Scientific and medical research and public education of the findings

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
80 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 79.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$136K
Spent
$80K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$585K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$136K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$67K
Expenses
$80K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$79K
Net assets
$585K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$585K
FY2021$620K
FY2022$678K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$695K
FY2025$767K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $75K Management & general 6% · $5K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Conducts scientific and medical research, then educates the public about discoveries.

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2 programs · $75K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

2. Measurement of wireless communication radiation. Project to develop an improved technique to measure electromagnetic fields with extended frequency ranges and sensitivities. This project started in 2018 and continued in 2020 and beyond. Some hardware and software developed. Various educational presentations were made to the public.

$56Kprogram expense
02

1. The subtle energy research project is a fundamental scientific research project to detect and measure the presence of putative subtle energie associated with biofield practitioners, energy healers, physical correlates of the intention to heal, and "laying on of hands." we hypothesie that these energies are not all conventional and may…

$19Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $190K · 2021–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$136K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$708
Money outPt IX
$80K
Ln 25
Programscol B$75K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$585K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$532K
Total assetsLn 16$585K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$708
Total revenueLn 12$136K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$259K
SavingsLn 2$273K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$532K
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$585K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$585K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$475K$532K
Total assetsLn 16$522K$585K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$522K$585K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$54K$98$0
Office expensesLn 13$985$985$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$12K$3K$0
TravelLn 17$75$75$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$581$581$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$740$0
All other expensesLn 24e$263$108$155
Total functional expensesLn 25$80K$75K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $67K$79K−$12K$767K 990 PDF
FY2024 $128K$173K−$45K$695K 990 PDF
FY2023 $195K$160K$35K$717K 990 PDF
FY2022 $188K$131K$57K$678K 990 PDF
FY2021 $136K$105K$31K$620K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $136K$80K$56K$585K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $136,349 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,905$130,151
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,672$5,490
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,132$708
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $123,709$136,349
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,139$80,115
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $98,139$80,115
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,570$56,234
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $136,349 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,151
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,151
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,490 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,490
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $708 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$708
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,198 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$136,349
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,115 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,850 · Management $98 · Fundraising $0$53,948
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $985 · Fundraising $0$985
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,137 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,137
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,326 · Management $3,082 · Fundraising $0$15,408
IX-17 TravelPrograms $75 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$75
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $581 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$581
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,978 · Management $740 · Fundraising $0$7,718
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $108 · Management $155$263
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $75,055 · Management $5,060 · Fundraising $0$80,115
Part X · Balance sheet $584,519 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,084$259,282
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $272,181$272,888
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $46,610$52,349
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $521,875$584,519
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $413,666$556,425
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $108,209$28,094
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $521,875$584,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $521,875$584,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $584,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$136,349
XI-2 Total expenses$80,115
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,234
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$521,875
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,410
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$584,519

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