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Hanuman Fellowship FY2023 filing

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Watsonville, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 51-0174679Revenue $3.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRShanumanfellowship.org445 Summit Rd, 95076-9781 · Watsonville, CATax-exempt since Dec 1975Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

The hanuman fellowship is dedicated to spiritual, religious, charitable, and educational activates. We hold our own programs and host groups for these purposes, with participants being individuals, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, companies, foundations, among others. All activities are consistent with our tax-exempt status. We also are dedicated to alternative energy production, education, and environmental conservation. We are a large solar power producer in Santa Cruz county. We operate a spiritual bookstore and gift shop, we operate a Vedic temple which has hosted up to 75,000 day visitors each year.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$254K 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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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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $491K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$254K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $57K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$516K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$8.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2023▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$5.1M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2023▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.7M
Net assets
$8.3M
FY2023▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$9.7M
FY2025$9.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1975.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $3.1M Management & general 18% · $707K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $254K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jennifer Pacey
Executive Director
$109,348Pt VII · Sec A
Tobias Aguirre
CFO/Treasurer
$98,263Pt VII · Sec A
$46,148Pt VII · Sec A
Ariana Brill
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Diffenbaugh
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Frost
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pk Hattis
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tobias Aguirre’s $125K as Treasurer is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tobias Aguirre$125,150$113,067$98,263———
Jennifer Pacey$110,150$110,000$109,348$40,740——
Lara Kilpatrick$100,150$100,150————
Stephanie Conway$76,192$71,042$46,148$15,769$16,732$19,393
Kathleen Brownfield$39,503$32,420————
John Diffenbaugh$1,270$15,034——$5,720$20,553
David Prisk—————$15,325
Jennifer Shipley—————$9,640

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

Offers spiritual programs, yoga education, wellness, and environmental conservation, including solar power production.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Mount Madonna Center sponsors its own day-long, weekend, week and month long yoga programs and retreats throughout the year. The Center has also hosted year round residential programs for those wishing to learn yoga while living in a renowned retreat center now in its fifth decade.

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

Mount Madonna Center is home to the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple. Morning and evening worship services are held 365 days a year. We welcome thousands of spiritual seekers on a regular basis throughout the year.

$388Kprogram expense
03

Pacific Cultural Center

The Ashtanga Yoga Institute at Pacific Cultural Center is a community yoga studio in the Seabright neighborhood that has been serving yoga students of all levels, ages, and abilities for over 30 years. The Institute offers yoga classes based on both ancient traditions and modern adaptations.

$64Kprogram 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 · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$51K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$57K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $92K · 2019–2020
Sri Rama Foundation INCCA · FY2020$60,868
Sri Rama Foundation INCCA · FY2019$30,840

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 10 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$624K
Other incomeLn 4–11$324K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$707K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$624K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$324K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$753K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5113
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.6M$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$516K
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$8.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$301K$42K$259K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$245K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$218K$199K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$134K$122K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$105K$27K$79K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$98K$98K
Office expensesLn 13$619K$592K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$178K$166K$11K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$506K$506K
InsuranceLn 23$137K$114K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$240K$208K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.1M$707K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.1M$5.7M−$606K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$5.1M$1.4M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.1M$3.8M−$775K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$3.0M−$719K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$2.4M−$1.3M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$2.6M−$946K$11.4M 990 PDF

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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,072,806 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $743,883$623,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,132,054$2,081,653
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,286$43,022
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $373,305$324,290
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,263,528$3,072,806
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 $1,469,970$1,926,337
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,512,318$1,921,798
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,982,288$3,848,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$718,760−$775,329
Part VI · Governance 7 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,072,806 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $155,882 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$59,918
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$563,923
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$623,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,081,653$2,081,653
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,022$43,022
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $11,302$11,302
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $157,106$157,106
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,225,306 · Unrelated business $12,229 · Excluded from tax $211,430$3,072,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,848,135 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,903 · Management $259,201$301,104
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,028,110 · Management $245,318$1,273,428
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $198,754 · Management $18,837$217,591
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,863 · Management $12,351$134,214
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,764 · Management $78,570$105,334
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $98,345$98,345
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $591,811 · Management $26,833$618,644
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $166,221 · Management $11,435$177,656
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,105$39,105
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $506,061$506,061
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $114,468 · Management $22,237$136,705
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,955 · Management $31,993$239,948
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,141,360 · Management $706,775 · Fundraising $0$3,848,135
Part X · Balance sheet $8,785,594 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $215,250; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $848,909$753,184
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,277,373$2,230,006
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $73,333$107,028
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $89,915$63,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,742$58,480
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,571,356$5,357,946
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,507,628$8,785,594
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,303$228,756
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $46,060$287,632
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $108,363$516,388
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,389,273$8,259,214
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,992$9,992
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,399,265$8,269,206
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,507,628$8,785,594
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,269,206 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,072,806
XI-2 Total expenses$3,848,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$775,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,399,265
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$30,020
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$384,750
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,269,206

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

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