The School Mindfulness Project INC

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-4399519

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To provide sustainable Mindfulness and mindful movement education to staff and students

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 2 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
Download 990
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $43K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$161K
+139% vs prior year
Spent
$176K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$161K
FY2025▲ +139%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$68K
FY2025$161K
Expenses
$176K
FY2025▼ -17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$123K
FY2023$179K
FY2024$212K
FY2025$176K
Net assets
$20K
FY2025▼ -42%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$179K
FY2024$34K
FY2025$20K

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 Jun 2017.

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

Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $68K Management & general 46% · $81K Fundraising 15% · $26K

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; $74K 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 Director
$66,688Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/CEO (thru 9/24)
$7,705Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Grant’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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
Gail Silver Jd Rcyt E-Ryt———$76,987——
Lauren Grant$66,688—————
Gail Silver$7,705$43,979$54,545—$18,391$7,900

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches mindfulness and movement to staff and students for well-being.

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1 program · $68K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

SMP provides training to underserved school communities in the philadelphia school district on a school-wide basis. The five phases of the smpeaceful school program include: the mindful teacher immersion (7 weeks), the mindful classroom community training (14 weeks), the mindful teacher training (10 weeks), integration oversight…

$68Kprogram 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$43K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$161K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Money outPt IX
$176K
Ln 25
Programscol B$68K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$22K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$161K
Government grantsLn 1e$80K
Total revenueLn 12$161K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$22K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$57K$22K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$34K$20K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$7K$11K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$887$635
Information technologyLn 14$601$601
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128K$61K$51K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K$68K$81K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $161K$176K−$14K$20K 990 PDF
FY2024 $68K$212K−$144K$34K 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$179K−$23K$179K 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$123K$114K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 $150K$88K 990 PDF
FY2020 $21K$18K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $161,261 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$80,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,161
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,261
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$161,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $175,572 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,782 · Management $10,611 · Fundraising $9,689$27,082
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,700$6,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,001$8,001
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $887 · Management $635$1,522
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $601$601
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,698$3,698
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,599 · Management $50,697 · Fundraising $16,672$127,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $68,268 · Management $80,943 · Fundraising $26,361$175,572
Part X · Balance sheet $21,604 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,653$21,604
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,653$21,604
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,238$1,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,238$1,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $34,415$20,104
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,415$20,104
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,653$21,604
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,104 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$161,261
XI-2 Total expenses$175,572
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,311
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,415
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,104

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

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