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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
12¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
12%
of spending
Concern: 12% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $72K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$908K
+369% vs prior year
Spent
$552K
To programs
12%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$908K
FY2024▲ +369%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$194K
FY2024$908K
Expenses
$552K
FY2024▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$390K
FY2024$552K
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2012.

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Where the money goes

12 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 12% · $64K Management & general 88% · $488K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice-Chair, Ex. Dir.
$8,504Pt VII · Sec A
$8,473Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Parvis’s $9K as Vice-Chair, Ex. Dir. is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gareth Crawford—$9,640$160,995$160,903$168,837
Douglas Parvis$8,504————
Virginia Thomson$8,473————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Facilitates thoughtful discussion and debate on important state, national, and international issues to advance public understanding.

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3 programs · $64K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Campus Soft-Opening & Community Engagement

Throughout 2024 the organization hosted three open-house days, volunteer clean-ups, and site tours to welcome neighbors, test facility operations, and gather feedback. Activities supported the broader goal of fostering a sense of place and building local partnerships ahead of expanded programming.

$32Kprogram expense
02

Ilan Lev Bodywork Workshop

A 3-DAY immersive program introducing 16 participants to the ilan lev method of movement-based therapy. Led by certified practitioners, the workshop combined daily technique classes, partner work, and reflective discussions that emphasized somatic awareness and community well-being.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Pond Hill Writing Workshop

A 5 day retreat was developed during 2024 to invite 12 emerging writers focused on craft revision and place-based storytelling. Scheduled faculty to include two published authors with sessions blended seminar instruction; guided writing time and peer critique.

$10Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$72K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $175K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$137,734
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,350

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$908K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$837K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$552K
Ln 25
Programscol B$64K
Managementcol C$488K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$770K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$837K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$115K
Total revenueLn 12$908K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$770K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$770K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$532K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$762K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K$770K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$553K$532K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$11K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$167K$5K$162K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$1K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$331$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$69K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$44K$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$2K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$552K$64K$488K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $908K$552K$356K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $194K$390K−$196K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$111K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.4M−$70K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.0M$194K$4.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $907,681 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $155,512$128,198
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$837,498
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$10,151−$101,230
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,232$43,215
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $193,593$907,681
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 $103,662$214,071
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $285,958$337,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $389,620$552,060
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$196,027$355,621
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $907,681 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,762
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,436
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,198
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,356 · Unrelated business $751,142$837,498
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,793$13,793
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $43,215$43,215
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$115,023−$115,023
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,356 · Unrelated business $794,357 · Excluded from tax −$101,230$907,681
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,060 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,375 · Management $5,602$16,977
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,274 · Management $162,078$167,352
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,109 · Management $22,011$23,120
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $331 · Management $6,291$6,622
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,216$7,216
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,229$15,229
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $26,720$26,720
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,827$8,827
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $68,648$68,648
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $40,970$40,970
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $43,665$43,665
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,811 · Management $74,766$118,577
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,303 · Management $5,834$8,137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,203 · Management $487,857 · Fundraising $0$552,060
Part X · Balance sheet $4,217,909 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,578$770,297
X-4 Accounts receivable$7,205
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,982$31,926
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,281,141$2,114,466
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $552,659$532,464
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $676,225$761,551
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,785,585$4,217,909
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,615$33,611
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,047$10,884
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,662$45,495
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,482,000$3,839,825
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $287,923$332,589
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,769,923$4,172,414
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,785,585$4,217,909
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,172,414 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$907,681
XI-2 Total expenses$552,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$355,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,769,923
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$46,870
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,172,414

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