The Burrow Collective Dba the Inn at the Lake
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 844471187
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Ripon, CA, USA
- Phone
- 2094704499
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $165,710
- Expenses
- $166,000
- Assets
- $65,031
- Liabilities
- $22,956
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- GINNY SUE BURROUGHS (President)
- LAUREL S JUSTICE (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- GINNY SUE BURROUGHS (President)
- LAUREL S JUSTICE (Vice President)
- ROBERT BURROUGHS (Treasurer)
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
Our mission at the inn is to create a haven where people of all backgrounds, incomes, and identities can come to feed their souls, rejuvenate their creativity, and bridge new relationships across old divides.the burrow collective is an international network of artists, activists, healers and seekers who came together in 2020 to create a spiritual and creative retreat center, founded on mindful diversity, radical inclusivity and a spirit of interconnectedness.
What it reported doing in 2024
The inn at the lake has ten guest rooms and a communal dining space. We deploy our beautiful facilities and prime location as an affordable oasis for guests looking for spiritual and creative renewal. A stay at the inn includes multiple daily opportunities for community-building and spiritual reflection. These opportunities include: ignite lectures. Five minute daily talks that provoke deeper conversation, encourage more intentional relationships, and inspire a generous perspective on the needs and struggles of others. Campfire time. An informal nightly gathering around the campfire to swap stories, stargaze, enjoy live music, and connect with new friends.creative inspiration. Our guests have the opportunity to connect with artists both on our grounds and in the surrounding area, as well as explore their own creative impulses. In 2024 we sponsored two concert evenings by musicians and singers called music with a view. We also offered two painting classes during the summer. The inn's culture of social cross-pollination and the stunning natural beauty of the region create an atmosphere of pervasive creative inspiration for artists and non-artists alike. Overnight stays begin in june and end in september each year. In keeping with our mission of welcoming people of all backgrounds, incomes and identities, we offer a volunteer staff program to expand the accessibility of the inn to folks who wish to volunteer a few hours each day in exchange for free room and partial board in our adjacent volunteer housing.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 89% 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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $166K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.