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MASA SEED FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $689K · expenses $696K · assets $147K

EIN
83-2720985
Address
1367 N 75TH ST, BOULDER, CO 80303-1504
Website
www.masaseedfoundation.org
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

To enable a thriving, climate-resilient food system in the Colorado Front Range through ecological restoration, community food access, agricultural education, and regional seed stewardship.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Richard Pecoraro Executive Dir.2019-2025 $47,902$221,334 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jonathon Smolens Treasurer2022-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Ben Murray Director2019-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Mary Rochelle Chair2024-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Smolens (former) Treasurer2019-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $48K · 13 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Pecoraro Executive Dir.40 $47,902$0$0 $47,9021
Jonathon Smolens Treasurer8 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Murray Director8 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Rochelle Chair8 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $38K · 11 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Pecoraro Executive Dir.40 $38,322$0$0 $38,3221
Jonathon Smolens Treasurer8 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Murray Director8 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Rochelle Chair8 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $47K · 9 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Pecoraro Executive Dir.40 $46,874$0$0 $46,8741
Jonathon Smolens Treasurer8 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Murray Director8 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $46K · 14 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Pecoraro Executive Dir.40 $46,000$0$0 $46,0001
Jonathon Smolens Treasurer8 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Murray Director8 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Pecoraro Executive Director40 $20,475-$0 $20,4751
Jonathan Smolens Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Ben Murray Networking Adviser0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Pecoraro Executive Director40 $21,761-$0 $21,7611
Jonathan Smolens Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Ben Murray Networking Adviser0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Pecoraro Executive Director0 $0-$0 $01
Jonathan Smolens Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Ben Murray Networking Adviser0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$689,121$695,846 $147,356-$104,935 $304,993$0 $47,90213-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$520,081$513,174 $143,967-$14,976 $315,215$0 $38,32211-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$398,516$429,413 $125,893-$21,883 $224,292$0 $46,8749-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$461,709$409,269 $140,218$9,014 $346,137$0 $46,00014-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,895$87,604 $15,474-$43,426 $26,269$63,010 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,300$110,012 $12,197-$47,717 $35,182$37,250 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,187$24,002 $3,695$3,695 $17,428- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,210$79,700 $2,510$2,510 $89,695- ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $340,260 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$190,000 2024$65,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$52,668 2022$17,668
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PATAGONIAORG Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MASA SEED FOUNDATION” 2019, 2023 2$27,000 2023$15,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$20,092 2022$20,092
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TRAILHEAD INSTITUTE Public charity Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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MAD AGRICULTURE Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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THOMAS P WATERS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MASA SEED FOUNDATION” 2019 1$7,500 2019$7,500
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GREENBRIDGE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MASA SEED FOUNDATION” 2024 1$3,000 2024$3,000
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ENNEAGRAM STUDIES IN THE NARRATIVE TRADITIONCOB99 $806,614$875,564 Executive Director$47,868 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
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MOMENTUM STRATEGY & RESEARCH INCCOB99 $752,799$691,992 PRES AND CEO$125,000 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
BOUCHERCON 2009 INCCOB99 $564,130$592,164 Chair (from 9/6/25)$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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ONEOC DAF sponsor$13,410,2509 12016–2024 PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$12,488,35994 302016–2024 MARTIS VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; LIBFORALL FOUNDATION; BERKELEY ALEMBIC FOUNDATION; SNOWMASS WESTERN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION and 26 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$4,809,94475 272014–2024 MARTIS VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION; GOLDEN BRIDGE; VAIL SYMPOSIUM and 23 more
KIANI FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,850,0002 12015–2020 PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT FOUNDATION
THE WALTER S AND LUCIENNE B DRISKILL FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,065,2052 12022–2023 CREATIVE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
THE ST JOE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$3,012,5629 12015–2024 WALTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,060,9849 12010–2016 LIBFORALL FOUNDATION
INTELLIGENT FUTURE FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,000,0001 12022–2022 D C EVEREST EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $695,846 spent · pay $356,846 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $278,556$278,556-- 40.0%
All other expenses $90,900$72,356$15,236$3,308 13.1%
Other (as described)Contract Labor $57,322$57,322-- 8.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $47,902$38,322$9,580- 6.9%
Other (as described)Sales Expense $45,115$45,115-- 6.5%
Other (as described)Rental Expense $38,500$38,500-- 5.5%
Other (as described)Field Production Materials $30,688$30,688-- 4.4%
Payroll taxes $30,388$29,496$892- 4.4%
Depreciation and depletion $26,437$26,437-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $15,687-$15,687- 2.3%
Interest $11,150$5,575$5,575- 1.6%
Insurance $10,958$8,766$2,192- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $6,296--$6,296 0.9%
Office expenses $3,147-$3,147- 0.5%
Fees: other services $2,800--$2,800 0.4%
Total$695,846100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $513,174 spent · pay $273,133 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $207,496$207,496-- 40.4%
All other expenses $62,992$55,545$5,383$2,064 12.3%
Other (as described)Contract Labor $58,660$58,660-- 11.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $38,322$30,658$7,664- 7.5%
Payroll taxes $27,315$23,799$3,516- 5.3%
Depreciation and depletion $25,018$25,018-- 4.9%
Other (as described)Nursery Supplies $24,035$24,035-- 4.7%
Other (as described)Field Production Materials $18,345$18,345-- 3.6%
Interest $16,271$8,136$8,135- 3.2%
Other (as described)Vehicle Expense $15,467$12,374$3,093- 3.0%
Insurance $10,590$8,472$2,118- 2.1%
Office expenses $4,765-$4,765- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $3,198-$3,198- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $700--$700 0.1%
Total$513,174100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $429,413 spent · pay $286,369 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $216,457$216,457-- 50.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,874$37,499$9,375- 10.9%
All other expenses $45,739$41,348$3,598$793 10.7%
Depreciation and depletion $27,689$27,689-- 6.4%
Payroll taxes $23,038$19,636$3,402- 5.4%
Other (as described)Contract Labor $13,780$13,780-- 3.2%
Other (as described)Greenhouse Expense $13,544$13,544-- 3.2%
Other (as described)Vehicle Expense $13,229$10,583$2,646- 3.1%
Other (as described)Nursery Supplies $13,092$13,092-- 3.0%
Fees: other services $5,040-$5,040- 1.2%
Office expenses $4,648-$4,648- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $3,201--$3,201 0.7%
Insurance $1,814-$1,814- 0.4%
Interest $1,268$634$634- 0.3%
Total$429,413100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $409,269 spent · pay $188,640 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $129,235$129,235-- 31.6%
Other (as described)Field Production Materials $52,755$52,755-- 12.9%
All other expenses $49,251$41,318$6,492$1,441 12.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,000$36,800$9,200- 11.2%
Other (as described)Farm Supplies $38,300$38,300-- 9.4%
Other (as described)Contract Labor $32,333$32,333-- 7.9%
Other (as described)Repairs & Maintenance $21,937$21,937-- 5.4%
Depreciation and depletion $15,383$15,383-- 3.8%
Payroll taxes $13,405$13,405-- 3.3%
Office expenses $4,384-$4,384- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $2,842--$2,842 0.7%
Fees: legal $1,413-$1,413- 0.3%
Interest $1,125$563$562- 0.3%
Insurance $906-$906- 0.2%
Total$409,269100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $87,604 spent · pay $67,878 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $67,878 77.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,958 15.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,952 4.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,346 1.5%
Printing, publications, postage $470 0.5%
Total$87,604100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $110,012 spent · pay $32,706 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $60,972 55.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $32,706 29.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,213 7.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,707 7.0%
Printing, publications, postage $414 0.4%
Total$110,012100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $79,700 spent · pay $21,395 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $27,463 34.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,158 30.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $21,395 26.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,684 8.4%
Total$79,700100%

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