Kabbalah Experience FY2020 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 20-3226087

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Encourage individual spiritual growth through the study and application of kabbala's insights.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$160K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$160K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $88K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$434K
Spent
$338K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$137K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$434K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$372K
FY2025$429K
Expenses
$338K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$379K
FY2025$428K
Net assets
$137K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$5K
FY2025$5K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $217K Management & general 25% · $84K Fundraising 11% · $37K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $160K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Spiritual Director
$80,125Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Sanders’s $80K as Spiritual Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Encourages spiritual growth by teaching and applying Kabbalah's insights.

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1 program · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Kabbalah gives classes to students consisting of 3 semesters per year and shorter summer classes of 50 to 100 students per semester. 5 enlightenment lectures are given per year. Classes are basic to advanced with the primary study of soul, space and time as it relates to zohar which is key kabbalah writings from the 12TH century.

$217Kprogram expense

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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$434K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$112K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$137K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$112K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Total revenueLn 12$434K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$130K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$130K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$750
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$137K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$130K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$750
Total assetsLn 16$132K$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$41K$137K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$195K$122K$59K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$5K$15K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$200$200
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$17K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$68$68
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$490$490
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$842$842
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$787
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$217K$84K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $429K$428K$94$5K 990 PDF
FY2024 $372K$379K−$8K$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $300K$443K−$143K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $470K$429K$42K$157K 990 PDF
FY2021 $350K$372K−$22K$115K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $434K$338K$97K$137K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $434,311 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$19,538
VIII-1d Related organizations$119,258
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$121,552
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$260,348
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $111,989$111,989
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,184$4,184
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $57,790$57,790
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,989 · Unrelated business $57,790 · Excluded from tax $4,184$434,311
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,592 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,695 · Management $58,819 · Fundraising $14,411$194,925
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,284 · Management $15,334 · Fundraising $21,169$41,787
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $200$200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,730 · Management $2,912 · Fundraising $1,686$15,328
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,290$1,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,893$20,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,483$10,483
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,237$6,237
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,426 · Management $4,356$21,782
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $68$68
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $490$490
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $842$842
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,847 · Management $787$2,634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,918$16,918
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,715$3,715
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,628 · Management $83,698 · Fundraising $37,266$337,592
Part X · Balance sheet $149,099 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,800$130,191
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,745$8,445
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year −$50−$50
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,592$750
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,855$9,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $131,942$149,099
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $354$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,086$11,878
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,440$11,878
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,502$137,221
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,942$149,099
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $137,221 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$434,311
XI-2 Total expenses$337,592
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$96,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,502
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$137,221

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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