Sacred Rok

Tax-deductible

Yosemite Ntpk, CA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 80-0440822Revenue $190K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsacredrok.orgPo Box 148, 95389-0148 · Yosemite Ntpk, CATax-exempt since Oct 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Sacred Rok is to support youth in nature, helping youth to learn to respect nature and through that, to respect themselves.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 35% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
8
named funders · $133K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$190K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$165K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$390K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$190K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$128K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$121K
FY2025$190K
Expenses
$165K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2023$148K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$165K
Net assets
$390K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$227K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$390K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Oct 2009.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $114K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $82K 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
Executive Dir.
$43,500Pt VII · Sec A
$38,910Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Kauk’s $44K as Executive Dir. is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2021
Ron Kauk$43,500$43,000$43,000$43,000$43,500
Katie L Lambert$38,910$36,480$40,400—$22,424
Steve Shackelton———$28,610—

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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Programs and updates

Connects youth with nature to build self-respect and environmental stewardship.

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1 program · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Accomplishments included taking young people on camping trips, day trips, educational presentations, and working with other youth-serving agencies.

$117Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$190K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$190K
Money outPt IX
$165K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$390K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$190K
Total revenueLn 12$190K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$390K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $190K$165K$25K$390K 990 PDF
FY2024 $121K$365K 990 PDF
FY2023 $290K$148K$142K$386K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $128K$227K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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