Mosaic Multicultural Foundation FY2020 filing

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Mosaic seeks to create cross-cultural alliances, mentoring relationships, and community connections that lead to greater consciousness and purpose in individuals while also developing capacities for cultural healing and environmental renewal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 12% 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
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $110K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$464K
Spent
$309K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$776K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$464K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$425K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$467K
Expenses
$309K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$478K
Net assets
$776K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$776K
FY2021$860K
FY2022$908K
FY2023$891K
FY2024$880K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1992.

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% · $172K Management & general 30% · $94K Fundraising 14% · $44K

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; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$124,550Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Meade’s $99K as Vice President is at the 87th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Meade$98,846$93,846$88,769$144,084$124,550

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

Builds cross-cultural connections for personal growth, healing, and environmental renewal.

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1 program · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Mosaic Multicultural Foundation has been creating, organizing and operating community and youth events for thirty years. Mosaic online and in person events and courses provide educational experiences and learning tools for a diverse community of counselors, artists, spirituals leaders, teachers and community activists.

$172Kprogram 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
Tides FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$110K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$464K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$776K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$776K
Total assetsLn 16$782K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$397
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$464K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$421K
SavingsLn 2$354K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$776K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$782K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$776K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 643
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$624K$776K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$629K$782K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$621K$776K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$86K$12K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$41K$10K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$24K$15K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$852$852
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$630$630
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$5K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$60$60
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$172K$94K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 7, 2025 $467K$478K−$11K$880K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $402K$419K−$17K$891K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 $391K$342K$48K$908K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 28, 2022 $425K$341K$85K$860K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 19, 2021 $464K$309K$155K$776K 990 PDF

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 $463,800 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $203,588$243,623
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $184,524$153,588
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,130$397
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,192$66,192
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $442,434$463,800
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $244,138$198,958
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,008$110,123
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $389,146$309,081
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,288$154,719
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $463,800 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $66,192 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$243,623
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $153,588$153,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $397$397
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $219,780 · Excluded from tax $397$463,800
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $309,081 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,518 · Management $12,251 · Fundraising $20,419$118,188
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,238 · Management $10,310 · Fundraising $17,183$68,731
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,695 · Management $1,816 · Fundraising $2,528$12,039
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,690$1,690
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,202 · Management $15,398 · Fundraising $3,709$43,309
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,375$1,375
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,063$7,063
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $12,334$12,334
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,762$22,762
IX-17 TravelManagement $852$852
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,600$5,600
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $630$630
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,358 · Management $9,090$14,448
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60$60
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,676 · Management $93,566 · Fundraising $43,839$309,081
Part X · Balance sheet $782,166 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,350$421,390
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $353,930$354,244
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,232$6,532
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $628,512$782,166
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,709$6,644
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,709$6,644
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $620,803$775,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $620,803$775,522
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $628,512$782,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $775,522 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$463,800
XI-2 Total expenses$309,081
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$620,803
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$775,522

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