Sacred Spaces Conservancy FY2025 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)EIN 82-2953572

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Sacred Spaces Conservancy partners with religious congregations as they consider their long-term presence in Washington, D.C., and other cities, finding solutions that will preserve houses of worship to benefit all people for generations to come.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K 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
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 82% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 82% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
139 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 138.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$88K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$15K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$88K
FY2025▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$103K
FY2025$88K
FY2025$174K
Expenses
$15K
FY2025
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$15K
FY2025$219K
Net assets
$178K
FY2025▲ +69%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$106K
FY2025$178K
FY2025$132K

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 Jan 2019.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $9K Management & general 42% · $6K

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; $13K 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
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$5,208Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024
Michael Crawford$136,208$5,208—
Elizabeth Laird—$7,500$15,000
Julie McDaniel$3,000——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps religious groups preserve historic buildings for community use.

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3 program services account for $9K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Counting the Cost curriculum. Provided educational services to start-up congregations to prepare them to purchase or long-term lease a mission-related space.

$8Kprogram expense
02

Develop a new affiliation program for partners in other cities. Licensed Sacred Spaces Conservancy branding, training and resources to a like-minded startup group in another city.

$989program expense
03

Data and media outreach. Maintained one-of-a-kind database of houses of worship in Washington, D.C.

$507program expense

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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$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$88K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$380
Money outPt IX
$15K
Ln 25
Programscol B$9K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$380
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$88K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$178K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$178K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$178K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$106K$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$106K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$8K$5K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$534$0$534$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$989$989$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$507$507$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$248$0$248$0
Information technologyLn 14$382$0$382$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41$0$41$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$15K$9K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Viewing $88K$15K$72K$178K 990 PDF
FY2024 $103K$106K 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 $87,779 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $380 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,285
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,285
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,114 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$39,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,494 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$87,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,409 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,500 · Management $5,208 · Fundraising $0$12,708
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $534 · Fundraising $0$534
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $989 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$989
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $507 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$507
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $248 · Fundraising $0$248
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $382 · Fundraising $0$382
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $41 · Fundraising $0$41
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,996 · Management $6,413 · Fundraising $0$15,409
Part X · Balance sheet $177,952 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,582$177,952
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,582$177,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,582$177,952
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,582$177,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $177,952 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$87,779
XI-2 Total expenses$15,409
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,370
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,582
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$177,952

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