Katahdin Foundation FY2020 filing

Los Angeles, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 90-0089252

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The primary purpose is to create high-quality educational documentary media projects with the purpose of opening minds, provoking dialogue, and encouraging positive social change; film production is the key element to attaining Katahdin foundation's mission.

68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$185K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$830K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$547K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$687K
FY2025$64K
Expenses
$830K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$830K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$547K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$43K
FY2025$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $563K Management & general 28% · $233K Fundraising 4% · $34K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Joleen Deatherage$65,000$65,000$42,500

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II4 listed

Programs and updates

Creates educational documentaries to open minds, provoke dialogue, and encourage positive social change.

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3 programs · $420K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Vishniac (on going project) is a new feature length film in development about the life, work, and legacy of roman vishniac. A passionate photographer and scientist, vishniac is best known for having traversed eastern europe from 1935 through 1938, on assignment for the joint distribution committee, to photograph jewish life in eastern…

$255Kprogram expense
02

Who will write our history(a film)is based on the book of the same title by samuel kassow. The film tells the story of the oyneg shabes, the secret archives of the warsaw ghetto, and its creator emanuel ringleblum. The film was completed in spring 2018.

$143Kprogram expense
03

Heschel is a new project in development about abraham joshua heschel, a polish-born american rabbi and one of the leading theologians and philosophers of the 20TH century. Heschel authored a number of widely read books on philosophy and was active in the civil rights movement, marching with martin luther king, JR. At selma.

$21Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$358
Money outPt IX
$830K
Ln 25
Programscol B$563K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$547K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$728K
Total assetsLn 16$731K
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Investment incomeLn 3$83
Other incomeLn 4–11$358
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$728K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$728K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148
Total assetsLn 16$731K
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
Net assetsLn 32$547K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 64
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K$728K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$979$148
Total assetsLn 16$253K$731K
LiabilitiesLn 26$277K$185K
Net assetsLn 32−$24K$547K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$33K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K$66K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$832$832
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$553K$494K$59K
All other expensesLn 24e$103K$67K$34K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$830K$563K$233K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $64K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $687K$1.8M−$1.1M$43K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.9M$6.4M$427K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.9M$56K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.8M−$57K$490K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$830K$571K$547K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,401,479 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $358 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,279,838
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,279,838
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $121,200$121,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $83$83
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $121,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $83$1,401,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $830,366 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $32,606 · Fundraising $32,605$65,211
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $66,336$66,336
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,521$9,521
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,394$24,394
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,179$2,179
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,808$6,808
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $832$832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $493,845 · Management $58,725$552,570
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,902 · Management $33,758 · Fundraising $1,855$102,515
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $562,926 · Management $232,980 · Fundraising $34,460$830,366
Part X · Balance sheet $731,289 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $241,883$728,231
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,907$2,910
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $979$148
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,769$731,289
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,015$28,743
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $174,429$107,762
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $277,185$184,592
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$188,965−$129,786
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $164,549$676,483
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$24,416$546,697
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,769$731,289
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $546,697 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,401,479
XI-2 Total expenses$830,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$571,113
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$24,416
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$546,697

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