La Maida Project (LMP) is a nonprofit organization addressing the growing mental health crisis by empowering organizations to adopt an ecological approach to healing that improves the mental health of their teams and those they serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $350K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$521K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$519K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$369K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$521K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$521K
Expenses
$519K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$437K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$519K
Net assets
$369K
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$485K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$369K

From the FY2025 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 Nov 2019.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $338K Management & general 12% · $64K Fundraising 22% · $117K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$142,500Pt VII · Sec A
Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karyn Lynn Knox’s $142K as Executive Director is at the 96th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karyn Lynn Knox$142,500$11,883————
Kelly Benshoof—$117,343————
Kelly J Benshoof——$107,919$98,895$95,000$98,435
Omid Naim——$202$54,041$46,740$92,530
Alexis Naim——$11,193$22,659$34,125$79,510

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes mental well-being and wholeness through education, adaptable programs, and professional collaboration.

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1 program · $338K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Mental health program

$338Kprogram 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
The Beulah FundFY2024$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$521K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$474K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$519K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$369K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$363K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$474K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$521K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
SavingsLn 2$217K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$363K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$369K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$338K$363K
Total assetsLn 16$381K$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$366K$369K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$88K$16K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$103K$19K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$14K$1K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$15K$3K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$353$540
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$137$4K
OccupancyLn 16$900$900
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$19$46
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$512$512
InsuranceLn 23$14K$9K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$20K$772$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$11K$1K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$519K$338K$64K$117K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $521K$519K$3K$369K 990 PDF
FY2024 $591K$615K−$24K$366K 990 PDF
FY2023 $386K$482K−$95K$390K 990 PDF
FY2022 $545K$467K$77K$485K 990 PDF
FY2021 $476K$476K−$532$272K 990 PDF
FY2020 $642K$437K$205K$272K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $521,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $527,612$474,435
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,042$37,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,105$9,701
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $590,759$521,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $374,430$356,585
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $240,160$161,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $614,590$518,555
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,831$2,581
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $521,136 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$474,435
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$474,435
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,000$37,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,701$9,701
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,701 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$521,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $518,555 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,821 · Management $16,131 · Fundraising $38,548$142,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $103,287 · Management $18,971 · Fundraising $45,336$167,594
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,282 · Management $1,469 · Fundraising $6,605$22,356
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,953 · Management $2,598 · Fundraising $6,584$24,135
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $45,658$45,658
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,825$20,825
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,410 · Management $353 · Fundraising $540$2,303
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,854$12,854
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,635 · Management $137 · Fundraising $4,328$8,100
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $900$900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,349 · Management $19 · Fundraising $46$13,414
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $512$512
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,110 · Management $1,547 · Fundraising $3,141$13,798
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,629 · Management $772 · Fundraising $2,694$23,095
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,730 · Management $1,010 · Fundraising $8,771$20,511
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $338,130 · Management $63,832 · Fundraising $116,593$518,555
Part X · Balance sheet $373,637 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,983$146,415
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,012$216,714
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,721$10,508
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $380,716$373,637
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,714$5,054
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,714$5,054
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $366,002$368,583
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $366,002$368,583
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $380,716$373,637
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $368,583 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$521,136
XI-2 Total expenses$518,555
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$366,002
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$368,583

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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