The Avila institute provides online spiritual education and formation to catholics around the world. The institute offers graduate, personal enrichement, and continuing education courses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
28¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$327K 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $122K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
28%
of spending
Concern: 28% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$327K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $836K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$85K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
28%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$872K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$955K
FY2023$911K
FY2024$866K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 28% · $827K Management & general 55% · $1.6M Fundraising 17% · $516K

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; $327K 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
President
$171,923Pt VII · Sec A
$59,894Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$50,913Pt VII · Sec A
$44,154Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Burke’s $172K as President is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Burke——$181,731———
Daniel Burke$171,923$175,000—$171,154——
Stephanie Burke$59,894$60,000$62,308$60,000$60,000$60,000
Jordan Burke$50,913—————
Anthony Lillies$44,154—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers online spiritual education and formation for Catholics globally.

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3 programs · $827K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Avila Foundation uses live and online events to further spread our mission and help people grow closer to the Lord.

$827Kprogram expense
02

The Avila Institute provides online spiritual education and formation to Catholics around the world. The institute offers graduate, personal enrichment and continuing education courses. The Avila Institute offers scholarships to priests, religious and lay people to attend the Institute.

Pt IX · col B
03

The High Calling Program helps form men who are discerning the priesthood. They go through a one-year propaedeutic year before entering seminary.

Pt IX · col B

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
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$822K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$827K
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$516K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$973K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$822K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$618K
SavingsLn 2$355K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$973K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$720K$973K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$162K$112K
Total assetsLn 16$957K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$85K
Net assetsLn 32$866K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$327K$327K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$647K$647K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$169K$169K
Payroll taxesLn 10$315K$315K
Legal feesLn 11b$200$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$514K$246K$268K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$96K$85K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$97K$11K$86K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$50K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$245K$56$10K$235K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$56K$56K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K$69K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$283K$272K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$3K$13K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$827K$1.6M$516K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.1M$3.0M$136K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.6M−$45K$866K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.4M−$44K$911K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$1.9M$511K$955K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$219K$444K 990 PDF
FY2020 $828K$872K−$44K$225K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,105,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,685,294$2,271,966
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $825,019$822,351
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$51
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,711$11,536
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,516,059$3,105,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,150,087$1,458,167
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,411,171$1,511,568
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,561,258$2,969,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,199$136,169
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,105,904 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,923 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,271,966
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,271,966
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $822,351$822,351
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51$51
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $6,613$6,613
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $827,274 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,664$3,105,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,969,735 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $326,884$326,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $646,968$646,968
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $169,265$169,265
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $315,050$315,050
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $200$200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,390$47,390
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $245,699 · Fundraising $267,956$513,655
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $84,931 · Fundraising $11,488$96,419
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,959 · Management $85,879$96,838
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $49,558$49,558
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,921$33,921
IX-17 TravelPrograms $56 · Management $10,113 · Fundraising $235,070$245,239
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $55,678$55,678
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,824$2,824
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,022$69,022
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,797$1,797
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $271,724 · Management $11,030$282,754
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,747 · Management $12,506 · Fundraising $1,020$16,273
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $827,119 · Management $1,627,082 · Fundraising $515,534$2,969,735
Part X · Balance sheet $1,087,081 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $363,035$618,050
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $356,711$355,247
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $162,005$112,092
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,692$1,692
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $957,443$1,087,081
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,275$13,375
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,673$85,142
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $865,770$1,001,939
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $957,443$1,087,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,001,939 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,105,904
XI-2 Total expenses$2,969,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,169
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$865,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,001,939

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