Christian Science Provider Network FY2020 filing

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Newburyport, MA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 46-0849294Revenue $236K in FY2020

On file with the IRS61 Pleasant St, 01950-1070 · Newburyport, MATax-exempt since Nov 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To advance the religion of Christian Science

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% 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
$236K
Spent
$183K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$128K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$236K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$336K
FY2025$160K
Expenses
$183K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$203K
Net assets
$128K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$218K

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 Nov 2014.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $136K Management & general 24% · $44K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$69,992Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer/Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Chair of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Constance Pierce’s $47K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Wanda J Warmack—$69,846$70,000$69,992
Constance Pierce$46,894———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes and supports the practice of Christian Science.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Promotion of spiritual care to members of health plans that offer christian science benefits

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
Arden Wood INCFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$236K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$62
Money outPt IX
$183K
Ln 25
Programscol B$136K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$128K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$62
Total revenueLn 12$236K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$128K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$76K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$76K$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$693$31K
Net assetsLn 32$75K$128K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$52K$14K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$48K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$903$226
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$2K$278
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$131$131
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$688
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$183K$136K$44K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $160K$203K−$43K$218K 990 PDF
FY2024 $336K$146K$190K$260K 990 PDF
FY2023 $155K$194K−$39K$70K 990 PDF
FY2022 $179K$183K−$3K$110K 990 PDF
FY2021 $134K$200K−$66K$113K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $236K$183K$53K$128K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $236,080 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $121,131$181,055
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,112$54,963
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11$62
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $176,254$236,080
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 $133,044$148,143
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $35,003$35,285
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,047$183,428
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,207$52,652
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,080 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $54,963 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$181,055
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,055
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $62$62
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,025 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$236,080
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $183,428 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,494 · Management $13,998 · Fundraising $3,500$69,992
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,204 · Management $9,309$57,513
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,980$2,980
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,419 · Management $903 · Fundraising $226$7,548
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,012 · Management $1,820 · Fundraising $278$10,110
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,762$4,762
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,920$7,920
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,388 · Management $1,462$5,850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $131$131
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,065 · Management $688$13,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,869$2,869
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $135,582 · Management $43,842 · Fundraising $4,004$183,428
Part X · Balance sheet $158,395 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,750$102,411
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,922$55,984
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $75,672$158,395
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $693$6,137
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$24,628
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $693$30,765
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $74,979$127,630
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $75,672$158,395
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,630 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,080
XI-2 Total expenses$183,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,652
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$74,979
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,630

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