2024-11-04T09:26:06-06:00 2023-12-31 221478099 COHNREZNICK LLP 350 GRANITE STREET SUITE 1200 BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2023-01-01 108267613 SEEDING LABS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION SEED 6175003014 25 DORCHESTER AVENUE 51914 BOSTON MA 02205 MELISSA WU PRESIDENT AND CEO 6175003014 2024-11-04 1 1 JOLANTA TUCK CPA P01340068 7813803520 2024-10-29 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MELISSA WU 25 DORCHESTER AVENUE 51914 BOSTON MA 02205 2853182 0 X HTTPS://SEEDINGLABS.ORG X 2007 MA TO EMPOWER EVERY SCIENTIST TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD. 9 9 12 12 0 0 4987699 2191143 721747 650205 829 3084 0 8750 5710275 2853182 1039577 960362 0 0 946132 832553 0 0 218687 629498 1239147 2615207 3032062 3095068 -178880 5907368 5705305 68135 60855 5839233 5644450 X THE MISSION OF SEEDING LABS IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLY STRENGTHENING SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO TRAIN THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE AND CONTRIBUTE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 0 0 1807336 960362 658955 SEEDING LABS LEVERAGES ITS NETWORK OF 200+ DONORS (INCLUDING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND INDIVIDUALS) TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ACCESS TO LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR SCIENTISTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IN 2023, SEEDING LABS SUPPORTED 6 INSTITUTIONS ACROSS 5 COUNTRIES WITH MORE THAN 14 TONS OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. SINCE 2008, 111 INSTITUTIONS ACROSS 40 COUNTRIES HAVE RECEIVED EQUIPMENT FROM SEEDING LABS WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $13.7M, BENEFITTING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 RESEARCHERS AND 230,000 STUDENTS. 1807336 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA HI NJ MS NH X MELISSA WU 6175003014 25 DORCHESTER AVENUE 51914 BOSTON MA 02205 VISHAL PATEL PHD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD JACKSON VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BEATA DRAGOVICS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ARAVINDA SOUZA CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SAFRAZ ISHMAEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN LEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HARVEY LODISH PHD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA TOEPFER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN-CHARLES WIRTH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA WU PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 107247 0 842 DAVID QUALTER ACTING CFO 40.00 X 108621 0 3059 215868 0 3901 2 0 0 0 0 117407 2073736 1569504 2191143 FREIGHT/EQUIP HANDLING 480000 375133 375133 EQUIP MGMT CONTRACTS 493000 275072 275072 650205 3084 3084 8750 0 8750 8750 2853182 658955 0 3084 960362 960362 219769 142850 54942 21977 506629 350447 13000 143182 45610 40365 1857 3388 60545 41218 4962 14365 66341 66341 99506 45136 39942 14428 33275 277 28123 4875 18815 2706 11197 4912 24573 6735 13607 4231 88141 88141 25745 2800 16521 6424 1750 1750 15673 9480 5288 905 LOSS FROM DISPOSAL OF I 720709 720709 SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS 113057 113057 BAD DEBT 27800 27800 EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATIO 3762 3762 3032062 1807336 1006039 218687 46798 217125 361558 434623 417953 204955 255185 142620 4806384 4678914 14315 21619 12438 6989 5175 5449 5907368 5705305 68135 60855 68135 60855 X 5056280 4964495 782953 679955 5839233 5644450 5907368 5705305 X -178880 -15903 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3065962 1922489 1998703 4987699 2191143 14165996 3065962 1922489 1998703 4987699 2191143 14165996 6194148 7971848 945 1198 170 829 3084 6226 11641 11641 14183863 3048244 0.56200 0.56460 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 11,641. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12438 6989 5449 5449 X 2849981 -15903 12702 -3201 2853182 0 2853182 3044764 12702 12702 3032062 0 3032062 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION/TAX RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR POSSIBLE FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE FILING DATE. WHILE NO INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXAMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, TAX YEARS SINCE 2020 REMAIN OPEN. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 EQUIPMENT GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 516268 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 EQUIPMENT GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 81760 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 EQUIPMENT GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 118243 0 0 0 0 0 0 716271 0 716271 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 16000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 74899 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 81760 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 118243 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 81770 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 98657 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 180942 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT TEACHING & RESEARCH IN SCIENCE 0 8000 USED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FMV 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY SEEDING LABS TO ITS AWARDEES CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF IN-KIND DONATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; WE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE MONETARY GRANTS. WE MAINTAIN DETAILED RECORDS DESCRIBING THE CONTENTS OF EVERY DONATION THAT INCLUDE ITEM TYPE AND QUANTITY, MANUFACTURER, MODEL (IF KNOWN), CONDITION (NEW OR USED), AND ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED VIA A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR NEED FOR THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR DONATION, POTENTIAL TO USE THE DONATED EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVELY, AND ANTICIPATED IMPACT. DETAILED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE BUT ARE GENERALLY BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION (LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES), INSTITUTION TYPE (UNIVERSITIES OR PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES), AND FIELD OF RESEARCH (BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND RELATED FIELDS). X LABORATORY EQUIPMENT 48 1569504 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT REPORTED IN PART I, COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. THE DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD HAS ALSO APPROVED BENEFIT PLANS AND LEVELS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE SAME MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS FROM INVENTORY VALUATION ALLOWANCE -15,903. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS W-2 ARE ISSUED BY TRINET, A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION.