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Our mission is to provide vocational, high quality training in processwork facilitation methods and applications across individual, relationship, group and organizational contexts and to serve as a center for the teaching, research and development of techniques for working with Process. We prepare graduates with the skills needed for employment in roles such as management, mediation, facilitation, individual coaching, leadership, human resource and community services management, international development, organizational consultancy and training. Process is the potentially meaningful flow of inner and outer signals that can be observed in individuals and groups. Processwork facilitation techniques Work with behaviors, feelings, interactions, expression and inner experiences to elicit unexpected solutions and meaning from the most difficult problems. Our mission serves a diverse local and international community of learners seeking quality education and training delivered through a rigor

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1040479) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 6 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
87% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.5 mo
of spending, in cash
7.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
8% of total assets
Liabilities are 8% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$374K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$374K
FY2025▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$665K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$374K
Expenses
$392K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$630K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$630K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$392K
Net assets
$300K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$441K
FY2024$318K
FY2025$300K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1991.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $342K Management & general 10% · $41K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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; $77K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$71,159Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/Secret
$5,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hellene Gronda’s $71K as Executive Di is at the 63rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Hellene Gronda$71,159$66,837$61,445$58,067
Rhea Shapiro$5,750$3,800$5,405—
Diane Wong——$1,434—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $342K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Professional continuing education and personal development training in processwork for the community. Online training courses serving 272 participants, revenue 89,576; in person winter intensive serving 17 participants, revenue 25,291; public programs including certificate and diploma, revenue 85,585 serving 25 and 15 participants…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 93-1040479) · Dispute this line
$342Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$213K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$342K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$213K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K
Accounts receivableLn 4$10K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$648
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$268K$244K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K$57K
Total assetsLn 16$389K$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$318K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$77K$62K$11K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$35K$3K$520
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$1K$427
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$357
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$47K$13K$67
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$534
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$2K$602
OccupancyLn 16$27K$23K$4K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$13K$2K$587
InsuranceLn 23$22K$18K$3K$836
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$342K$41K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 20, 2025 $374K$392K−$18K$300K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 2, 2025 $271K$394K−$123K$318K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 12, 2024 $665K$437K$228K$441K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 6, 2023 $527K$630K−$103K$214K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2022 $549K$598K−$50K$316K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 15, 2021 $650K$630K$20K$366K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $373,574 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,105$145,878
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $218,249$212,556
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,707$15,140
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $271,061$373,574
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,154$136,338
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,876$255,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $394,030$391,654
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$122,969−$18,080
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $373,574 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$145,878
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$145,878
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $212,556$212,556
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,140$15,140
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $212,556 · Excluded from tax $15,140$373,574
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,654 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $61,744 · Management $11,393 · Fundraising $3,772$76,909
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,837 · Management $3,017 · Fundraising $520$38,374
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,603 · Management $1,433 · Fundraising $427$11,463
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,036 · Management $1,199 · Fundraising $357$9,592
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,826 · Management $13,475 · Fundraising $67$60,368
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,810 · Fundraising $534$5,344
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,048 · Management $2,022 · Fundraising $602$15,672
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,767 · Management $3,529 · Fundraising $1,051$27,347
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,721 · Management $1,972 · Fundraising $587$15,280
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,096 · Management $2,805 · Fundraising $836$21,737
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,568$109,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $342,056 · Management $40,845 · Fundraising $8,753$391,654
Part X · Balance sheet $327,872 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $267,941$243,994
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,496$10,315
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$648
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,266$56,919
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $63,950$15,996
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,653$327,872
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,401$11,654
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $63,950$15,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,351$27,650
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $318,302$300,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $318,302$300,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,653$327,872
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,574
XI-2 Total expenses$391,654
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,080
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$318,302
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,222

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

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