Ancient Secrets Foundation

Legal name: Foundation for Joy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
850655567
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-PF 2020
Location
Millcreek, UT, USA
Phone
8013198705
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$891,416
Expenses
$385,168
Assets
$1,054,269
Liabilities
$177

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRANDEE SABELLA (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • BRANDEE SABELLA (Vice President)
  • DAVID OSBORN (Treasurer)
  • PAUL ROGERS (Chairman)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To uplift and transform lives through a variety of impactful programs, providing essential support to vulnerable children, ensuring they have access to education, nourishment, and a loving environment.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, the Foundation for Joy continued to make significant strides in its mission (sharing ancient wisdom for healing and empowerment while providing tangible support to communities in need, in particular at risk orphanages and orphaned kids). 1. Supporting Several Orphanages in Nepal Provided ongoing financial aid for food, education, and healthcare to support the children in the orphanages in need Developed sustainable funding strategies to ensure long-term stability for these children. Our aim is to keep them cared for in safe & loving homes, to help prevent them from trafficking and other horrible alternatives. Developed & expanded the Bridge program, to support the kids who turn 18 and by law are required to leave the home.2. Kathmandu Visits & Volunteer Support Supported immersive tour visits in Nepal to deepen our capacity to serve the kids at the orphanages, win the hearts of supporters, as well as increase awareness of ancient healing practices and cultural heritage. Facilitated meaningful connections between participants and local communities.3. Global Community Engagement Expanded our reach by connecting with more communities in the USA & Europe, fostering a more engaged donor community through live and online events.4. Nonprofit Growth, Structure & Governance Took concrete steps to formalize governance to include activating an advisory board (10-15 members) to support fundraising efforts, and initiated a new group of people who specifically donate towards the administrative expenses of the foundation so a higher percentage of other donations can go directly to support the children in Nepal. Set up more structure around good governance of our organization to continue being good stewards of donor dollars. Explored new partnerships and opportunities to scale our efforts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 89% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.3%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 74.7%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 50%; rating input score 50; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 56.8%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.74; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 41% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 9 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 32.3% of revenue deployed · 74.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $288K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 50/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.