Gathering Roots Wellness DBA Sacred Land Collective

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 2020Arts & CultureEIN 85-3426377Revenue $659K in FY2025

On file with the IRS505 Broadway E Suite 177, 98102-5023 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Sacred Land collective's mission is to center and cultivate healing for black, brown and indigenous communities. Resourcing and amplifying Collective cultural arts tools and technologies to address intergenerational, interpersonal, and Collective traumas. Through this expansive Wellness work we actively co-create thriving communities and resurrect culturally vital practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 7 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 $507K a year · 47% 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $100K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$659K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$704K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$659K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$438K
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$243K
FY2023$669K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$659K
Expenses
$704K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$723K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$679K
FY2025$704K
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M

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 Jan 2021.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $471K Management & general 33% · $234K

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; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$50,762Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$42,297Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Niela Hampton’s $51K as Managing Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shannon King$42,297$79,384$58,296$37,731$35,774$13,638
Niela Hampton$50,762$12,981————
Tracy L Stewart—————$13,638
Tran N Chau—————$13,535
Laurel Winston-Smith—————$2,500
Damithia Nieves—————$600

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promote cultural exploration, healing, and social justice to overcome generational trauma with liberation and joy.

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1 program · $471K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Gathering roots wellness provided weekly programming starting in 2020 which focused on helping people cope with COVID-19 stressors. The programs included yoga wednesdays, african dance (2 classes on thursdays) and meditation on saturdays.

$471Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$100K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $18K · 2022–2022
WA NA WariWA · FY2022$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$659K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$634K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$193
Money outPt IX
$704K
Ln 25
Programscol B$471K
Managementcol C$234K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$634K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$193
Total revenueLn 12$659K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 610
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$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$466$32K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$232K$232K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$180$180
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$197K$93K$105K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$704K$471K$234K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $659K$704K−$45K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $609K$679K−$70K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $669K$538K$131K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $243K$715K−$472K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$723K$3.1M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $438K$72K$366K$366K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $658,999 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $603,093$634,343
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,622$24,463
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $178$193
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,114$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $609,007$658,999
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 $272,744$363,526
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $406,056$340,804
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $678,800$704,330
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,793−$45,331
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $658,999 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$634,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$634,343
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,463$24,463
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $193$193
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,463 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $193$658,999
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $704,330 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,059$93,059
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $231,620$231,620
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,847$38,847
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,244$4,244
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,225$13,225
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,370$2,370
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,535$4,535
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,230$7,230
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $19,858$19,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,154$9,154
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $180$180
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $67,126$67,126
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,912$8,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,583 · Management $104,874$197,457
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,111 · Management $1,402$6,513
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $470,554 · Management $233,776 · Fundraising $0$704,330
Part X · Balance sheet $3,071,673 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$44,902
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,320
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,085,577$3,018,451
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,085,577$3,071,673
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $466$6,893
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $466$31,893
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,085,111$3,039,780
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,085,111$3,039,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,085,577$3,071,673
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,039,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$658,999
XI-2 Total expenses$704,330
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,085,111
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,039,780

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

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