The purposes of The Seth House are as follows: (i) to preserve and promote the philosophies and teachings of Seth, a non-physical entity channeled by acclaimed author Jane Roberts, and (ii) to renovate, maintain, and make public a landmark building located at 458 West Water Street in Elmira, New York, which building is the former residence of Ms. Jane Roberts and the original site at which she channeled Seth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
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
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$252K
Spent
$36K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$275K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$252K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$252K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$32K
Net assets
$275K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$275K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$266K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 2018.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $34K Management & general 4% · $2K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and promotes Seth's teachings and maintains Jane Roberts' former home.

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1 program · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The Seth House Are as Follows

(i) to preserve and promote the philosophies and teachings of Seth, a non-physical entity channeled by acclaimed author Jane Roberts, and (ii) to purchase, renovate, maintain, and make public a landmark building located at 458 West Water Street in Elmira, New York, which building is the former residence of Ms.

$34Kprogram 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$9K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$252K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Money outPt IX
$36K
Ln 25
Programscol B$34K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$275K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$252K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$275K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$58K$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$58K$275K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$490$490
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$330$330
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$187$187
InsuranceLn 23$594$594
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$30K$442
All other expensesLn 24e$775$775
Total functional expensesLn 25$36K$34K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $32K$266K 990 PDF
FY2022 $64K$256K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $252K$36K$216K$275K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $251,868 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,731$251,868
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $53,731$251,868
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 feesPrior year $690$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,251$35,548
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,941$35,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,790$216,320
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,868 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,868
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$251,868
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,548 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $490$490
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $330$330
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,305$1,305
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,160$1,160
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $187$187
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $594$594
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,265 · Management $442$30,707
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $775$775
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,022 · Management $1,526 · Fundraising $0$35,548
Part X · Balance sheet $274,683 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,363$71,220
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$3,650
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$199,813
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,363$274,683
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,363$274,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,363$274,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,363$274,683
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $274,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,868
XI-2 Total expenses$35,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$216,320
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,363
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$274,683

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