The Amala Foundation empowers people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with themselves and others, grow as individuals, and serve as conscious leaders in their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$352K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$435K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$866K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$352K
FY2025▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$380K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$884K
FY2024$622K
FY2025$352K
Expenses
$435K
FY2025▼ -33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$327K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$677K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$435K
Net assets
$866K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$811K
FY2022$837K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$949K
FY2025$866K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2004.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $387K Management & general 10% · $42K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Deputy Executive Director
$81,961Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$39,046Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director
$33,328Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolyn Pennington’s $82K as Deputy Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Maria Arabbo$39,046$111,689$88,361$89,195$72,548
Carolyn Pennington$81,961————
Jennifer Lucas$33,328————

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

Empowers people to connect, grow, and lead consciously in their communities.

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2 programs · $387K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The amala foundation community center is home to amalas office and our community- based programs, as well as private events, open houses, volunteer days, and community gatherings.

$240Kprogram expense
02

Circle up. Amalas circle up program facilitates social-emotional learning and mindfulness practices in central texas schools. Students, parents, teachers, and administrators learn practices to improve emotional regulation and interpersonal communication skills, which enhance overall well-being, increase empathy, improve classroom and…

$147Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$54K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$352K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$203K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$435K
Ln 25
Programscol B$387K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$866K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$867K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$203K
Total revenueLn 12$352K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$253K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$613K
Total assetsLn 16$867K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$866K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K$253K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$616K$613K
Total assetsLn 16$951K$867K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$949K$866K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$53K$7K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$217K$191K$22K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$271$44
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$9K$1K$191
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$17K$2K$354
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K$708$114
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$17K$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$29K$28K$201$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$347$56
OccupancyLn 16$45K$45K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$421$156
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$435K$387K$42K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $352K$435K−$84K$866K 990 PDF
FY2024 $622K$650K−$28K$949K 990 PDF
FY2023 $884K$677K$207K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $529K$503K$26K$837K 990 PDF
FY2021 $380K$327K$53K$811K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $351,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $347,141$122,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,900$19,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,426$6,589
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $166,342$203,256
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $621,809$351,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $527,766$310,360
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,541$125,117
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $650,307$435,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,498−$83,646
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $351,831 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,179
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$32,007
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$122,186
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,589$6,589
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $191,967$191,967
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,289$11,289
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $209,845$351,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $435,477 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,944 · Management $6,742 · Fundraising $1,085$60,771
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,785 · Management $22,349 · Fundraising $3,508$216,642
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,129 · Management $271 · Fundraising $44$2,444
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,315 · Management $1,186 · Fundraising $191$10,692
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,259 · Management $2,198 · Fundraising $354$19,811
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,563 · Management $708 · Fundraising $114$6,385
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,775 · Management $2,597 · Fundraising $0$19,372
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,797 · Management $201 · Fundraising $1,092$29,090
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,726 · Management $347 · Fundraising $56$3,129
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,750
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,593 · Management $421 · Fundraising $156$3,170
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,927 · Fundraising $0$2,927
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,058 · Management $2,236 · Fundraising $0$16,294
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $386,694 · Management $42,183 · Fundraising $6,600$435,477
Part X · Balance sheet $866,645 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,922$120,880
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $270,740$132,329
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $616,363$613,436
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $951,025$866,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,832$1,098
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,832$1,098
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $913,193$865,547
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $36,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $949,193$865,547
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $951,025$866,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $865,547 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$351,831
XI-2 Total expenses$435,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,646
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$949,193
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$865,547

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