The Seed Foundation's EIN?
The Seed Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1850819. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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