Sharing Sacred Spaces builds community between diverse religious communities by Sharing the sacredness of space, tradition and practice of hospitality, in order to engender a spirit of trust, friendship, and solidarity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ 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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FY2020 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $234K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$217K
Spent
$162K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$217K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$410K
FY2025$577K
Expenses
$162K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$206K
FY2024$289K
FY2025$488K
Net assets
$56K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$337K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $90K Management & general 22% · $36K Fundraising 22% · $36K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Board Chair/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Avery’s $128K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Vanessa Avery$127,500$107,708$100,000$100,000$80,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 diverse religious groups through shared sacred spaces, fostering trust and friendship.

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1 program · $90K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The interreligious communities project (icp) brings together religious and spiritual communities to visit one another's sacred spaces, learn about each other, extend hospitality, equip themselves with some of the tools of interfaith dialogue, and build an interfaith community.

$90Kprogram 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
Unrival NfpFY2024$300
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$234K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$217K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Money outPt IX
$162K
Ln 25
Programscol B$90K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Total revenueLn 12$217K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$0$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$12K$12K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$72K$327$982
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$600$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$162K$90K$36K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $577K$488K$90K$337K 990 PDF
FY2024 $410K$289K$121K$245K 990 PDF
FY2023 $255K$206K$49K$121K 990 PDF
FY2022 $118K$72K 990 PDF
FY2021 $184K$96K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $217K$162K$56K$56K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,428 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$217,378
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$50
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$217,428
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$57,834
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$103,765
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$161,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$55,829
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $217,428 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$217,378
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$217,378
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50$50
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50$217,428
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $161,599 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,567 · Management $11,567 · Fundraising $34,700$57,834
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,990$3,990
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,600$5,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,487 · Management $327 · Fundraising $982$73,796
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,339$3,339
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,098$5,098
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $600 · Management $11,342$11,942
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $89,752 · Management $36,165 · Fundraising $35,682$161,599
Part X · Balance sheet $55,829 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$55,829
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$55,829
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$55,829
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$55,829
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,829 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,428
XI-2 Total expenses$161,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,829
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,829

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