Natural High FY2023 filing

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La Jolla, CA501(c)(3)Since 1995Community DevelopmentEIN 33-0668362

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Natural High provides tools and programs to help youth discover, amplify and pursue their Natural High. By creating tools, developing programs, and fostering communities, Natural High meets youth where they're at: in schools, online, and in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$141K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $201K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$425K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$433K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$425K
FY2023▲ +22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$580K
FY2021$571K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$404K
Expenses
$433K
FY2023▼ -0.8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$575K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$436K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$388K
FY2023▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$468K
FY2022$396K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$173K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1997.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $303K Management & general 21% · $92K Fundraising 9% · $38K

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; $141K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$141,240Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/Board Chair/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Desiree Pavlik’s $153K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Desiree Pavlik$153,233$148,302$141,240$138,667$113,333$33,333
Gina Morris—————$114,446

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires and empowers youth to find healthy highs and live life well.

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2 programs · $303K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

In Schools

Natural high provides research informed drug-prevention programming to teachers across the country at no cost. Programming consists of 1) stories of celebritites sharing their personal stories of choosing their natural highs over drugs, 2) discussion guides, 3) worksheets, and 4) additional activities that focus on resiliency theory, 40…

$303Kprogram expense
02

Online

In 2023 we expanded our fentanyl toolkit (video, discussion questions, film screening guide, and resources) to raise awareness and inform kids, educators, and parents about the dangers of fentanyl. We continued to expand our natural high essentials.

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$425K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$433K
Ln 25
Programscol B$303K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$57K
Total revenueLn 12$425K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$218K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$218K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$388K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K$218K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$396K$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$404$1K
Net assetsLn 32$396K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$71K$35K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$36K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$95K$95K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$22K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$433K$303K$92K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $404K$465K−$61K$173K 990 PDF
FY2024 $301K$455K−$154K$234K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $425K$433K−$8K$388K 990 PDF
FY2022 $350K$436K−$87K$396K 990 PDF
FY2021 $571K$470K$101K$468K 990 PDF
FY2020 $580K$575K$5K$367K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $425,281 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$356,663
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$356,663
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $105$105
VIII-5 RoyaltiesUnrelated business $3,322$3,322
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $56,759$56,759
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,351$4,351
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $4,081$4,081
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $64,267 · Excluded from tax $4,351$425,281
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,042 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,620 · Management $35,310 · Fundraising $35,310$141,240
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $10,451$10,451
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,247$7,247
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,087$11,087
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,901$3,901
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,278$10,278
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,000 · Management $1,185$37,185
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $94,840$94,840
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,120$33,120
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,496$1,496
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,431 · Management $2,804 · Fundraising $2,804$28,039
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,765$6,765
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,834$42,834
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,926 · Management $2,633$4,559
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $303,267 · Management $91,661 · Fundraising $38,114$433,042
Part X · Balance sheet $389,283 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $184,304$217,503
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,375$3,160
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $190,906$167,200
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,388$1,420
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $395,973$389,283
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $404$1,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $404$1,475
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $395,569$387,808
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $395,973$389,283
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $387,808 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$425,281
XI-2 Total expenses$433,042
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,761
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$395,569
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$387,808

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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