Praising Earth FY2020 filing

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Santa Fe, NM501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 81-4688431Revenue $1.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSpraisingearth.org51 Rio En Medio Rd, 87506-8830 · Santa Fe, NMTax-exempt since Jan 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Praising Earth is a community devoted to regenerating humanity's essential place in the wild ecology. We specifcally explore the natural interrelation of song, story, and ritual with land caretaking. All work is done with guidance from elders and from the living Earth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
13¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $227K a year · 62% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
13%
of spending
Concern: 13% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$112K
To programs
13%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$232K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$153K
Expenses
$112K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$140K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2017.

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

Where the money goes

13 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 13% · $14K Management & general 87% · $98K

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; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Treasurer
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President & Secretary
$22,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy McLaughlin’s $25K as President is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Timothy McLaughlin$25,200$25,200$25,200$20,000—
Julie M Sato McLaughlin$25,200$25,200$25,200$20,000—
Timothy McLauglin————$24,000
Madi Sato————$22,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects people with nature through song, story, and ritual, guided by elders and the Earth.

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3 programs · $14K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Facilitated by timothy p. Mclaughlin, the green man circle gathers men around the fire and water in a space of brotherhood through song, drumming, and mytho-poetic speech. The circle meets monthly near the half-moon.

$8Kprogram expense
02

Facilitated by madi sato, the song carriers santa fe circle is a growing culture of sisterhood through song, dance, and ritual in sacred alliance with water and fire. The circle gathers monthly near the new moon.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Praising earth tends intimate relations with two large land bases of the galisteo basin of new mexico, one up in the mountainous apache canyon and the other downriver in the storied terrain between the cerrillos hills and the ortiz mountains.

$97program 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$592
Money outPt IX
$112K
Ln 25
Programscol B$14K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$592
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$43K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$43K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$60K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$694$694
Accounting feesLn 11c$150$150
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$14K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$97$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$112K$14K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $153K$140K$13K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8K$181K−$173K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $253K$148K$105K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $232K$118K$114K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$112K$1.1M$1.1M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,186,697 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,163,636
I-9 Program service revenue$22,469
I-10 Investment income$592
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,186,697
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$112,089
I-18 Total expenses$112,089
I-19 Revenue less expenses$1,074,608
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,186,697 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,163,636
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,163,636
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $22,469$22,469
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $592$592
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,061$1,186,697
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $112,089 across 6 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $694$694
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $150$150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,482$2,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,031 · Management $22,628$36,659
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $97 · Management $12,007$12,104
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,128 · Management $97,961 · Fundraising $0$112,089
Part X · Balance sheet $1,119,383 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,775$5,728
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$10,108
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$1,103,547
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,775$1,119,383
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,775$1,117,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,775$1,119,383
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,117,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,186,697
XI-2 Total expenses$112,089
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,074,608
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,775
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,117,383

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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