Guided by Humanity EIN 82-1456094

Guided by Humanity

EIN  82-1456094 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Englewood, CO Founded 2017
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers trauma-sensitive yoga and mindfulness to Denver residents, prioritizing affordability and accessibility.
Leadership
Mary Sims · Executive Director · $75K
Money in and out
$298K revenue, $489K expenses
Bottom line
42% program efficiency

Offers trauma-sensitive yoga and mindfulness to Denver residents, prioritizing affordability and accessibility. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $298K in revenue, $489K in expenses, and $55K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$298K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$489K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$55K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$190K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.58
Program efficiency
42%
of spending reaches programs▼ -41% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -43% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-64%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -512% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$298K
FY2025▼ -33%
Expenses
$489K
FY2025▲ +30%
Total assets
$93K
FY2025▼ -65%
Total liabilities
$39K
FY2025▲ +12%
Total revenue
$298K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$489K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$55K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$190K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$93K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B42%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $204K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Guided By Humanity (GBH) provides inclusive, trauma-informed wellness programming designed to support individuals of all abilities, including people with intellectual, developmental, physical, and neurological disabilities.

$124Kprogram expense
02

Guided by Humanity's accessible outdoor mindfulness retreats are immersive, seasonal experiences designed to restore mind, body, and spirit. Set against the sacred Colorado landscape, each full-day retreat combines adaptive yoga, meditation, hiking, sound healing, mindful crafts, and storytelling.

$50Kprogram expense
03

The Guided By Humanity (GBH) Sangha Day Program is a Denver-based inclusive wellness program serving individuals with disabilities through adaptive yoga, mindfulness, community engagement, and volunteer opportunities.

$29Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGuided by Humanity
EINHdr · item D82-1456094
Principal addressHdr · item CEnglewood, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jguidedbyhumanity.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Instructor
$58,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Sims’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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
Mary Sims$75,000$75,000$67,000$25,000$49,000$53,600
Kathleen Martins$60,000$51,727
Rachel Kaplan$58,000$45,000$25,421

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$260K · 87%
Contributions & grants$38K · 13%
Program service revenue87%$260K
Contributions & grants13%$38K
Total revenueLn 12$298K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.58
Program services42%$204K
Management & general58%$285K
Total functional expensesLn 25$489K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Total assetsLn 16$93K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$39K
Total net assetsLn 32$55K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $80K · Operating expenses/yr $489K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $204K · Total expenses $489K
42%
Management & General
Management & general $285K · Total expenses $489K
58%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $489K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $259K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $38K · Total revenue $298K
13%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $298K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $260K · Total revenue $298K
87%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $298K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $260K · Total expenses $489K
53%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $298K · Prior year $443K
-33%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $135K · FY2025 $298K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $55K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $298K · Expenses $489K
-64%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $93K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $55K · Total assets $93K
59%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $93K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary Sims · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $489K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $213K · Total expenses $489K
44%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 42%
Overhead ratio 58%
Revenue growth -33%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$193K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$298K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$443K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$448K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$281K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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