Gentle World INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 59-1999433)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$20K
FY2021	$66K
FY2022	$26K
FY2023	$33K
FY2023	$1K
FY2024	$24K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$62K
FY2021	$56K
FY2022	$44K
FY2023	$46K
FY2023	$3K
FY2024	$33K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$366K
FY2021	$364K
FY2022	$347K
FY2023	$331K
FY2023	$330K
FY2024	$726K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1981.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

84%

12%

Program services 84% · $38K Management & general 12% · $5K Fundraising 5% · $2K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Burton Waldbaum

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Gibson

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Weil

Treasurer

$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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Educates people on veganism to reduce suffering for humans and animals.

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1 program · $28K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Gentle world distributed over a thousand copies of our classic recipe book to animal sanctuaries, vegan societies, and other vegan organizations, businesses, and educators. Our volunteers also helped to provide vegan dog food at a subsidized price to the caretakers of dozens of rescue dogs on the big island of hawaii.

$28Kprogram 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

Nalith INCFY2023$6K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$57

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$33K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$430

Money outPt IX

$46K

Ln 25

Programscol B$38K

Managementcol C$5K

Fundraisingcol D$2K

Owns and owesPt X

$331K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$843K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$430

Gains on assetsLn 7$3K

Total revenueLn 12$33K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$12K

SavingsLn 2$75K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$843K

Net assetsLn 32$331K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 612

Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$95K	$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$4K	$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.1M	$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$1.2M	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$845K	$843K
Net assetsLn 32	$347K	$331K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$276	$276
Legal feesLn 11b	$950		$950
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$14			$14
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$4K	$519	$519
Information technologyLn 14	$330	$297		$33
OccupancyLn 16	$5K	$4K	$536	$536
InterestLn 20	$7K	$5K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$8K	$7K	$816	$816
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$3K	$346	$346
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$14K	$13K	$238
All other expensesLn 24e	$579		$579
Total functional expensesLn 25	$46K	$38K	$5K	$2K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025	$24K	$33K	−$9K	$726K	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2024	$33K	$46K	−$13K	$331K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2023	$26K	$44K	−$18K	$347K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2022	$66K	$56K	$10K	$364K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2021	$20K	$62K	−$42K	$366K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $32,706 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,877$28,059

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$4,217

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$79$430

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,798$32,706

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $254$276

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,813$45,542

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,067$45,818

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,269−$13,112

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $32,706 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $430 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,059

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,651

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,059

VIII-3 Investment income$1,223

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$2,994

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $430$32,706

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,818 across 12 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $276$276

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $950$950

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,382$1,382

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $14$14

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,147 · Management $519 · Fundraising $519$5,185

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $297 · Fundraising $33$330

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,288 · Management $536 · Fundraising $536$5,360

IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,241 · Management $1,310$6,551

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,526 · Management $816 · Fundraising $816$8,158

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,771 · Management $346 · Fundraising $346$3,463

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,332 · Management $238$13,570

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $579$579

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,260 · Management $5,294 · Fundraising $2,264$45,818

Part X · Balance sheet $1,173,925 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,122$12,062

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,782$75,465

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,490$1,350

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,090,349$1,079,985

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,223$5,063

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,191,966$1,173,925

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,024$404

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $28,250$28,250

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $844,924$843,304

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $347,042$330,621

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,191,966$1,173,925

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,621 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$32,706

XI-2 Total expenses$45,818

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,112

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$347,042

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,309

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,621

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

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Gentle World INC FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Gentle World INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV