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Samaa Foundation Ltd FY2020 filing

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Bigfork, MT501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 47-3740886Revenue $66K in FY2020

On file with the IRSsamaafoundation.org470 Electric Ave Ste 1g, 59911-3655 · Bigfork, MTTax-exempt since Apr 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to educate the heart, mind and body of humanity, one at a time, in the universal ideal of oneness with god by teaching individuals: 1.to realize and spread the knowledge of unity, the religion of love and wisdom, so that the bias of faiths and beliefs may of itself fall away, the human heart may overflow with love, and all hatred caused by distinctions and differences may be rooted out. 2.to discover the light and power latent in man, the secret of all religion, the power of mysticism, and the essence of philosophy, without interfering with customs or beliefs. 3.to help to bring the worlds two opposite poles, east and west, closer together by interchange of thought and ideals, that the universal brotherhood may form of itself, and man may see with man beyond the narrow national and racial boundaries.

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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $560K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$66K
Spent
$61K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$449K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$66K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$637K
Expenses
$61K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$61K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$251K
Net assets
$449K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$843K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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% · $49K Management & general 20% · $12K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Carolina Cotman
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yan Ling Weng
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pai Lin Yeh
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

Teaches unity, love, and inner power to foster global understanding and spiritual realization.

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3 programs · $49K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To realize and spread the knowledge of unity, the religion of love and wisdom, so that the bias of faiths and beliefs may of itself fall away, the human heart may overflow with love, and all hatred caused by distinctions and differences may be rooted out.

$34Kprogram expense
02

To discover the light and power latent in man, the secret of all religion, the power of mysticism, and the essence of philosophy, without interfering with customs or beliefs.

$15Kprogram expense
03

To help to bring the worlds two opposite poles, east and west, closer together by interchange of thought and ideals, that the universal brotherhood may form of itself, and man may see with man beyond the narrow national and racial boundaries.

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
Greater HorizonsFY2024$525K
Alfredo and Maria Bubion Charitable FoundationFY2024$35K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$560K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$66K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$66K
Money outPt IX
$61K
Ln 25
Programscol B$49K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$449K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$449K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$66K
Total revenueLn 12$66K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$430K
Total assetsLn 16$449K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$449K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$435K$430K
Total assetsLn 16$444K$449K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$444K$449K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$669$535$134
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$456
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$32K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$996
Total functional expensesLn 25$61K$49K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $637K$251K$386K$843K 990 PDF
FY2023 $104K$160K−$56K$440K 990 PDF
FY2022 $105K$86K$18K$496K 990 PDF
FY2021 $94K$66K$28K$477K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $66K$61K$5K$449K 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
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Part I · Summary $66,178 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,713$66,178
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $44,713$66,178
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,839$60,750
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,839$60,750
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,874$5,428
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 $66,178 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,178
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$66,178
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$66,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $60,750 across 6 lines filed
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,815 · Management $1,454$7,269
IX-17 TravelPrograms $535 · Management $134$669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,644 · Management $1,161$5,805
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,826 · Management $456$2,282
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,795 · Management $7,949$39,744
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,985 · Management $996$4,981
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $48,600 · Management $12,150 · Fundraising $0$60,750
Part X · Balance sheet $449,265 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,485$19,719
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $435,351$429,546
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $443,836$449,265
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $443,836$449,265
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $443,836$449,265
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $443,836$449,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $449,265 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$66,178
XI-2 Total expenses$60,750
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,428
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$443,836
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$449,265

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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