MCKENNA ACADEMY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
MCKENNA ACADEMY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY INC (EIN 85-1313799)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-07
IRS object ID
202621899349201137
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-07-07T16:56:22-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN455471087PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Accounting Angel LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1520 Yosemite Ave NAddressLine1Txt
CityGolden ValleyCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55422ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN851313799EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MCKENNA ACADEMY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMCKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6512708607PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14460 REDWOOD HWY SUITE 16 No 547AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAFAELCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94903ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBOB FISKPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512708607PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAcacia WilleyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01010039PTIN
Phone6128404220PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-27PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addressmckenna.academyWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$99,939GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$92,998ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$6,941ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$99,939TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$6,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$30,000SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$53,052FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$675PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$63,337OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$153,064TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$53,125ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$82,722NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$29,597NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,722BOYAmt
EOY$28,600EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$997EOYAmt

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BOY$82,722BOYAmt
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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,722BOYAmt
EOY$29,597EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE ACADEMY'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT INTERWEAVE OUR COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE, SCIENCE AND ANCESTRAL WISDOM.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

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EDUCATION: PROVIDES IN-PERSON AND ONLINE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF ETHNOBOTANY, ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, CONSERVATION, AND RELATED FIELDS. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE COMPLEX RESEARCH ACCESSIBLE TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES. IN 2025, EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 400 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THEMATIC CAMPAIGNS, STRUCTURED ONLINE CLASSES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.$0$10,144
MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS: PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES DOCUMENTARY FILMS, PODCASTS, AND OTHER MEDIA TO PRESERVE, SHARE, AND PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE IN ETHNOBOTANY, ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, INDIGENOUS WISDOM TRADITIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. MEDIA OUTPUTS INCLUDE DOCUMENTARY SERIES, DIGITIZATION PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, AND RECORDED INTERVIEWS. IN 2025, THESE MATERIALS WERE VIEWED OR DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 115,000 TIMES, EXPANDING GLOBAL ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE.$0$20,578
SYMPOSIUMS AND LIVE EVENTS: ORGANIZES LARGE-SCALE GATHERINGS-BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL-BRINGING TOGETHER LEADING RESEARCHERS, INDIGENOUS LEADERS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. EVENTS RANGE FROM GLOBAL SYMPOSIUMS, SUCH AS THE ETHNOPHARMACOLOGIC SEARCH FOR PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS (ESPD) CONFERENCE, TO INTERNATIONAL FORUMS LIKE THE COCA FORUM IN CUSCO, PERU. IN 2025, SYMPOSIUMS AND LIVE EVENTS FEATURED MORE THAN 60 SPEAKERS AND REACHED OVER 1000 ATTENDEES WORLDWIDE, WITH RECORDED CONTENT MADE FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE.$0$92,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$122,972TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
REBECCA LAZAROU
DIRECTOR2$0$0$0
RANJI VARGHESE
DIRECTOR2$0$0$0
ROBB DUNCAN
DIRECTOR2$0$0$0
BOB FISK
TREASURER15$15,000$0$0
ANNETTE BADENHORST
VICE PRESIDENT15$15,000$0$0
DENNIS MCKENNA
PRESIDENT20$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBOB FISKPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14460 REDWOOD HWY SUITE 16 No 547AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAFAELCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6512708607PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$206,262CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$485,657CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$187,137CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$92,998CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,142,202TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$92,998CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,142,202TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$243,814SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,142,220TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$27,419GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78653PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10PART I LINE A2. MCKENNA ACADEMY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY INC GAVE 2 GRANTS TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. NO GRANT WAS GREATER THAN $5,000.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^EVENT COSTS;51161|TRAVEL;4751|IT TECH;2996|INSURANCE;2547|ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION;932|BANK FEES;662|SUPPLIES;288^Total;63337^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE;997^Total;997^

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