Eschaton Foundation FY2020 filing

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Eschaton sponsors the Resource Center for Nonviolences education programs and the operation of the RCNV Community Center. The Resource Center for Nonviolence promotes the mutually reinforcing legacies, movements, practices, and visions of nonviolence and antiracism. We are committed to serving communities of all racial and ethnic groups, in Santa Cruz County and beyond, connecting in person and online. Hundreds of people participated in RCNVs online antiracism book groups and other activities.The RCNV Community Center serves as a resource for dozens of organizations and hundreds of visitors, for low cost or sometimes no cost (donated space for events and groups with limited funds). In 2019, pre-COVID pandemic, the Center facility hosted over 550 events and meetings attended by over 8,500 people. 98 different organizations used the Center for meetings and public programs. In 2021 the Center was still mostly closed due to the pandemic and 12 groups used the Center for meetings and progra

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7209584) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 81% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $869K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
6.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
0.6% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
4 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$281K
Spent
$468K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$281K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$15.4M
FY2024$916K
Expenses
$468K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$468K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$550K
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$16.9M
FY2024$17.3M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1972.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $376K Management & general 16% · $75K Fundraising 3% · $16K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$4,790Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Silvia Morales$68,355$73,963$73,832$65,100—
Peter Klotz-Chamberlin————$4,790

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes nonviolence and antiracism through education and community center programs.

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3 programs · $341K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

"the Boys Who Said No"

production of a documentary film about nonviolent opposition to the Vietnam War particularly focused on opposition to the draft during this period. When released, thousands of people will view the film and learn about an important historical moment in American history.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7209584) · Dispute this line
$185Kprogram expense
02

Resource Center for Nonviolence ProgramThe Center provides information regarding the philosophy and practice of nonviolence by offering educational programming through activities such as workshops, presentations, films, and printed or digital information.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7209584) · Dispute this line
$90Kprogram expense
03

Resource Center for Nonviolence Community CenterIn addition to its direct program contributions in support of nonviolence, the RCNV also operates a community center that serves as a resource for dozens of organizations and hundreds of visitors, for low cost or sometimes no cost (donated space for events and groups with limited funds.) In…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7209584) · Dispute this line
$67Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $182K · 2022–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$8,900
Santa Cruz Black Health Matters InitiativeFY2023$139,695
Santa Cruz Black CoalitionFY2023$23,000
Santa Cruz Black CoalitionFY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$281K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$468K
Ln 25
Programscol B$376K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$281K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$279
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$249K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$869K
Other assetsLn 15$325
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$368K$249K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$789K$869K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$5K$4K$719$239
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$67K$19K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$2K$354
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K$383
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$95$95
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K$354
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$707$131
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$24K$5K$894
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K$218
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$251K$240K$10K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$17K$4K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K$376K$75K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $916K$550K$366K$17.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $15.4M$1.4M$14.0M$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $365K$410K−$45K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $120K$372K−$252K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2021 $281K$468K−$186K$3.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $281,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $406,767$210,380
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,328$10,936
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,752$54,654
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,292$5,490
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $519,139$281,460
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,102$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,658$109,320
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $299,024$356,191
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $380,784$467,511
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $138,355−$186,051
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $281,460 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $162 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$210,380
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$210,380
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,936$10,936
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $54,654$54,654
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,328$5,328
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,426 · Excluded from tax $54,654$281,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $467,511 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $3,832 · Management $719 · Fundraising $239$4,790
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,117 · Management $19,241 · Fundraising $3,450$89,808
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,090 · Management $1,626 · Fundraising $354$7,070
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,509 · Management $1,760 · Fundraising $383$7,652
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,482$28,482
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $95$95
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,811 · Management $1,916 · Fundraising $354$9,081
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,513 · Management $707 · Fundraising $131$3,351
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,128 · Management $4,766 · Fundraising $894$29,788
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,222 · Management $2,512 · Fundraising $218$5,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $239,643 · Management $9,625 · Fundraising $1,778$251,046
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,535 · Management $3,715 · Fundraising $8,146$28,396
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $376,495 · Management $75,069 · Fundraising $15,947$467,511
Part X · Balance sheet $3,035,162 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $367,372$248,400
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $279$279
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,921,683$1,891,895
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $788,710$869,263
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $325$325
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,103,369$3,035,162
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,086$2,356
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-25 Other liabilities$15,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,086$18,482
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,099,283$3,016,680
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,099,283$3,016,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,103,369$3,035,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,016,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$281,460
XI-2 Total expenses$467,511
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$186,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,099,283
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$103,448
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,016,680

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