Inspiratia International C/o Lamara Heartwell

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462049303
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Phone
8056804822
Rating
46
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hinduism
Affiliation
Hinduism

Reported finances

Revenue
$208,994
Expenses
$168,670
Assets
$1,887,236
Liabilities
$2,852

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAMARA HEARTWELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • TIMOTHY TILLMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOY MARGOLIS (SECRETARY): $25,490 total reported compensation
  • TIMOTHY TILLMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO): $1,191 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To engage in sacerdotal functions and conducting regularly scheduled services.

What it reported doing in 2015

Santa barbara dance tribe offers a weekly worship service which provides its congregation the opportunity to directly experience the body as god and express their most authentic selves through meditation, movement, and music. The congregation is between 80-140 people and ministers are trained in providing facilitated spiritual journeys through music. Church members create a weekly alter where practitioners can pray, reflect and make offerings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 24
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 9
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 21.7%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 35%; rating input score 35
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.3%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.19; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.8%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -158.9% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 21.7% of revenue deployed · 35% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $59K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $25K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2014 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.