Thomas Merton Center INC

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The TMC is a non-sectarian social and educational institution whose activities promote peace, non-violence, social justice and respect for human dignities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 10 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
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $112K a year · 41% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 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
$47K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$258
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$75K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$120K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$74K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$75K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$471K
FY2021$512K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$75K
Expenses
$120K
FY2025▼ -51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$514K
FY2021$512K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$120K
Net assets
$74K
FY2025▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$119K
FY2025$74K

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 Feb 1982.

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% · $91K Management & general 22% · $27K Fundraising 2% · $2K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $47K 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
Executive Director
$46,848Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Nunes’s $47K as Executive Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 166 <$100K international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Nunes$46,848$67,000————
Gabriel McMorland——$46,227$44,442$44,004$44,004

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

Programs and updates

Promotes peace, non-violence, social justice, and human dignity through education and social programs.

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1 program · $91K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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All TMC Programs

$91Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$75K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$120K
Ln 25
Programscol B$91K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$258
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$563
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$218
Total revenueLn 12$75K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$258
Net assetsLn 32$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37K$18
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$119K$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$258
Net assetsLn 32$119K$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$28K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41$33$6$2
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$540$193
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$12K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$484
Office expensesLn 13$16K$11K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$11K$4K
TravelLn 17$691$498$193
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$910
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$15K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$120K$91K$27K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 13, 2025 $75K$120K−$45K$74K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 9, 2024 $98K$246K−$147K$119K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 21, 2024 $216K$294K−$78K$266K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 12, 2023 $258K$619K−$362K$331K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 5, 2022 $512K$512K−$797$703K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 $471K$514K−$43K$703K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $75,200 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $81,859$61,251
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,750$11,623
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,521$563
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $267$1,763
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $98,397$75,200
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,501$39,034
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,183$80,729
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $245,684$119,763
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$147,287−$44,563
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $75,200 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,251
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,623$11,623
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $345$345
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $218$218
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,763$1,763
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,949 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$75,200
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $119,763 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,457 · Management $4,919 · Fundraising $1,757$35,133
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33 · Management $6 · Fundraising $2$41
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,127 · Management $540 · Fundraising $193$3,860
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,697 · Management $4,549$16,246
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,246 · Management $484$1,730
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,195 · Management $4,354$15,549
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,622 · Management $4,130$14,752
IX-17 TravelPrograms $498 · Management $193$691
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,340 · Management $910$3,250
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,697 · Management $2,604$9,301
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,006 · Management $4,204$19,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $90,918 · Management $26,893 · Fundraising $1,952$119,763
Part X · Balance sheet $74,404 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,837$22,676
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,960$51,710
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $36,912$18
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $118,709$74,404
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$258
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,552$8,088
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $41,157$66,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $118,709$74,146
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $118,709$74,404
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,146 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$75,200
XI-2 Total expenses$119,763
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,563
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$118,709
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,146

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

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