Hanuman Fellowship FY2024 filing

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Watsonville, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 51-0174679Revenue $6.4M in FY2024

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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$442K 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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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
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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$442K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 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
$381K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$6.4M
+109% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$9.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.4M
FY2024▲ +109%
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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
$5.1M
FY2024▲ +32%
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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
$9.7M
FY2024▲ +17%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.8M Management & general 25% · $1.3M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $442K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$113,067Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Marketing
$100,150Pt VII · Sec A
$71,042Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secretar
$32,420Pt VII · Sec A
$15,034Pt VII · Sec A
$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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2 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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 retreated center now in its fifth decade.

$3.2Mprogram 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.

$607Kprogram 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
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 9 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$867K
Investment incomeLn 3$105K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$381K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$867K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$105K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$6.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$721K
SavingsLn 2$3.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$381K
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$4.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.4M$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K$381K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M$9.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$342K$186K$155K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.1M$887K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$234K$212K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$195K$178K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$13K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$127K$127K
Office expensesLn 13$896K$836K$60K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$148K$137K$10K
TravelLn 17$41K$41K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$133K$110K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$975K$879K$95K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$3.8M$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.1M$5.7M−$606K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $6.4M$5.1M$1.4M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,425,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $623,841$867,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,081,653$5,461,048
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,022$105,360
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $324,290−$8,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,072,806$6,425,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,926,337$2,722,508
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,921,798$2,339,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,848,135$5,061,919
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$775,329$1,363,616
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 $6,425,535 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $178,138 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$867,427
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$867,427
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,461,048$5,461,048
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $105,360$105,360
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $17,000$17,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$203,438−$203,438
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,656,186 · Excluded from tax −$98,078$6,425,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,061,919 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $186,379 · Management $155,184$341,563
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,064,805 · Management $886,579$1,951,384
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $212,093 · Management $22,234$234,327
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $177,679 · Management $17,555$195,234
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,526 · Management $7,193$19,719
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $127,376$127,376
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $836,012 · Management $60,065$896,077
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $137,194 · Management $10,314$147,508
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,311$41,311
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $110,278 · Management $22,493$132,771
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $879,413 · Management $95,236$974,649
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,785,066 · Management $1,276,853 · Fundraising $0$5,061,919
Part X · Balance sheet $10,036,127 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $197,270; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $753,184$721,132
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,230,006$3,853,087
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $107,028$86,034
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $63,700$51,155
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $58,480$48,735
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,357,946$5,078,714
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,785,594$10,036,127
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $228,756$125,669
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $287,632$255,123
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $516,388$380,792
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,259,214$9,655,335
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,269,206$9,655,335
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,785,594$10,036,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,655,335 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,425,535
XI-2 Total expenses$5,061,919
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,363,616
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,269,206
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,101
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$32,529
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$20,117
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,655,335

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