Rosa Mystica

Tax-deductible

East Norwich, NY501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 11-3283479Revenue $712K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1121 Route 106 North, 11732-1044 · East Norwich, NYTax-exempt since Oct 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Help build churches, convents, schools, medical stations, water systems and education of seminarians in the developing world as well as continued upkeep and expansion of Rosa Mystica house of prayer in edmeston new york

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
42¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 15% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 2 voting members
Fine: 1 of 2 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$712K
+93% vs prior year
Spent
$495K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$712K
FY2025▲ +93%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$258K
FY2020$269K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$656K
FY2024$370K
FY2025$712K
Expenses
$495K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$353K
FY2020$340K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$495K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.1M
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $206K Management & general 57% · $281K Fundraising 2% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CFO
$93,408Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joanne Von Zwehl’s $93K as President/CFO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Joanne Von Zwehl$93,408$83,200$83,200$83,200$71,262$48,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Builds essential infrastructure and supports education in developing nations.

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3 programs · $206K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Maintaining and repairing rosa mystica shrine and retreat house. Used for the religious and individuals who have strayed from the catholic church as well as used as a house of prayer. Located in edmeston ny renovating and updating mother leonardi chapel building of three new cottages.

$205Kprogram expense
02

Supporting a range of charitable organizations through donations including churches and other catholic organizations

$1Kprogram expense
03

Supporting patriotic rosary walk and continued upkeep and expansion of rosa mystica house of prayer in edmeston ny

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$712K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$495K
Ln 25
Programscol B$206K
Managementcol C$281K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$76
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Total revenueLn 12$712K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$329K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$329K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K$329K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$43K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$33K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$152K$152K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$495K$206K$281K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $712K$495K$217K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $370K$422K−$52K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $656K$432K$223K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $554K$403K$151K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $521K$393K$129K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $269K$340K−$71K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2019 $258K$353K−$96K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $712,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $199,286$483,995
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,558$8,196
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38$76
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $148,948$219,951
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $369,830$712,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $145,642$163,686
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $276,441$331,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $422,083$494,854
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,253$217,364
Part VI · Governance 1 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $712,218 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $59,269 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$483,995
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$483,995
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $8,196$8,196
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $76$76
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $160,682$160,682
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,269 · Unrelated business $8,272 · Excluded from tax $160,682$712,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $494,854 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $99,078$99,078
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $51,937$51,937
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $12,671$12,671
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $15,089$15,089
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $7,780$7,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,155$43,155
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,555$2,555
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $60,336$60,336
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $33,436$33,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $151,971$151,971
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,528 · Management $2,818$11,346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $206,209 · Management $280,865 · Fundraising $7,780$494,854
Part X · Balance sheet $1,733,506 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,399$329,195
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,036$5,036
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,152,606$1,128,275
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $254,759$270,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,659,800$1,733,506
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $159,927$16,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $159,927$16,270
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,499,873$1,717,236
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,659,800$1,733,506
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,717,236 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$712,218
XI-2 Total expenses$494,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$217,364
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,499,873
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,717,236

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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