WHOLISTIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-03; covers tax years 2017–2021. Data: furp.org, CC BY 4.0.

2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $6K · expenses $40K · assets $4K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
82-1858893
Address
3456 FORTUNA RANCH RD, ENCINITAS, CA 92024-5706
Website
WHOLISTIC.ORG
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2018 (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 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Pelin Thorogood (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

WHOLISTIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO APPLYING RESOURCES TO GAPS IN EXISTING RESEARCH, LEVERAGING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS WITH RESEARCH-DRIVEN DATA, AND DRIVING EVIDENCE-BASED DRUG POLICY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BY HELPING TRANSLATE RESEARCH RESULTS TO IMPACT POLICY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Pelin Thorogood DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT2017-2021 20 $0 reported 1
Andrew Noorda DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Ted Roth DIRECTOR, SECRETARY & TREA2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Reena Horowitz DIRECTOR2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Pia DIRECTOR2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Tyler Wakstein DIRECTOR2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Andy Noorda (former) DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Sakala (former) DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PELIN THOROGOOD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW NOORDA DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE1 $0-$0 $01
TED ROTH DIRECTOR, SECRETARY & TREA1 $0-$0 $01
REENA HOROWITZ DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CHERYL PIA DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TYLER WAKSTEIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PELIN THOROGOOD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW NOORDA DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
TED ROTH DIRECTOR, SECRETARY & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
REENA HOROWITZ DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CHERYL PIA DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TYLER WAKSTEIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PELIN THOROGOOD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW NOORDA DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
TED ROTH DIRECTOR, SECRETARY & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PELIN THOROGOOD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
ANDY NOORDA DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SAKALA DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PELIN THOROGOOD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
ANDY NOORDA DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SAKALA DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

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
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,089$40,063 $3,862$3,862 $6,089- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,233$69,812 $37,836$37,836 $78,233- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,900$30,293 $29,513$29,415 $55,900- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,000$111,489 $4,690$3,808 $85,000- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,000$50,703 $30,297$30,297 $81,000- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $25,773 in all, tax years 2023 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$25,773 2023$25,773
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $40,063 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $35,000 87.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,703 9.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,360 3.4%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $69,812 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,970 51.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,000 43.0%
Fees to independent contractors $3,835 5.5%
Printing, publications, postage $7 0.0%
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $30,293 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,164 76.5%
Fees to independent contractors $5,793 19.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,336 4.4%
Total$30,293100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $111,489 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $83,893 75.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,167 23.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,429 1.3%
Total$111,489100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $50,703 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $49,470 97.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,194 2.4%
Printing, publications, postage $39 0.1%
Total$50,703100%

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