Avila Foundation FY2020 filing

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Montgomery, AL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 27-3714084Revenue $828K in FY2020

On file with the IRS800 Cauthen Dr, 36105-6844 · Montgomery, ALTax-exempt since Apr 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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
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
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 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
$21K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$828K
Spent
$872K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$225K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$828K
FY2020
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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
$872K
FY2020
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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
$225K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$955K
FY2023$911K
FY2024$866K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending March 2020) · 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

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $436K Management & general 48% · $422K Fundraising 2% · $13K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer
$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 2No
  • 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 · $436K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

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.

$344Kprogram expense
02

The avila foundation uses live and online events to further spread our mission and help people grow closer to the lord.

$65Kprogram expense
03

The high calling program helps form men who are discerning the priesthood. They go through a one-year propaedeutic year before entering seminary.

$26Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$828K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K
Other incomeLn 4–11$314K
Investment incomeLn 3$941
Money outPt IX
$872K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$422K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$225K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K
Investment incomeLn 3$941
Other incomeLn 4–11$314K
Total revenueLn 12$828K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$217K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$217K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$225K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K$217K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$275K$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$269K$225K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$262K$262K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$190K$190K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$53K$39K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$79K$79K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$70K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$19K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$872K$436K$422K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $828K$872K−$44K$225K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $827,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $459,609$512,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,019$941
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $341,470$314,236
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $803,098$827,956
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 $306,790$372,786
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,985$498,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $811,775$871,553
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,677−$43,597
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $827,956 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $314,236 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$512,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$512,779
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $941$941
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $314,236 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $941$827,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $871,553 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $261,701$261,701
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $27,186$27,186
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $23,899$23,899
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,883$15,883
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $189,763$189,763
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,326 · Fundraising $13,275$52,601
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,127$22,127
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,148$3,148
IX-17 TravelPrograms $78,745$78,745
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,941$26,941
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,755$8,755
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,009 · Management $8,098$78,107
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,171 · Management $3,526$22,697
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $435,858 · Management $422,420 · Fundraising $13,275$871,553
Part X · Balance sheet $246,856 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,637$216,876
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,558$29,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $275,195$246,856
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,225$21,483
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,225$21,483
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $268,970$225,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $275,195$246,856
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $225,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$827,956
XI-2 Total expenses$871,553
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,597
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$268,970
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$225,373

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