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The Humanist Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-1534636Revenue $210K in FY2023

On file with the IRS1821 Jefferson Pl Nw, 20036-2504 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 2013Supporting org, Type II — 509(a)(3)

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To support the activities of the american Humanist association for educational purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$227K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$210K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$357K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$10.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$210K
FY2023▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$514K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$630K
Expenses
$357K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$401K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$407K
Net assets
$10.0M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.3M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$10.5M

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2013.

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% · $285K Management & general 19% · $68K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Seidewitz
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Tamayo
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maha Kamal
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nicole Carr
Interim Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Supports educational activities promoting humanism and secular values.

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Provided by the organization

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1 program · $285K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In 2023, the humanist foundation made a $258,472 grant to the american humanist association to partially fund education programs.

$285Kprogram 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 · FY2022
The American Humanist AssociationFY2022$300K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
The American Humanist AssociationDC · FY2024$286,588
The American Humanist AssociationDC · FY2023$258,472
The American Humanist AssociationDC · FY2022$327,044
The American Humanist AssociationDC · FY2021$299,128
The American Humanist AssociationDC · FY2020$277,986

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$155K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Money outPt IX
$357K
Ln 25
Programscol B$285K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$155K
Gains on assetsLn 7$56K
Total revenueLn 12$210K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K
Net assetsLn 32$10.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.6M$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M$10.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$333K$227K
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$10.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$258K$258K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$27K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$357K$285K$68K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $630K$407K$223K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $210K$357K−$147K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $715K$439K$277K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $514K$401K$113K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $142K$382K−$241K$10.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $209,620 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $472,034$54,493
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $242,574$155,127
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $648$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $715,256$209,620
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $327,044$258,472
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,461$98,381
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $438,505$356,853
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $276,751−$147,233
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $209,620 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,493
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,493
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $99,273$99,273
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $55,854$55,854
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $155,127$209,620
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $356,853 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $258,472$258,472
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,272$14,272
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,700$6,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,325$16,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,937$12,937
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $15,545$15,545
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,734 · Management $2,608 · Fundraising $3,260$32,602
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $285,206 · Management $68,387 · Fundraising $3,260$356,853
Part X · Balance sheet $10,236,196 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,231$8,068
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $301,379$1,915
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,863,152$3,830,550
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,602,835$6,375,104
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $293$16,332
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,687$4,227
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,775,577$10,236,196
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,938$5,738
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $331,445$221,069
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $333,383$226,807
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,530,775$8,969,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $911,419$1,040,145
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,442,194$10,009,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,775,577$10,236,196
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,009,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,620
XI-2 Total expenses$356,853
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$147,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,442,194
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$687,634
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$26,794
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,009,389

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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