Seekhealing FY2021 filing

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Asheville, NC501(c)(3)Since 2017Mental HealthEIN 81-4832857Revenue $425K in FY2021

On file with the IRSseekhealing.org50 S French Broad Ave Ste 138, 28801-3271 · Asheville, NCTax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Making opportunities for meaningful human connection universally accessible in order to improve social health in local communities and reduce deaths of despair.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $275K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$140K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$425K
Spent
$423K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$5K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$425K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$425K
FY2022$362K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$404K
FY2025$837K
Expenses
$423K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$423K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$699K
Net assets
$5K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5K
FY2022$22K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$32K
FY2025$177K

From the FY2021 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 Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $338K Management & general 10% · $44K Fundraising 10% · $40K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$34,594Pt VII · Sec A
$14,388Pt VII · Sec A
$6,730Pt VII · Sec A
$2,769Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Science
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Nicolaisen’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 50th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Nicolaisen$63,920$51,337$30,682$27,130$34,594
Joshua Ginsberg$20,000————
Danny Wallace————$14,388
Sara Ness$8,000————
Monica Crase————$6,730
Joe Tavormina———$1,385$2,769
Javoone Green$1,400————
Lauren Clark$1,075————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people locally to foster social health and reduce despair.

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1 program · $338K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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1. SeekHealing has hosted 1,167 meetings and events across 3 communities in Buncombe and Haywood counties, as well as our online community. . 2. In addition to the 1,000+ social health & mindfulness workbooks we distributed to inmates at the Haywood County detention center, we are now offering Listening Training I workshops and…

$338Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$275K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $33K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$32,738

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$425K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$423K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$5K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$500
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Total revenueLn 12$425K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
Net assetsLn 32$5K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$122K
Total assetsLn 16$94K$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$140K
Net assetsLn 32$2K$5K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$14K$17K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$109K$17K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$50K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$29K$0$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$386$1K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$17K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$10K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$758$644$76$38
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$198$99
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$74K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$8K$338$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K$338K$44K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $837K$699K$138K$177K 990 PDF
FY2024 $404K$522K−$118K$32K 990 PDF
FY2023 $539K$406K$133K$150K 990 PDF
FY2022 $362K$347K$14K$22K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $425K$423K$2K$5K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $425,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $160,057$421,306
I-9 Program service revenue$3,775
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $160,057$425,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,692$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,600$196,606
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,003$226,050
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $178,295$422,656
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,238$2,425
Part VI · Governance 8 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $425,081 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$420,806
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$421,306
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,775
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,775 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$425,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $422,656 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,012 · Management $16,865 · Fundraising $4,216$35,093
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,229 · Management $16,603 · Fundraising $22,206$148,038
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,894 · Management $2,560 · Fundraising $2,021$13,475
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,986 · Fundraising $0$1,986
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29,119 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,060$33,179
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,183 · Management $386 · Fundraising $1,054$5,623
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,678 · Management $2,393 · Fundraising $1,749$20,820
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,499 · Management $2,954 · Fundraising $2,332$15,785
IX-17 TravelPrograms $644 · Management $76 · Fundraising $38$758
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,741 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,741
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,686 · Management $198 · Fundraising $99$1,983
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,213 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$74,213
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,216 · Management $338 · Fundraising $2,608$11,162
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $337,914 · Management $44,359 · Fundraising $40,383$422,656
Part X · Balance sheet $144,904 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,637$121,879
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$23,025
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $93,637$144,904
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,610$50,135
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$89,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,610$140,035
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,027$4,869
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,027$4,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $93,637$144,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$425,081
XI-2 Total expenses$422,656
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,425
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,027
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$417
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,869

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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