Appleseed Foundation Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1835698 Website

THE APPLESEED FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE APPLESEED NETWORK, A COLLABORATION OF 18 JUSTICE CENTERS ACROSS THE US AND MEXICO, TO REDUCE POVERTY, COMBAT DISCRIMINATION, AND INVIGORATE DEMOCRACY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.7M

-0.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$307K

+63.0% YoY

Grant Count

11

+37.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

+18.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$223K$446K$669K$892K2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,667,481$1,677,519$1,531,911
Revenue$805,974$696,694$782,681
Expenses$810,992$622,852$548,410
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$52,013$44,771$56,654
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$77K$153K$230K$307K0 grants20215 grants20228 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NEW YORK APPLESEED INC$209KARKANSAS APPLESEED LEGAL…$17KMISSOURI APPLESEED$9KLOUISIANA APPLESEED CENT…$9KTEXAS APPLESEED$9KKANSAS APPLESEED$9KSOUTH CAROLINA APPLESEED$9KALABAMA APPLESEED CENTER…$9KFUND FOR JUSTICE (CHICAG…$9KGEORGIA APPLESEED$9K

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

BENET MAGNUSON ARTHU…EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$118K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BENET MAGNUSON ARTHUR MONROEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$118,000
MARY MORNINGSTARPAST CO-CHAIR UNTIL NOV. 20231
TOM MCCOY CO-CHAIR UNTIL NOV2023, THEN IMMEDIATE PAST CO-CHAIR1
ERIC KOENIG TREASURER UNTILMAY 2024, CO-CHAIR AS OF NOV. 20232.5
RORY LERARISCO-CHAIR2.5
JOE HOANGSECRETARY1
DANIEL DOMINGUEZ MEMBER UNTILNOV. 2023, THEN CO-CHAIR ELECT1
LISA DEWEYMEMBER1
GAIL ERICKSONMEMBER0.5
MARKUS GREENMEMBER0.5
MARTHA HODGESMITHMEMBER0.5
RICHARD JEROMEMEMBER0.5
CURTIS LUMEMBER0.5
SHIREEN MEERMEMBER1
RALPH NADERMEMBER0.5
RALPH PETERSBERGERMEMBER0.5
MARC SHERMANMEMBER0.5
JON WALCOFFMEMBER0.5
PHIL ZEIDMANMEMBER0.5
BEVERLY ALLENMEMBER0.5
BOB BACHNERMEMBER0.5
MARY BENTONMEMBER0.5
SHARIE BROWNMEMBER1
PETE DAVISMEMBER0.5
KATIE JOSEPHMEMBER0.5
JOHN SHUTKINMEMBER0.5
DAVID SCHRODTMEMBER0.5
JAMES SHADD IIIMEMBER0.5
KEITH BENESMEMBER AS OF MAY 20240.5
MARK DARRELLMEMBER AS OF MAY 20240.5
JOHN CLANCYMEMBER AS OF AUG. 20230.5
NICHOLAS DELUCAMEMBER AS OF NOV. 20231
LEOPOLDO HERNANDEZMEMBER AS OF APR. 20240.5
WENCHI HUMEMBER AS OF NOV. 20231
MAKA HUTSONMEMBER AS OF MAY 20240.5
LENA KONANOVAMEMBER AS OF MAY 20240.5
KEVIN KRAHAMMEMBER AS OF MAY 20240.5
ALEX REIDMEMBER AS OF NOV. 20230.5
THEA SEBASTIANMEMBER AS OF NOV. 20230.5
ANNAMARIA STEWARDMEMBER AS OF AUG. 20230.5
JAMIE UNDERWOODMEMBER AS OF NOV. 20230.5
DAVID HURTADO BADIOLAMEMBER UNTIL APRIL 20240.5
ROBERT KATZMEMBER UNTIL NOV. 20230.5
BERT POGREBINMEMBER UNTIL MAR. 20240.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

AtlantaAustinBostonCabotChicagoColumbiaLawrenceLincolnMontgomeryNew OrleansNew YorkNewarkSt LouisTulsa

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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