Miraglo Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452499438
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
La Jolla, CA, USA
Phone
8584596919
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health Support Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$863,265
Expenses
$748,966
Assets
$1,020,122
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • RAUNI PRITTINEN KING RN (PRES & EXEC DIR)
  • ERMINIA GUANERI MD (Treasurer)
  • CATHERINE WENUK (BOARD DIRECTOR)

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

Miraglo foundation has seven specific purposes: (1) to conduct research and/or support research about alternative healing techniques and global healing traditions;(2) to provide education about and increase awareness of alternative healing techniques and global healing traditions; (3) to make grants to medical personnel(including both conventional and alternative practices) to assist in serving under-served communities, both nationally and internationally; (4) to make grants in support of medical services and facilities (including both conventional and alternative practices) in under-served communities, both nationally and internationally; (5) to award scholarships and grants to and/or for educational programs, schools and individuals in under-served communities, both nationally and internationally; (6) to make qualifying distributions and expenditures directly for the active conduct of and/or for the support of activies constituting the purposes for which this corporation is organized

What it reported doing in 2025

4a: various - $13,000 was donated to chi or consciusness & healing initiative, a not-for-profit foundation focusing on biofield education and research to writeup a research findings and a funding for a documentary about biofieldhealing.$30,000 was donated to sri narayani hopital (sri sakthi amma healthcaretrust) in tamil nadu, india for the college of nursing studentscholarships.$20,000 was donated to sri sakthi narayani siddar peedam charity to provide meals to community in southern india.$20,000 was donated to feeding america san diego for food assistance tothe needy in san diego community.$1,000 was donated to barbara cummmings from san diego, helping afghanrefugee settlement in san diegowith clothing, food etc.$10,000 was donated to solutions for change, a non for profit 501(c)3organization in vista, California that lifts families and communities outof darkness and into independence with community-focused solutions, fighting against the churn of poverty and homelesssness to transformlives and restore community. The three programs work together toholistically solve the root cause of the challenges families are facing, so future generations can live without the burden of poverty, dependency and instability. Big solutions were in order and with thehelp of other community leaders and entrepreneurs, solutions forchange was born. Their vision was different from the current handoutapproach to homelessness. It did not include more shelter beds, feedingprograms or traditional human services, but rather an innovative, permanent solution focused on well-being and capacity building.solutions for change creates access for parents to the right set ofopportunities, addresses root causes of dependency, and equips peoplewith the skills, knowledge, and resources to permanently solve theirhomelessness. The comprehensive model addresses three key areas: personal development (well-being), workforce development (economiccapacity), and community development (service). It blends affordablehousing, educational opportunities, employment training and healthrelated solutions all within one cohesive strategic partnership.$5,000 was donated to community resource center, or crc, a not-for-profit organization in encinitas, California addressing thehomelessness and food issues in the community. Established in 1979, crchas grown from providing basic needs for families in crisis, to offeringextensive programs that facilitate the safety, stability, and self-sufficiency of low-income and episodically homelesshouseholdsincluding domestic violence (dv) victims. Ccrc works to endhunger, homelessness and domestic violence in north county san diego.as a provider of integrative services, rcs programs include a domesticviolence emergency shelter, hotline and prevention/educationoutreach, a therapeutic childrens center, professional counseling, legal advocacy, food and nutrition distribution center, homelessnessprevention and rental and housing assistance. All of crcs programsare designed to assist participants to successfully navigate their pathsof safety, stability & self-sufficiency.$5,000 was donated to center for community solutions, inc. (ccs), anonprofit501(c)3 organization founded in 1969, in san diego, californiathat is funded through various grants, foundations, and privatecontributions. Funds raised go directly to providing intervention andprevention services to victims of relationship violence and sexualassault. Ccs has served thousands of children last year alone to heal and prevent relationship and sexual violence. Ccs operates theonly rape crisis center in the city of san diego along with a countywide24-hour bilingual crisis helpline. The nonprofit agency also providesemergency domestic violence shelters, hospital and courtaccompaniment, as well as legal and counseling services for thoseaffected by domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Ccs alsoworks with local community groups and schools to provide innovativeprevention programs to promote he

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • 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: 87.7%; rating input score 88; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.2%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.4% of revenue deployed · 89.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $671K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 25 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.