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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ 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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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
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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.0 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
$23K
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
$90K
Spent
$64K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$346K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$90K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$208K
Expenses
$64K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$167K
Net assets
$346K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$377K
FY2024$418K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $63K Management & general 1% · $676

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President CEO & CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Farm Manager
$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

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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

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

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1 program · $63K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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).

$63Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$90K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$64K
Ln 25
Programscol B$63K
Managementcol C$676
Owns and owesPt X
$346K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Total revenueLn 12$90K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$170K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$346K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$184K$170K
Total assetsLn 16$340K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$319K$346K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$277$277
Accounting feesLn 11c$676$676
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$201$201
Advertising and promotionLn 12$222$222
Office expensesLn 13$330$330
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$64K$63K$676$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $90,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,313$1,238
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,579$10,722
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,901$1,766
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,434$76,542
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $86,227$90,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$3,772
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,677$59,809
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $59,677$63,581
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,550$26,687
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 $90,268 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,238
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,238
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,722$10,722
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,766$1,766
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $66,962$66,962
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,580$9,580
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,030 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$90,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $63,581 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,495$1,495
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $277$277
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $676$676
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $201$201
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $222$222
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $330$330
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,565$14,565
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,575$13,575
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,350$8,350
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,421$20,421
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,469$1,469
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,905 · Management $676 · Fundraising $0$63,581
Part X · Balance sheet $368,750 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $50,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,098$35,661
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $117,870$112,671
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $183,993$170,418
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $339,961$368,750
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,102
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $21,001$21,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,001$23,103
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $318,960$345,647
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $339,961$368,750
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $345,647 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$90,268
XI-2 Total expenses$63,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$318,960
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$345,647

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