In cooperation with the Roman Catholic Prelature of Opus Dei, Darien Study Center fosters the search for holiness in the middle of the world, by means of ordinary work and all the other circumstances of daily life. See www.opusdei.org.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $156K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $294K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$486K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$655K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$486K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$573K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$575K
Expenses
$655K
FY2023+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$708K
FY2022$654K
FY2023$655K
FY2024$713K
FY2025$701K
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2023▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $636K Management & general 3% · $19K Fundraising 0% · $442

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John B Haley’s $200 as President, Treasurer, Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
John B Haley$200$6,300

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 15aYes

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1 program · $636K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Courses, conferences and classes in Roman Catholic doctrine, philosophy, theology, spiritual, human and ethical formation. Personal spiritual guidance. Youth camps and clubs, sports and cultural activities. Care for elderly and incapacitated persons.

$636Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$294K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$486K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$249K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$655K
Ln 25
Programscol B$636K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$442
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$249K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$307
Total revenueLn 12$486K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$127K$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$63K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$226K$214K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$378
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$18K$926
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$513$513
Office expensesLn 13$2K$757$1K$95
Information technologyLn 14$17K$16K$1K$347
OccupancyLn 16$76K$76K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$179K$179K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$86K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$655K$636K$19K$442

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $575K$701K−$126K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $515K$713K−$198K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $486K$655K−$169K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $501K$654K−$153K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $573K$708K−$135K$5.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $485,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,270$234,904
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $215,180$249,459
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,061
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $256$307
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $500,706$485,731
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 $271,691$251,848
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $382,460$403,299
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $654,151$655,147
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$153,445−$169,416
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $485,731 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $307 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,904
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,904
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $249,459 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$249,459
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,061 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,061
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $250,827 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$485,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $655,147 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $214,482 · Management $11,289$225,771
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,176 · Management $378$7,554
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,597 · Management $926$18,523
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,006$4,006
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,786$4,786
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $513$513
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $757 · Management $1,040 · Fundraising $95$1,892
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,600 · Management $1,386 · Fundraising $347$17,333
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75,678$75,678
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,445$12,445
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,047$15,047
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $179,132$179,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,721$6,721
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,746 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,746
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $635,680 · Management $19,025 · Fundraising $442$655,147
Part X · Balance sheet $5,483,407 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,402$16,630
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$140,281
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,505,629$5,326,496
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,636,681$5,483,407
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,708$62,850
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,708$62,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,589,973$5,420,557
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,589,973$5,420,557
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,636,681$5,483,407
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,420,557 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$485,731
XI-2 Total expenses$655,147
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$169,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,589,973
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,420,557

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