Sower of Seeds International Ministries
Sower of Seeds International Ministries reported $11.3 million in revenue and $10.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.77 went to program services, $8.60 to management and general costs and $4.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 101.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $104,468 (President). Revenue rose 109% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 300 covered religion-related charities: $88.67 programs, $9.31 management, $2.02 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MOther revenue was negative: −$204K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.8% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.6% | 9.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.6% | 2.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 101.7% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $104,468 | $274,425 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.01% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.5 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 9 | 91.7% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSOS supports local communities in the USA by providing financial and volunteer support to other Non-profit organizations. SOS Local logged 3758 volunteer hours valued at $131,492 working with 102 Non-profit organizations serving North Texas and disaster stricken areas throughout the USA
SOS provides assistance to the poor & marginalized people in Asia and around the world. SOS accomplishes this through six main programs: SOS drills water wells, feeds & educates children in slums and operates an orphanage. SOS rescues and rehabilitates victims of human trafficking and responds to natural disasters
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $95,468 | $0 | $9,000 | $104,468 |
| Executive Dir. Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $29,000 | $0 | $61,000 | $90,000 |
| Secretary Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $27,000 | $0 | $42,000 | $69,000 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sower of Seeds International Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $263K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 525
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,000
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Sower of Seeds International Ministries totaling $5,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Sower of Seeds International Ministries's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sower of Seeds International Ministries, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Sower of Seeds International Ministries's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Sower of Seeds International Ministries reported that 86.8% of its $10.4 million in expenses went to program services, 8.6% to management and general and 4.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sower of Seeds International Ministries pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sower of Seeds International Ministries reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $104,468, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sower of Seeds International Ministries get its money?
Of $11.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 101.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sower of Seeds International Ministries a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 87-0657642 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602189349302010 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532169349301763 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401849349300035 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331999349301413 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201889349300815 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121959349301667 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042399349301089 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 87-0657642: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.