La Vida Missions INC

Tax-deductible

Farmington, NM501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-0168123

Religious education for pre-k through 8th grade (elementary & middle school) on navajo nation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $172
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$458K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$465K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$717K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$458K
FY2025▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$458K
Expenses
$465K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$717K
FY2025▼ -0.9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$777K
FY2023$687K
FY2024$723K
FY2025$717K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $369K Management & general 13% · $59K Fundraising 8% · $38K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dorie Panganiban’s $11K as Vice President is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2023FY2022
Dorie Panganiban$11,250$11,595
Vicky Pioche$8,808$8,550
Carol Gillham$7,185$6,730
Lee McIntosh$5,670$7,170
Lee Vorhies$6,545$1,463

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

Programs and updates

Provides religious education for elementary and middle school children on the Navajo Nation.

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1 program service account for $369K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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We provide education to the navajo community for children pre-k through 8TH grade.

$369Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$172

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$134
Money outPt IX
$465K
Ln 25
Programscol B$369K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$717K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$341K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$134
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$256K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$402K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$717K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$423K$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$311K$402K
Total assetsLn 16$733K$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$723K$717K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$37K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$149K$149K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$13K$907
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$98K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$70K$54K$3K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$465K$369K$59K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $458K$465K−$7K$717K 990 PDF
FY2024 $492K$455K$36K$723K 990 PDF
FY2023 $430K$521K−$90K$687K 990 PDF
FY2022 $560K$456K$104K$777K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$408K$132K$674K 990 PDF
FY2020 $463K$432K$31K$542K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $458,267 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$451,732
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$451,732
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,401$6,401
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $134$134
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,401 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $134$458,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $465,121 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $36,538$36,538
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $148,575$148,575
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,424 · Management $907$14,331
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,644$8,644
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,920$6,920
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,210$2,210
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,782$28,782
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,475$25,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,330 · Fundraising $24,956$123,286
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $53,981 · Management $3,391 · Fundraising $12,988$70,360
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $368,567 · Management $58,610 · Fundraising $37,944$465,121
Part X · Balance sheet $743,766 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,596$85,821
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $400,089$255,531
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $310,682$402,414
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $733,367$743,766
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,985$27,238
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,985$27,238
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $723,382$716,528
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $733,367$743,766
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $716,528 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$458,267
XI-2 Total expenses$465,121
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,854
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$723,382
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$716,528

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

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