Inner Fire INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Brookline, VT501(c)(3)Since 2012Mental HealthEIN 46-1542395

Inner fire is a proactive, residential healing community offering a choice for people to recover from debilitating and traumatic life challenges without the use of psychotropic medications.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $200K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $90K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$706K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$726K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$909K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$706K
FY2021▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$706K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$479K
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$726K
FY2021▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$726K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$750K
FY2024$688K
FY2025$842K
Net assets
$909K
FY2021▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$783K
FY2021$909K
FY2022$966K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2021 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 Sep 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $679K Management & general 7% · $47K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operat
$69,020Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$45,760Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beatrice Birch’s $19K as President is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2095 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tomasz Jankowski———$69,020—
Laura Young————$51,350
Beatrice Birch$18,725$45,760$45,760$45,760—
Beatrice Birch————$44,720
Zachary Holmes————$24,740
Joyce Reilly————$22,366
Joyce St Jean————$20,455

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

Programs and updates

Provides residential healing for trauma recovery without psychiatric medication.

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1 program service account for $679K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

We continued to operate our core residential therapeutic services throughout 2021, maintaining staff, outreach, fundraising and treatment services to seekers. The pandemic represented an enormous logistical, administrative and financial challenge but we were able to navigate through this with creative approaches that allowed continuance…

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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$90K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$706K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$568K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$145
Money outPt IX
$726K
Ln 25
Programscol B$679K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$909K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$941K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$568K
Other incomeLn 4–11$145
Total revenueLn 12$706K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$776K
Total assetsLn 16$941K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$909K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 61
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$656K$776K
Total assetsLn 16$882K$941K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$783K$909K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$261K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$169K$169K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$136K$136K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$726K$679K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$842K$842K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $479K$688K−$209K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$750K$482K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $769K$711K$57K$966K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $706K$726K−$21K$909K 990 PDF
FY2020 $616K$568K$48K$783K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $705,726 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $145 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,264
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $568,317$568,317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $568,462$705,726
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $726,356 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $261,355$261,355
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $169,222$169,222
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,740$9,740
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,880$40,880
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,851$7,851
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $17,383$17,383
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,862$2,862
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,946$1,946
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,327$34,327
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,556$2,556
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,456$25,456
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,381$13,381
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,538$135,538
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,441 · Management $1,418$3,859
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $678,959 · Management $47,397 · Fundraising $0$726,356
Part X · Balance sheet $940,767 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,468$164,458
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $655,687$776,309
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $881,973$940,767
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,274$7,303
X-25 Other liabilities$24,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99,274$31,903
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $782,699$908,864
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $782,699$908,864
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $881,973$940,767
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $908,864 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$705,726
XI-2 Total expenses$726,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,630
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$782,699
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$146,795
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$908,864

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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