Avila Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Montgomery, AL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 27-3714084

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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.
36¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 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
$190K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% 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
$1.3M
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
36%
Net assets
$444K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +60%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$872K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$444K
FY2021▲ +97%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$955K
FY2023$911K
FY2024$866K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · 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

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $402K Management & general 62% · $686K Fundraising 2% · $20K

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 (FY2020); the FY2021 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Burke——$181,731———
Daniel Burke$171,923$175,000————
Daniel Burke———$171,154——
Stephanie Burke——$62,308$60,000$60,000$60,000
Stephanie Burke$59,894$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 program services account for $402K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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.

$221Kprogram expense
02

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

$113Kprogram expense
03

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

$68Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$731K
Other incomeLn 4–11$595K
Investment incomeLn 3$183
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$402K
Managementcol C$686K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$444K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$444K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
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$731K
Investment incomeLn 3$183
Other incomeLn 4–11$595K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$444K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$444K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
Net assetsLn 32$444K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$444K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$171K
Total assetsLn 16$247K$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$190K
Net assetsLn 32$225K$444K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$474K$474K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$141K$141K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$41K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$33K$33K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$21K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$108K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$18K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$402K$686K$20K

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 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,326,524 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $544,225 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$731,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$731,374
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $183$183
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $50,742$50,742
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $594,967 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $183$1,326,524
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,107,619 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $473,752$473,752
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $42,476$42,476
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,819$5,819
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $141,083$141,083
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,805 · Fundraising $19,635$60,440
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,570$19,570
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,846$2,846
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,946$32,946
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20,910$20,910
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,742$4,742
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,181$37,181
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $62,988$62,988
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,014 · Management $6,397$114,411
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,211 · Management $10,244$28,455
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $401,996 · Management $685,988 · Fundraising $19,635$1,107,619
Part X · Balance sheet $634,026 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,876$444,296
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,980$170,617
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$19,113
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $246,856$634,026
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,483$74,682
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,483$189,748
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $225,373$444,278
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $246,856$634,026
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $444,278 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,326,524
XI-2 Total expenses$1,107,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$218,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$225,373
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$444,278

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