Easton Mountain Inc

Overview

Mission

Easton mountain is a community, retreat center and sanctuary created by gay men as a gift to the world. In workshops, programs, and events, we provide opportunities to celebrate, heal, transform and integrate body, mind, & spirit. We offer our land, rich in beauty and wisdom, as home to a community that extends beyond the land. We are a worldwide fellowship of people enriched by our connection to easton mountain. This fellowship is a positive force for change in the world. We value: each individual's spiritual path and the quest for connection and understanding; the beauty of the earth, and our practice of stewardship on it; the joy and wisdom our bodies bring; the expression of love, intimacy and erotic communion; service and those who strive to make life better for others; creativity, celebration, fun, and gaiety; respectful honesty and the peaceful resolution of disagreements; community, the support it provides, the strength and love it brings; work for peace, non-violence and socia

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 63% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 92
• Transparency & Controls: 92
• Accountability: 76
• Sustainability: 17
• Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $382K in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
• Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
• Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
• Filing history: 7 filing years from 2014 to 2020
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

• Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
• High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.