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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2027

Seed Effect

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 7 14
(888) 505-3292
Post Office Box 141223
Dallas, TX, 75214
https://seedeffect.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Seed Effect does not meet the following 3 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Seed Effect does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least Every 2 Years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

Seed Effect does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

Seed Effect does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2025 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.

Seed Effect meets the remaining 17 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to plant the seeds that overcome poverty by providing access to economic empowerment, education, and spiritual discipleship in Uganda and South Sudan’s most marginalized communities."

Year, State Incorporated:
2012, TX

Seed Effect reports that it trains groups who meet weekly to study the Bible, build Christ-centered communities, and contribute to a micro-insurance fund that members may use to pool their savings, issue loans, and provide for household necessities. At the end of the yearly cycle, the interest and savings from the insurance fund are distributed based on the funds contributed. In 2024, the organization launched a pilot program in Kajo Keji, South Sudan, and also launched the conservation agricultural training, Farming God's Way.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Seed Effect's program expenses were:

Program services $1,165,636
Total Program Expenses $1,165,636

Chief Executive
Melissa Williams, Co-Founder and Executive Director

Compensation*
$55,251

Chair of the Board
David Luttrell

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Executive Officer, LCM Group

Board Size
8

Paid Staff Size
8

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,107,917, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Seed Effect's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $1,107,917
Interest income $12,781
Other income $500
Total Income $1,121,198

Programs: 79% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 17%

Total Income $1,121,198
Total expenses: $1,470,999
  Program expenses $1,165,636
  Fundraising expenses $52,811
  Administrative expenses $252,552
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-349,801
Beginning Net Assets $1,598,512
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,248,711
Total Liabilities $29,067
Total Assets $1,277,778

Note: Seed Effect changed from a calendar year to a fiscal year. The audited financial statements are for a six-month reporting period ending June 30, 2024.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance