Illustra Media FY2021 filing

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La Mirada, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 33-0765393Revenue $333K in FY2021

On file with the IRSillustramedia.com13916 Avenida Espana, 90638-3407 · La Mirada, CATax-exempt since Feb 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization's purpose is to produce video documentaries that examine the scientific evidence for intelligent design and the limitations of blind, materialistic processes like darwinian evolution.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$218K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$218K
to officers and key staff · 58% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 58% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$333K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$379K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$627K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$333K
FY2021▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$358K
Expenses
$379K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$392K
Net assets
$627K
FY2021▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$672K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$550K
FY2023$454K
FY2024$426K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1998.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $305K Management & general 10% · $38K Fundraising 10% · $36K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $218K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$91,140Pt VII · Sec A
$91,140Pt VII · Sec A
President
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jerry L Harned’s $91K as Secretary is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jerry L Harned$91,140$91,140$91,140$91,140$91,140
Wayne Lad Allen$91,140$91,140$91,140$91,140$91,140
Shannon Kearney$18,000$18,000$18,000$18,000$18,000
Jack D Dabner$800$1,200$13,800$18,000$18,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Creates documentaries exploring scientific evidence for intelligent design and limitations of evolution.

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1 program · $305K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Development and distribution of DVD'S and other materials related to presenting scientific evidence for divine design and creation.

$305Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$333K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$379K
Ln 25
Programscol B$305K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$627K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$563K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$111
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$333K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
SavingsLn 2$473K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$563K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$627K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$612K$563K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$673K$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$672K$627K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$218K$191K$18K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K$3K$555$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$2K$472
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$4K$971
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$14K$4K$916
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K$299$75
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$20K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$379K$305K$38K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $358K$392K−$34K$426K 990 PDF
FY2023 $269K$365K−$97K$454K 990 PDF
FY2022 $296K$372K−$76K$550K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $333K$379K−$46K$627K 990 PDF
FY2020 $741K$350K$392K$672K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $333,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $668,163$267,619
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,230$37,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24$111
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,074$27,980
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $741,491$333,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $262,933$254,054
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,045$124,903
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $349,978$378,957
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $391,513−$45,747
Part VI · Governance 9 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $333,210 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,980 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$267,619
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,613
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,619
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,500$37,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $111$111
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,480 · Excluded from tax $111$333,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $378,957 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $191,280 · Management $18,000 · Fundraising $9,000$218,280
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,000 · Management $555 · Fundraising $3,368$6,923
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,073 · Management $1,886 · Fundraising $472$9,431
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,565 · Management $3,884 · Fundraising $971$19,420
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,275$2,275
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,687$36,687
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,744 · Management $3,665 · Fundraising $916$18,325
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,949 · Fundraising $2,223$8,172
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,122 · Management $299 · Fundraising $75$1,496
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,135$1,135
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,759$2,759
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,363$4,363
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,289 · Fundraising $17,346$37,635
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,019 · Management $2,956 · Fundraising $2,081$7,056
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,622 · Management $37,883 · Fundraising $36,452$378,957
Part X · Balance sheet $630,904 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $464,548$90,412
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $147,806$472,856
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $52,677$59,813
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,308$3,548
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,060$4,275
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $673,399$630,904
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,612$4,262
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,612$4,262
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $663,284$626,642
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $671,787$626,642
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $673,399$630,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $626,642 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$333,210
XI-2 Total expenses$378,957
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,747
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$671,787
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$602
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$626,642

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