Avila Foundation FY2024 filing

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Montgomery, AL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 27-3714084Revenue $2.5M in FY2024

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.
29¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$235K 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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FY2024 · 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
29%
of spending
Concern: 29% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$235K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 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
$92K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.5M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
29%
Net assets
$866K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +6%
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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
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +6%
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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
$866K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$955K
FY2023$911K
FY2024$866K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · 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

29 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 29% · $747K Management & general 53% · $1.4M Fundraising 18% · $464K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $235K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$175,000Pt VII · Sec A
$60,000Pt 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 · $747K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$411Kprogram 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.

$209Kprogram expense
03

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

$127Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$825K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$747K
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$464K
Owns and owesPt X
$866K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$720K
Total assetsLn 16$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$825K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$363K
SavingsLn 2$357K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$720K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$162K
Total assetsLn 16$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
Net assetsLn 32$866K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$825K$720K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K$162K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$92K
Net assetsLn 32$911K$866K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$235K$235K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$557K$557K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$134K$134K
Payroll taxesLn 10$224K$224K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$493K$183K$310K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$123K$94K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$82K$16K$66K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$60K
TravelLn 17$143K$2K$16K$125K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$77K$77K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$71K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$237K$207K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$19K$36K$777
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$747K$1.4M$464K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.1M$3.0M$136K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,516,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,471,098$1,685,294
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$825,019
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $74$35
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $899,597$5,711
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,370,769$2,516,059
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 $896,683$1,150,087
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,518,173$1,411,171
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,414,856$2,561,258
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,087−$45,199
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 $2,516,059 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,711 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,685,294
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,685,294
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $825,019$825,019
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35$35
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $830,730 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35$2,516,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,561,258 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $235,000$235,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $556,831$556,831
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $134,319$134,319
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $223,937$223,937
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,159$46,159
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $183,174 · Fundraising $310,167$493,341
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $93,993 · Fundraising $28,549$122,542
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,240 · Management $65,903$82,143
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,225$18,225
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $59,759$59,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,728 · Management $16,333 · Fundraising $124,897$142,958
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $76,620$76,620
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,221$4,221
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,842$70,842
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,879$1,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,335 · Management $29,949$237,284
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,903 · Management $35,518 · Fundraising $777$55,198
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $746,819 · Management $1,350,049 · Fundraising $464,390$2,561,258
Part X · Balance sheet $957,443 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $824,718$363,035
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$356,711
X-4 Accounts receivable$74,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $202,049$162,005
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,692$1,692
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,028,459$957,443
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,407$7,275
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,500$91,673
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $910,959$865,770
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,028,459$957,443
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $865,770 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,516,059
XI-2 Total expenses$2,561,258
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$910,959
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$865,770

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