Foundation for Inner Peace INC

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Novato, CA501(c)(3)Since 1979EIN 23-7174187Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSacim.org448 Ignacio Blvd Pmb 306, 94949-6085 · Novato, CATax-exempt since Apr 1972Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Foundation for Inner Peace, Inc.'s mission is to enhance spirituality through the dissemination of a metaphysical thought system found in A Course in Miracles (ACIM). ACIM is a unique spiritual self-study program designed to awaken us to the truth of our oneness with God and love.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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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 $51K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$648K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2022$470K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2022$399K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$647K
FY2022$718K
FY2023$844K
FY2024$934K
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1972.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.1M Management & general 14% · $197K Fundraising 10% · $136K

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; $648K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pres/Trustee
$211,349Pt VII · Sec A
Product Officer
$132,270Pt VII · Sec A
Development Off.
$128,762Pt VII · Sec A
Software Engineer
$101,361Pt VII · Sec A
$64,730Pt VII · Sec A
$9,554Pt VII · Sec A
Secty/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021
Tamara Morgan$211,349$202,338$198,047$202,203$146,346$149,026
Judith Whitson————$166,670$200,004
Robert Rosenthal————$113,558$129,343
Tara Hollander$132,270$128,391$124,924—$117,500—
Laura Fenamore$128,762$126,536$124,848—$120,000—
Robert E Skutch—$36,000$36,000$60,000$75,000$100,500
Cory Harasha$101,361—————
Hillary Hayden$64,730—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Disseminating the spiritual philosophy promulgated in the work entitled "A Course in Miracles," a self-study in a metaphysical thought system which teaches forgiveness as the road to inner peace and the remembrance of the unconditional love of God.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K
Other incomeLn 4–11$697K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$197K
Fundraisingcol D$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$918K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$923K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$697K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$918K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$918K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$513K$918K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$934K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$296K$242K$20K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$579K$474K$40K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$74K$6K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$53K$4K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$79K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$882$721$61$100
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$25K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$21K$20K$780
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$507$415$35$57
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$4K$189
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$26K$71K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$16K$12K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$197K$136K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.4M$490K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$89K$934K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$127K$844K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.3M$157K$647K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.5M−$92K$490K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.6M−$467K$582K 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 $1,881,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $710,835$923,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $169,883$242,980
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,897$18,059
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $562,922$696,509
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,449,537$1,881,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,077,200$1,030,629
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $283,057$360,042
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,360,257$1,390,671
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $89,280$490,368
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,881,039 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $695,160 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$923,491
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,819
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$923,491
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $242,980$242,980
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,059$18,059
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,349$1,349
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $939,489 · Excluded from tax $18,059$1,881,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,390,671 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $242,093 · Management $20,381 · Fundraising $33,585$296,059
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $473,666 · Management $39,880 · Fundraising $65,709$579,255
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,689 · Management $6,204 · Fundraising $10,222$90,115
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,316 · Management $4,488 · Fundraising $7,396$65,200
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,203$17,203
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,640$19,640
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,125$79,125
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $42,831$42,831
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $721 · Management $61 · Fundraising $100$882
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,531 · Management $2,066 · Fundraising $3,403$30,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,821 · Management $780$20,601
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,901$3,901
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $415 · Management $35 · Fundraising $57$507
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,365 · Management $3,675 · Fundraising $189$5,229
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,681 · Management $70,713 · Fundraising $12,999$109,393
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,216 · Management $12,263 · Fundraising $2,251$30,730
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,057,371 · Management $197,389 · Fundraising $135,911$1,390,671
Part X · Balance sheet $1,448,095 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $512,789$917,791
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$6,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $247,131$270,025
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $259,727$221,337
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,811$31,539
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,910$1,403
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,036,368$1,448,095
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102,781$24,113
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,781$24,113
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $911,103$1,402,292
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,484$21,690
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $933,587$1,423,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,036,368$1,448,095
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,423,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,881,039
XI-2 Total expenses$1,390,671
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$490,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$933,587
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$27
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,423,982

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