Center for Self-Determination Theory

Tax-deductible

Celebration, FL501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 81-0900459Revenue $138K in FY2025

On file with the IRSselfdeterminationtheory.org885 Spring Park Loop, 34747-4832 · Celebration, FLTax-exempt since Nov 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Organization is engaged in fundraising and communication efforts designed to raise awareness to advance self-determination theory, which is a broad framework for the study of human motivation and personality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 66% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 66% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $53
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$138K
-1.0% vs prior year
Spent
$124K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$16K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$138K
FY2025▼ -1.0%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$239K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$138K
Expenses
$124K
FY2025▼ -79%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$129K
FY2023$591K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$124K
Net assets
$16K
FY2025▲ +721%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$2K
FY2025$16K

From the FY2025 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 Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $118K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$81,370Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon L Hoefen’s $81K as Treasurer is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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
Shannon L Hoefen$81,370$75,818$74,069$72,395$70,400$70,000

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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Programs and updates

Fundraises and communicates to advance understanding of human motivation and personality.

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1 program · $591K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The Organization is engaged in fundraising and communication efforts designed to raise awareness to advance self-determination theory, which is a broad framework for the study of human motivation and personality.

$591Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$53

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$138K
Money outPt IX
$124K
Ln 25
Programscol B$118K
Owns and owesPt X
$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$138K
Total revenueLn 12$138K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $138K$124K$14K$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $139K$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 $437K$591K−$154K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $239K$129K$110K$167K 990 PDF
FY2021 $162K$57K 990 PDF
FY2020 $124K$34K 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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