Serenity Foundation Llc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851226861
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
3128207571
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Mental Health Treatment F31 Psychiatric, Mental Health Hospital

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,625
Expenses
$23,262
Assets
$14,622

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • GURIQBAL S NANDRA (CHAIRMAN)
  • IRVIN WIESMAN (MEMBER)
  • MARC STRONGIN (MEMBER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The serenity foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, aspires to improve the mental health of the community it serves by sponsoring ketamine infusion-based treatment for depression, ptsd, addiction, and other mental health issues to those struggling with financial means and failed conventional medications and treatments.

What it reported doing in 2024

The serenity foundation shall use any donations it receives to help fund ketamine infusion treatment to economically disadvantaged persons that suffer from mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, ptsd, and bipolar disorders, and promote mental health awareness in the chicagoland area. Approximately 100% of all funds (donations and fees raised by any charity events) shall be used for promoting our charitable purpose.

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 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27.1%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 43.8%; rating input score 44

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.2%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -30.3% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -71.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27.1% of revenue deployed · 43.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 27/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.