Living Compassion FY2020 filing

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Sequim, WA501(c)(3)Since 2004ReligionEIN 68-0364178Revenue $298K in FY2020

On file with the IRSPo Box 166, 98382-4302 · Sequim, WATax-exempt since Oct 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide education regarding the benefits of meditation and compassionate awareness to the living and to advocate for the good stewardship of land resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$24K 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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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $128K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$298K
Spent
$164K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$903K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$298K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$443K
Expenses
$164K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$492K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$274K
Net assets
$903K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$903K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$836K
FY2023$828K
FY2024$884K
FY2025$1.1M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $151K Management & general 6% · $9K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheri Huber’s $29K as President is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheri Huber$28,800$28,800$28,800$28,800$28,800$24,000

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

Educates children and communities through schools, orphanages, hospitals, churches, classes, workshops, retreats, and service projects.

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1 program · $151K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided education through direct and derivative support involving schools, orphanages, hospitals and churches. Promoted education by classes, workshops, retreats, service projects and by publication and distribution of books, articles and workbooks to bring meditation and compassionate awareness to the living.

$151Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$128K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $297K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$298K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Programscol B$151K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$903K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$906K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$298K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$716K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Total assetsLn 16$906K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$903K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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$110K$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$603K$716K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$770K$906K
LiabilitiesLn 26$932$3K
Net assetsLn 32$770K$903K
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$24K$22K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$6K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$200
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$145$145
Information technologyLn 14$110$110
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
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$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$118K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$110$110
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K$151K$9K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $443K$274K$169K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $250K$193K$56K$884K 990 PDF
FY2023 $484K$492K−$8K$828K 990 PDF
FY2022 $31K$209K−$178K$836K 990 PDF
FY2021 $282K$171K$111K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $298K$164K$134K$903K 990 PDF

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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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $297,587 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $263,730$206,019
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66,887$29,316
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,164$62,252
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,781$297,587
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,200$24,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,828$139,859
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $194,028$163,859
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $177,753$133,728
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $297,587 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$206,019
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$206,019
VIII-3 Investment income$16,142
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$13,174
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$62,252
VIII-12 Total revenue$297,587
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $163,859 across 30 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 $22,000 · Management $2,000$24,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,853 · Management $1,600$7,453
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,646$5,646
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,200 · Management $200$2,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $145$145
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $110$110
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortizationPrograms $2,721$2,721
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,274 · Fundraising $3,000$121,274
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $110$110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,413 · Management $9,446 · Fundraising $3,000$163,859
Part X · Balance sheet $906,352 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $109,512$134,168
X-4 Accounts receivable$61
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,483$2,388
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $55,969$53,248
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $602,502$716,487
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $770,466$906,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $932$584
X-25 Other liabilities$2,506
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $932$3,090
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $769,534$903,262
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $770,466$906,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $903,262 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,587
XI-2 Total expenses$163,859
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$133,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$769,534
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$903,262

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

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