SEWANEE SPIRITUAL CENTER A MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $115K · expenses $116K · assets $21K

EIN
46-4121632
Address
PO BOX 3334, SEWANEE, TN 37375-3334
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Mission

TO NURTURE SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND PERSONAL WELLNESS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT, WHILE WORKING TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF A TENNESSEE MOUNTAINTOP.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mary Elizabeth Nelson President2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Will Martin Director2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Annette Mayes Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cindy Jones Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David Taron (former) SECRETARY2020 10 $0 reported 1
Mark Burnett (former) Director2020 10 $0 reported 1
Randy Uselton (former) Director2020 10 $0 reported 1
Richard Mckinney (former) Director2020 10 $0 reported 1
Jack Murrah (former) DIRECTOR2014 0 $0 reported 1
Anne Riley Miller (former) DIRECTOR2014 0 $0 reported 1
Anne Paine (former) DIRECTOR2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY ELIZABETH NELSON President1 $0-- $01
WILL MARTIN Director1 $0-- $01
ANNETTE MAYES Treasurer1 $0-- $01
CINDY JONES Director1 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY ELIZABETH NELSON President10 $0-- $01
WILL MARTIN Director10 $0-- $01
CINDY JONES Director10 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY ELIZABETH NELSON President10 $0-- $01
WILL MARTIN Director10 $0-- $01
CINDY JONES Director10 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY ELIZABETH NELSON President10 $0-- $01
WILL MARTIN Director10 $0-- $01
CINDY JONES Director10 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY ELIZABETH NELSON President10 $0-- $01
DAVID TARON SECRETARY10 $0-- $01
CINDY JONES Director10 $0-- $01
MARK BURNETT Director10 $0-- $01
RANDY USELTON Director10 $0-- $01
RICHARD MCKINNEY Director10 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY ELIZABETH NELSON President0 $0-- $01
WILL MARTIN SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
JACK MURRAH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ANNE RILEY MILLER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ANNE PAINE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $80K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARY ELIZABETH NELSON Person SEWANEE, TN $80,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $60K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARY ELIZABETH NELSON Person SEWANEE, TN $60,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $80K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARY ELIZABETH NELSON Person SEWANEE, TN $80,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $60K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARY ELIZABETH NELSON Person SEWANEE, TN $60,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $80K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARY ELIZABETH NELSON Person SEWANEE, TN $80,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$115,063$116,377 $21,088$17,713 $80,000- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,034$102,895 $22,156$19,027 $60,000- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,330$102,958 $27,990$24,888 $80,000- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$98,670$88,345 $25,751$22,517 $60,000- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,192$91,831 $14,885$12,190 $83,700- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,541$49,017 $28,878$24,525 $62,796$10,620 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ARTS ALLIANCE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINSAZA20 $119,899$102,376 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $116,377 spent · pay $38,744 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $68,495 58.9%
Other salaries and wages $38,744 33.3%
Fees: accounting $5,480 4.7%
Taxes $3,005 2.6%
Depreciation and depletion $350 0.3%
Fees: legal $303 0.3%
Total$116,377100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $102,895 spent · pay $37,531 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $57,540 55.9%
Other salaries and wages $37,531 36.5%
Fees: accounting $4,555 4.4%
Taxes $2,919 2.8%
Depreciation and depletion $350 0.3%
Total$102,895100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $102,958 spent · pay $34,198 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $57,386 55.7%
Other salaries and wages $34,198 33.2%
Fees: accounting $8,466 8.2%
Taxes $2,558 2.5%
Depreciation and depletion $350 0.3%
Total$102,958100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $88,345 spent · pay $22,465 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $56,447 63.9%
Other salaries and wages $22,465 25.4%
Fees: accounting $7,228 8.2%
Taxes $1,855 2.1%
Depreciation and depletion $350 0.4%
Total$88,345100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $91,831 spent · pay $32,634 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $50,472 55.0%
Other salaries and wages $32,634 35.5%
Fees: accounting $5,967 6.5%
Taxes $2,408 2.6%
Depreciation and depletion $350 0.4%
Total$91,831100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $49,017 spent · pay $3,792 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,852 69.1%
Fees to independent contractors $9,609 19.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,792 7.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,763 3.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1 0.0%
Total$49,017100%

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