World at Ease (WAE) has been organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, but not limited to, providing the healing power of yoga and meditation to those affected by extreme and/or chronic stress and trauma. WAE trains and deploys certified mind-body professionals to settings where they can enhance the health and well-being of individuals, families, organizations and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2020 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $9K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$147K
Spent
$217K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$51K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$147K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$97K
Expenses
$217K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$105K
Net assets
$51K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$27K
FY2025$19K

From the FY2020 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 Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $137K Management & general 23% · $49K Fundraising 14% · $31K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$2,422Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Houseworth’s $16K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 61 <$100K public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Hickey——$48,000
Elizabeth Diller—$18,588—
Allison Houseworth$15,880——
Robin Carnes——$2,422

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

Provides yoga and meditation to those affected by stress and trauma.

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1 program · $137K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Warriors at Ease brings the power of yoga and mediation to military communities around the world through training, programs, partnerships and advocacy. The Warriors at Ease (WAE) mission and work began in 2009 as early research studies at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as well as VA Medical Centers in Washington D.C.

$137Kprogram 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$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$147K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$217K
Ln 25
Programscol B$137K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$51K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Total revenueLn 12$147K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$51K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$134K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$121K$51K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23K$23K
Management feesLn 11a$104K$49K$35K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$731$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$564$1K$167
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$385
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$44K$5K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$217K$137K$49K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $97K$105K−$8K$19K 990 PDF
FY2024 $126K$147K−$22K$27K 990 PDF
FY2023 $153K$170K−$17K$49K 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$157K$38K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $140K$164K−$24K$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $147K$217K−$70K$51K 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 $147,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,296$24,815
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $191,785$122,677
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,551$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $239,632$147,492
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,749$22,835
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,920$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $186,598$194,612
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,267$217,447
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $365−$69,955
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $147,492 across 10 lines filed
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$24,815
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,815
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $122,677 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$122,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,677 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$147,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,447 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,835$22,835
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $48,737 · Management $34,781 · Fundraising $20,225$103,743
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $731 · Fundraising $5,192$5,923
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $564 · Management $1,336 · Fundraising $167$2,067
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,503 · Management $385$6,888
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,590$14,590
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,950$6,950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,211 · Management $5,201 · Fundraising $5,039$54,451
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $137,440 · Management $49,384 · Fundraising $30,623$217,447
Part X · Balance sheet $65,895 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,392$60,860
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,035$5,035
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,547$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $133,974$65,895
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,040$7,573
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,545$6,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,585$14,461
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $105,495$43,910
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,894$7,524
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,389$51,434
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $133,974$65,895
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,434 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$147,492
XI-2 Total expenses$217,447
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,955
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,389
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$51,434

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