Native Seeds/Search
Native Seeds/Search
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About this organization
Mission
Native Seeds/Search seeks to find, protect and preserve the seeds of the people of the Greater Southwest so that these arid adapted crops may benefit all peoples and nourish a changing world.
About
Distribution: Our retail store in Tucson hosts thousands of local and out of town visitors each year. The store provides access to the plant diversity in the collection through seed and plant sales as well as related heritage foods and garden products. It also provides support for indigenous craftspeople through sales and workshops, in-person consulting to gardeners and small farmers, membership services, and outreach for our Native American free seed program.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “Native seeds/s.e.a.r.c.h. seeks to find, protect, and preserve the seeds of the people of the greater southwest so that these arid adapted crops may benefit all peoples and nourish a changing world.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “Native seeds/s.e.a.r.c.h. (nss) works to support sustainable food security in the southwestern united states and northwestern mexico by strengthening the foundations of local food systems through the conservation and distribution of regionally adapted crop diversity. nss also works to study and document the unique properties of dryland adapted crops, to make biodiversity accessible to farmers and gardeners in native and non-native communities alike, to promote its continued contribution to the region's food systems and to the health and nutrition of the region's residents, and to educate individuals on the importance and practice of preserving and using agricultural diversity.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as AZ.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2020 as 3584 EAST RIVER ROAD, TUCSON, AZ, 85718.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form reports a total of 15 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$73,899.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1983.
- The organization pays $572,192 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $175,964 in fundraising expenses.
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