The mission of the Kula Kamala Foundation is to provide education in the practice and application of all aspects of yoga, including asana, pranayama, meditation, reiki, ayurveda, art, music, and movement in order to enhance the wellnes of individuals and communities throughout the world. The Foundation seeks to further provide individuals and community opportunities to be of service (seva) through structured programs meant to support enlightened living in areas and for individuals where such programs might not otherwise be available or accessible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $306K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $102
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
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$70K
-98% vs prior year
Spent
$708K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$70K
FY2022▼ -98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$70K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$104K
Expenses
$708K
FY2022▲ +61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$641K
FY2024$717K
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2022▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $491K Management & general 30% · $214K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President &
$110,832Pt VII · Sec A
$43,302Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Allitt’s $122K as President & is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharon Allitt$121,654$128,685$110,832$87,420$32,150
Cassandra Bertolami—$57,668$43,302——

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

Teaches yoga, meditation, and holistic practices to improve well-being and offer service opportunities globally.

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1 program · $491K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Yoga instruction, yoga education, yoga as holistic health, yoga retreats

$491Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$102

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$70K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$708K
Ln 25
Programscol B$491K
Managementcol C$214K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$474
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$70K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$811K
Other assetsLn 15$726K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$633K$811K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$229K$183K$43K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$16K$4K$204
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$18K$4K$219
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K$6K$97K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$7K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$848$3K$150
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$562
OccupancyLn 16$148K$140K$8K
TravelLn 17$37K$6K$31K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$16K$2K$46
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$11K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$708K$491K$214K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $104K$717K−$614K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $129K$641K−$512K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $70K$708K−$639K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$441K$3.2M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $342K$241K$101K$647K 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 $69,559 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,591,376$9,885
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,740$52,225
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $241$474
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $500$6,975
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,632,857$69,559
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $155,626$270,863
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $285,463$437,622
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $441,089$708,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,191,768−$638,926
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $69,559 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,885
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,885
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $52,225$52,225
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $474$474
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,975$6,975
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $59,674$69,559
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $708,485 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,832 · Management $43,422 · Fundraising $2,285$228,539
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,335 · Management $3,880 · Fundraising $204$20,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,524 · Management $4,162 · Fundraising $219$21,905
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,006$5,006
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,628 · Management $96,793$102,421
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,282 · Management $2,428$9,710
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $848 · Management $2,725 · Fundraising $150$3,723
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,062 · Management $562$5,624
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $139,925 · Management $8,158$148,083
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,544 · Management $31,418$36,962
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,508$9,508
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,476$47,476
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,645 · Management $1,515 · Fundraising $46$17,206
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,747$35,747
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,348 · Management $4,808$16,156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $491,196 · Management $214,385 · Fundraising $2,904$708,485
Part X · Balance sheet $3,199,352 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,320; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $278,997$114,783
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,003,750$1,545,225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $632,874$810,521
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $73,034$725,503
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,988,655$3,199,352
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $150,377$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,838,278$3,199,352
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,838,278$3,199,352
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,988,655$3,199,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,199,352 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$69,559
XI-2 Total expenses$708,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$638,926
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,838,278
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,199,352

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