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Joseph Campbell Foundation FY2020 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1992Arts & Culture EIN 99-0285097Revenue $437K in FY2020

On file with the IRSjcf.org8033 Sunset Blvd Suite 1114, 90046-2401 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jul 1994Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To preserve, protect and perpetuate the seminal works of Joseph Campbell

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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
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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 deficit $18K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$437K
Spent
$322K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$479K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$437K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$437K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$404K
FY2025$499K
Expenses
$322K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$718K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$377K
FY2025$466K
Net assets
$479K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$479K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$222K
FY2025$255K

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 ruling in Jul 1994.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $212K Management & general 34% · $109K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Robert Walter
President
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan E Chamberlin
Secretary/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Kofod
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Dalio
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Bucher’s $94K as President is at the 85th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Bucher$94,000$84,000$84,000———
Robert Walter————$42,000$42,000
Robert Walter - Through November 20———$38,500——
Susan E Chamberlin——$28,000———

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

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2 programs · $212K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Expensed Production Costs

Costs incurred in the development of new publications based on the works of joseph campbell are capitalized as production costs. These costs include the allocated costs from the restoration and transcription of written and recorded works. Upon publication, all costs of the project are expensed.

$123Kprogram expense
02

Community activities including conducting workshops with moderators related to the works of joseph campbell and maintaining a website as an informational and educational resource to the public.

$90Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Joseph Campbell Foundation Endowment TrustFY2025$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$437K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$392K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$462
Money outPt IX
$322K
Ln 25
Programscol B$212K
Managementcol C$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$479K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$392K
Investment incomeLn 3$462
Total revenueLn 12$437K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$287K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$287K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$479K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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$221K$287K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$370K$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$0
Net assetsLn 32$363K$479K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$24K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$42K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$188K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$322K$212K$109K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $499K$466K$33K$255K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 6, 2025 $404K$377K$27K$222K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 5, 2024 $389K$469K−$79K$195K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2023 $473K$718K−$245K$273K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 6, 2022 $406K$363K$43K$521K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 7, 2021 $437K$322K$115K$479K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $436,710 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $51,534$44,675
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $310,138$391,573
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83$462
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $361,755$436,710
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 $42,000$42,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $259,692$279,659
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $301,692$321,659
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,063$115,051
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $436,710 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,675
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $391,573$391,573
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $462$462
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $391,573 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $462$436,710
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $321,659 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,000 · Management $18,000$42,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,201$22,201
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $42,000$42,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,166$1,166
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,060$1,060
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $188,438 · Management $24,794$213,232
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $212,438 · Management $109,221 · Fundraising $0$321,659
Part X · Balance sheet $478,508 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221,028$287,290
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $79,581$123,909
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,219$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $67,309$67,309
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $370,137$478,508
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,791$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,791$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $363,346$478,508
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $363,346$478,508
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $370,137$478,508
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $478,508 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$436,710
XI-2 Total expenses$321,659
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$363,346
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$111
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$478,508

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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