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Shanthi Project

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Allentown, PA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 27-3592356Revenue $280K in FY2025

On file with the IRSshanthiproject.orgPo Box 91423, 18109-1423 · Allentown, PATax-exempt since Oct 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Shanthi Project teaches social-emotional resiliency through the practice of mindfulness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 17 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $89K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$280K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$312K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$249K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$280K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$359K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$405K
FY2025$280K
Expenses
$312K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$228K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$342K
FY2024$326K
FY2025$312K
Net assets
$249K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$280K
FY2025$249K

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 Oct 2011.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $205K Management & general 16% · $51K Fundraising 18% · $56K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Erickson
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debi Rice
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Veres
Board Member
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches social-emotional skills and resilience through mindfulness practice.

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1 program · $205K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The number of people who benefit from shanthi project grows each year. Shanthi project developed and delivered social emotional learning and evidence-based mindfulness lessons to 4000+ students in the bethlehem, easton, nazareth, and northern lehigh school districts and facilitated 15 workshops for educators.

$205Kprogram expense

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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
United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyFY2024$52K
Two Rivers Health & Wellness FoundationFY2024$18K
Magellan Cares Foundation INCFY2024$8K
The Silvestri Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Petrucci Family Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Fidelity D & D Charitable FoundationFY2024$2K
Penn Community Bank FoundationFY2024$1K
Sempra Energy FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$89K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$262
Money outPt IX
$312K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$249K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$262
Total revenueLn 12$280K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$249K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 610
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$261K$249K
Total assetsLn 16$280K$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$280K$249K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$235K$161K$34K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$370$433
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$15K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K$486
Office expensesLn 13$908$541$367
OccupancyLn 16$522$522
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$10K$5K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$312K$205K$51K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $280K$312K−$32K$249K 990 PDF
FY2024 $405K$326K$78K$280K 990 PDF
FY2023 $373K$342K$32K$201K 990 PDF
FY2022 $363K$367K−$4K$169K 990 PDF
FY2021 $359K$228K$130K$173K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $280,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,297$68,014
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $134,067$212,041
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $260$262
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $404,624$280,317
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $234,021$259,424
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,254$52,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $326,275$312,326
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,349−$32,009
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,317 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,999
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,015
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$68,014
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $212,041$212,041
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $262$262
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $212,041 · Excluded from tax $262$280,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $312,326 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $161,189 · Management $33,901 · Fundraising $39,625$234,715
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,761 · Management $370 · Fundraising $433$2,564
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,248 · Management $3,180 · Fundraising $3,717$22,145
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,665$2,665
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,684 · Fundraising $486$16,170
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $541 · Fundraising $367$908
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $522$522
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,327$1,327
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,762$3,762
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,288 · Management $4,518 · Fundraising $10,993$25,799
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,749$1,749
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $205,497 · Management $51,208 · Fundraising $55,621$312,326
Part X · Balance sheet $249,195 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,187$241,204
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,557$7,491
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,625$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $279,530$249,195
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $279,530$231,423
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$17,772
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $279,530$249,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,530$249,195
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,317
XI-2 Total expenses$312,326
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,009
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$279,530
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,674
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,195

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

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