Seeds for Humanity Foundation Inc.

What Seeds for Humanity Foundation Inc. does

Seeds for Humanity Foundation Inc. is a privately held, non-profit charitable foundation domiciled in Alberta, Canada, with its head office at Suite 317, 1524 – 91 Street SW, Edmonton. Its stated mission is to promote education, social welfare, environmental stewardship, and societal development on behalf of minorities, poor, and marginalized communities, with explicit emphasis on underdeveloped nations and the "southeast region." Programs are organized into four pillars — Social Welfare, Education, Environment, and Development — and are delivered directly to beneficiaries without intermediary distribution channels. Documented activities include advocacy with senior Alberta provincial officials, including meetings with the Premier and four Ministers in November 2023.

The organization does not sell products or services; revenue model and pricing are explicitly marked not applicable. Its operating capacity is sustained by in-kind contributions from three named professional-services supporters: Canadian Consulting Engineers (also led by the foundation's President & CEO), Richards + Company Law Office, and PR Associates Chartered Accountant. There are no funding rounds, subsidiaries, M&A activity, patents owned by the foundation, or disclosed financial figures in the source data. Technology footprint is limited to a WordPress-based website (sfhf.ca) used for mission communication, leadership disclosure, and program pages; there are no APIs, integrations, AI modalities, or commercial products.

Leadership is concentrated in a single principal, Dr. Amin Augustin, a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered in Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and prior JSPS postdoctoral experience at the University of Tokyo. He serves simultaneously as President & CEO of both the foundation and Canadian Consulting Engineers, embedding a structural dependency between the two entities. No other executives, board members, or staff are disclosed, and no headcount, revenue, or operating-budget data is available, limiting any assessment of scale, burn, or trajectory.

Name

Seeds for Humanity Foundation Inc.

Legal name

Seeds for Humanity Foundation Inc.

Website

https://sfhf.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Seeds for Humanity Foundation Inc. is an Edmonton, Canada-based charitable nonprofit delivering education, social welfare, environmental, and community-development programs directly to underprivileged and marginalized populations globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable and Human Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation services
• Educational scholarship programs
• Social welfare assistance
• Community development initiatives
• Environmental conservation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Seeds for Humanity Foundation Inc. is a Canadian registered nonprofit that delivers charitable programs across four pillars: social welfare, education, environment, and community development. It provides higher-education scholarships, promotes economic self-sufficiency initiatives, assists with community infrastructure and shelter construction, and advances environmental stewardship for minorities, poor, and marginalized communities globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Welfare Program
• Education Scholarship Program
• Environmental Stewardship Program
• Community Development Program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Canadian Consulting EngineersminorOthersAcknowledged for contributions to the organization's noble cause. Canadian Consulting Engineers is also led by Dr. Amin Augustin as President and CEO.
• Richards + Company Law OfficeminorOthersAcknowledged for contributions to the organization's noble cause.
• PR Associates Chartered AccountantminorOthersAcknowledged for contributions to the organization's noble cause.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Red Cross: Large established Canadian humanitarian organization delivering social welfare, health, education, and emergency response programs domestically and internationally. Overlaps with Seeds for Humanity on multi-vertical social welfare and development mandate but at vastly greater scale and donor base.
• UNICEF Canada: Canadian arm of a major international children's fund that funds education, child welfare, and development programs in underdeveloped nations globally. Shares the educational scholarship/development mandate and global underdeveloped-region focus, but at institutional scale.
• Mastercard Foundation (Canada): Large Canadian-registered foundation funding education and economic development for underprivileged populations in Africa and other underdeveloped regions. Compares on educational scholarship + economic self-sufficiency mandate for marginalized communities, though at endowment-scale capacity.

Direct peers

• Right To Play International: Toronto-headquartered international nonprofit operating education, development, and social welfare programs for marginalized children globally. Closely comparable geographic scope (global underdeveloped regions) and beneficiary profile, though focused on a single cause area.
• Aga Khan Foundation Canada: A Canadian-registered international development foundation that funds education, social welfare, and economic development programs in underserved regions. Directly comparable to Seeds for Humanity Foundation in scope (multi-vertical, international, Canada-based) though at materially larger scale.
• Cuso International: Canadian nonprofit focused on international development, education, and economic self-sufficiency programs in underdeveloped regions. Directly comparable mission (education + economic self-sufficiency for marginalized communities) and Canadian operational base.

Emerging players

• Engineers Without Borders Canada: Canadian nonprofit combining engineering expertise with international development, infrastructure, and education programs in underdeveloped regions. Comparable to Seeds for Humanity given the founder's engineering background and the foundation's shelter/infrastructure development mandate.
• Fondation de la communauté: Generic reference to community foundations of comparable scale operating multi-cause grantmaking (social welfare, education, environment) within or beyond Canada. Listed as an emerging peer to capture the broad community-foundation peer set that competes for the same donor pool in the Edmonton/Alberta region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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