Humanity in Unity INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2000Recreation & SportsEIN 68-0459156Revenue $130K in FY2021

On file with the IRSlightlegacy.org191 University Blvd, 80206-4613 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Jul 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To disseminate teachings of self-realization through incorporating the basic principles of the philosophy of spiritual teachers and other ecumenical saints from varied traditions and to provide humanitarian efforts around the globe

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
5¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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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FY2021 · 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 $48K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
5%
of spending
Concern: 5% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 67% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 67% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
98 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 97.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$431
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$130K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$68K
To programs
5%
Net assets
$558K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$130K
FY2021▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$239K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$190K
Expenses
$68K
FY2021▼ -33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$116K
Net assets
$558K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$496K
FY2021$558K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$504K
FY2025$578K

From the FY2021 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 Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

5 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 5% · $3K Management & general 89% · $61K Fundraising 5% · $4K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Info Tech Registrar
$45,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Otoole’s $39K as Board Member is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anant Das——$41,250$48,000$45,300$33,301
Patricia Otoole$39,000$32,500$26,640———
Jamie Schele—$3,000$7,125———

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

Shares spiritual teachings and provides global humanitarian aid.

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3 programs · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Humanitarian Program

Delivering hunger relief, medical supplies and essential services due to covid and natural disasters around the world.

$2Kprogram expense
02

A grant provided to a foreign charitable organization, the sai maa vishnu shakti trust, for the construction of the sathya sai maa moksha dham ashram in kashi (varanasi), india. The ashram will be a sacred sanctuary that provides spiritual nourishments and humanitarian services.

$488program expense
03

The Order of Sai Maa Brahmacharya (osmb)

A two-year-long program with once per month coaching calls for the aspirants to the order of sai maa brahmacharya (monks & nuns)- the monastic lineage of her holiness sai maa composed of devoted disciples who have taken lifelong vows and committed themselves to a brahmacharya lifestyle of sadhana (spiritual practice) and service for…

$355program 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 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $51K · 2022–2023
ColoradogivesorgCO · FY2022$8,598
Life Camps IncorporatedNY · FY2022$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$68K
Ln 25
Programscol B$3K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$558K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$554K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Total revenueLn 12$130K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$554K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$554K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431
Net assetsLn 32$558K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$489K$554K
Total assetsLn 16$496K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431$431
Net assetsLn 32$496K$558K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$490$490
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$903$903
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$456$456
Information technologyLn 14$3K$153$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$714
Total functional expensesLn 25$68K$3K$61K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $190K$116K$74K$578K 990 PDF
FY2024 $244K$357K−$113K$504K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$182K−$23K$616K 990 PDF
FY2022 $239K$157K$82K$639K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $130K$68K$62K$558K 990 PDF
FY2020 $306K$101K$205K$496K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $129,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,354$73,474
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,689$6,890
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,000$49,464
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $306,043$129,828
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,425$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,857$49,282
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $47,523$18,664
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $100,805$67,946
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $205,238$61,882
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $129,828 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,474
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$73,474
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,890$6,890
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $49,464$49,464
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,354 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$129,828
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,946 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $45,300$45,300
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $490$490
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,492$3,492
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $903$903
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,713$3,713
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $456$456
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $153 · Management $3,193$3,346
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,197$4,197
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,335 · Management $714$4,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,488 · Management $60,745 · Fundraising $3,713$67,946
Part X · Balance sheet $557,939 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $488,717$554,189
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $750$750
X-15 Other assets$3,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $496,057$557,939
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $431$431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $431$431
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $76,743$136,195
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $418,883$421,313
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $495,626$557,508
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $496,057$557,939
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $557,508 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$129,828
XI-2 Total expenses$67,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$61,882
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$495,626
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$557,508

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