SEEDS OF PEACE INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1100 13TH STREET NORTH WEST, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-4051

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

VISHNU SWAMINATHAN, 1100 13TH STREET NW 800, WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Signed the 990

VISHNU SWAMINATHAN, COO

Phone

(212) 573-8040

Website

SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG

Return prepared by

PRAGER METIS CPAS LLC

Mission

SEEDS OF PEACE INSPIRES AND CULTIVATES NEW GENERATIONS OF GLOBAL LEADERS IN COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY CONFLICT. WE EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CHANGES ESSENTIAL FOR PEACE.

Program accomplishments

• UNITED STATES: IN THE UNITED STATES, YOUTH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A RANGE OF VIRTUAL PROGRAM OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE 2021 PROGRAM YEAR. ALL SEEDS OF PEACE US PROGRAMS CONTINUED IN VIRTUAL SPACES AND WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY YOUTH ACROSS THE US, WHETHER THEY HAD PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS IN THE PAST, OR WERE ENTIRELY NEW TO THE ORGANIZATION. ALL PROGRAMS CENTERED AROUND THE FOUR CORE FOCUS AREAS: DIALOGUE, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND ACTION-TAKING. AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED, SEEDS OF PEACE ADOPTED A NEW ENTRY POINT FOR FUTURE SEEDS OF PEACE PROGRAM INVOLVEMENT CALLED THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, DIALOGUES, AND LEADERSHIP AND ACTION-TAKING OPPORTUNITIES AS PART OF A TIGHT-KNIT COHORT OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY REPRESENTING DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, IDENTITY GROUPS, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES. IN THE SUMMER, YOUTH WHERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND TWO CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS VIRTUALLY AND THE IN-PERSON SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP FOR US PARTICIPANTS ONLY. IN THE FALL AND SPRING, SEEDS OF PEACE OFFERED VIRTUAL MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE WITH TOPICS LIKE UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDED A DIALOGUE FACILITATION CERTIFICATION AND MONTHLY COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AS A TIME TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS, FIND INSPIRATION AND SUPPORT FOR ACTION-TAKING INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS, AND BE IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS.
  Expenses $1,377,514 · revenue $53,665
• MIDDLE EAST: IN PALESTINE, VIRTUAL PROGRAMS BEGAN TO SHIFT TO IN PERSON AND SEEDS OF PEACE WELCOMED 25 NEW YOUTH INTO BASSMEH, THE LOCAL VERSION OF THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. MEANWHILE, IN ISRAEL, STAFF CONDUCTED AN ARRAY OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR SEEDS AND INTRODUCED A COHORT OF NEW YOUTH INTO THE IN-PERSON CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING. IN JORDAN, SEEDS BEGAN TO MEET IN PERSON AGAIN AND CAME TOGETHER AROUND THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CALLED RISE. THIS VERSION OF THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS BROKEN INTO FOUR MODULES THAT INCLUDED TITLES LIKE "STRONGER THAN ALL OF THE ARMIES," "ISLANDS OF SANITY, AND "FROM GANDHI TO FLOYD". KIDS4PEACE CONTINUED PROGRAMING IN JERUSALEM WITH YOUTH IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. BINATIONAL MEETINGS WERE HELD BIWEEKLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOCUSED ON INTERFAITH ASPECTS OF CREATING MORE JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES. AS THE PANDEMIC EVOLVED, MEETINGS WERE BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL. PROGRAMING WAS STOPPED IN MAY OF 2021 DURING AN INTENSE ESCALATION OF CONFLICT IN THE REGION, AND AFTER SEVERAL SUPPORT SESSIONS CAME BACK DURING THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
  Expenses $1,039,897 · grants $210,340 · revenue $523,249
• MULTINATIONAL: IN 2022, GATHER FOCUSED ON BUILDING LOCAL HUBS IN EAST JERUSALEM, RAMALLAH, AND TEL AVIV TO FOSTER COLLECTIVE ACTION AND INCREASE ITS IMPACT IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL. IN EAST JERUSALEM, WE PARTNERED WITH SINSILA, A PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING, INSPIRING, AND EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN JULY, WE RAN A MONTH-LONG PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED COMMUNITY DIALOGUE CIRCLES, DESIGN THINKING SKILL BUILDING SESSIONS, AND PROJECT-BASED ACTION TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 PALESTINIANS WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO MEET, BEYOND THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM, TO WORK COLLECTIVELY FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY. IN TEL AVIV, GATHER PARTNERED WITH ZLILIM, A NEW ARTISTS UNION, TO BEGIN BUILDING ITS TEL AVIV HUB. THE GROUP OF 20 ARTISTS HAVE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE REGION MORE DEMOCRATIC, INCLUSIVE, JUST, AND PEACEFUL. WE CLOSED OUT OUR 202 FELLOWSHIP CLASS AND BEGAN RECRUITMENT FOR OUR NEXT COHORT, FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ORGANIZED, WHICH OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN 2022. WE ALSO CONVENED OUR FIRST GATHER ADVISORY COUNCIL, A GROUP OF 14 PAST GATHER FELLOWS THAT WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GATHER STAFF TO GUIDE THE DIRECTION OF OUR VISION, STRATEGY, AND PROGRAMMING.SOUTH ASIA THE KITNAY DUUR KITNAY PAAS (KDKP) FILM PROJECT TRANSLATES AS "SO FAR, SO CLOSE" IN BOTH HINDI AND URDU. THIS BORDER-CROSSING INITIATIVE CHARGED 42 FILMMAKERS FROM PAKISTAN AND INDIA WITH JOINTLY PRODUCING WORKS THAT TOLD STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE POPULATIONS. A U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FUNDED PROGRAM ALLOWED FOR EIGHT TEAMS TO WORK ACROSS BORDER VIRTUALLY IN CREATING STORY BOARDS, FILMING AND EDITING WITH COMPLETION OF FILMS SET TO OCCUR IN 2022. THE SAMVAAD PROJECT, FUNDED BY A U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT GRANT, TAUGHT UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS IN WESTERN INDIA TO BE "INTERFAITH DIALOGUE FACILITATORS" FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. THE INITIATIVE CULMINATED IN A DAY-LONG CONFERENCE OF MORE THAN 70 EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, ARTISTS, RELIGIOUS AND BUSINESS LEADERS, AND PEACEBUILDING ORGANIZATIONS. SEEDS OF PEACE THEN SYNTHESIZED THE LEARNINGS IN A HANDBOOK THAT WAS CIRCULATED AMONG THE 7,300+ MEMBERS OF ITS NETWORK, AS WELL AS PEER INTERFAITH ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELSEWHERE.CAMP IN MAINEIN SUMMER OF 2021 SEEDS OF PEACE OFFERED TWO SESSIONS OF IN PERSON CAMP. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO COVID THERE WERE NO INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS. ONE SESSION, WAS DEDICATED TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MAINE. WHILE THE OTHER WAS OFFERED TO YOUTH FROM NEW YORK, SYRACUSE, AND THE NORTH EAST CORRIDOR TO BOSTON. YOUTH ENGAGED EACH OTHER IN DIALOGUE ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE TO ANALYZE STRUCTURAL AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AND INEQUALITIES IN THE US WHILE TACKING TOPICS SUCH AS CLASS, RACE, GENDER, POWER, AND PRIVILEGE.IN EACH SESSION, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED CONFLICT ON PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND SOCIETAL LEVELS BY SHARING THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES AND GRAPPLING WITH THE DIFFERENCES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE HISTORICAL NARRATIVES. THE INTENT WAS NOT TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS OR PROVE THE VALIDITY OF ANY ONE NARRATIVE. RATHER IT WAS TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES: STRENGTHENING ONE'S VOICE, DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING, FOSTERING RESPECT AND EMPATHY, AND LEARNING HOW TO ACTIVELY LISTEN. ALL WITH THE GOAL OF DEEPENING PARTICIPANTS' SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AT HOME.
  Expenses $14,008
• PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: PROVIDES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONITORING OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
  Expenses $1,833

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

52-1814447

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1993

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q400)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,212,740

Income (IRS master file)

$4,352,228

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1814447).

Questions about SEEDS OF PEACE INC

What is the EIN of SEEDS OF PEACE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SEEDS OF PEACE INC is 52-1814447.

Is SEEDS OF PEACE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.

Are donations to SEEDS OF PEACE INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SEEDS OF PEACE INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of SEEDS OF PEACE INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did SEEDS OF PEACE INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of SEEDS OF PEACE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VISHNU SWAMINATHAN.

Who are the officers and directors of SEEDS OF PEACE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,438 (EVA ARMOUR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does SEEDS OF PEACE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,830,146, expenses of $3,766,075 and total assets of $2,212,740 at year end.

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