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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 14% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $197K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$208K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$167K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$418K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$208K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$208K
Expenses
$167K
FY2024▲ +28%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$167K
Net assets
$418K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$377K
FY2024$418K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $167K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$15,245Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$12,845Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vincent T Jones’s $15K as Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Vincent T Jones$15,245$13,600$12,000$12,000
Hailey Abbey$12,845———

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

Ananda Valley Farm is a human services nonprofit based in Palo Alto, CA.

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1 program · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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AVF is developing its cooperative-based, self-sustaining organic farming communtiy based upon the sustainable methods of agriculture and cooperative lifestyle taught by Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952) and Swami Kriyanana (1926-2013).

$167Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$208K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Money outPt IX
$167K
Ln 25
Programscol B$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$418K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$208K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$197K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$191K
Total assetsLn 16$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$418K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$187K$197K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K$191K
Total assetsLn 16$399K$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$377K$418K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$193$193
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$167K$167K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $208K$167K$41K$418K 990 PDF
FY2023 $167K$130K$36K$377K 990 PDF
FY2022 $105K$109K−$3K$341K 990 PDF
FY2021 $129K$129K−$910$345K 990 PDF
FY2020 $90K$64K$27K$346K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $207,786 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,149$34,463
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,414$94,313
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,337$9,934
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $68,710$69,076
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,610$207,786
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,851$51,800
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,284$114,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,135$166,783
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,475$41,003
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $207,786 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$18,708 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,463
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,463
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,313$94,313
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,934$9,934
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $87,173$87,173
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $611$611
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $173,323 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$207,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $166,783 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,089$28,089
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,927$20,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,784$2,784
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,992$8,992
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,600$7,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,132$1,132
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,981$1,981
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $193$193
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,198$36,198
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,092$2,092
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,279$14,279
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,457$15,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,078$24,078
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,981$2,981
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,783 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$166,783
Part X · Balance sheet $443,336 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,881$55,715
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $148,192$190,710
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $187,490$196,911
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $398,563$443,336
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $505$7,668
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $21,001$18,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,506$25,669
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $377,057$417,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $398,563$443,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $417,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$207,786
XI-2 Total expenses$166,783
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,003
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$377,057
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$392
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$417,667

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