Unarius Educational Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 952009267
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- El Cajon, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8004757062
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Religion Related N.E.C.
- Affiliation
- Religious (unspecified)
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $142,591
- Expenses
- $89,721
- Assets
- $1,116,375
- Liabilities
- $482
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Calvin Kevin Kennedy (President)
People named in this filing
- Tracey Kennedy (Director)
- Lan Kan (Treasurer)
- Monica Celeste Appel (Secretary)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To foster, teach, and promote the Universal Articulate Interdimensional Understanding of Science known as UNARIUS, which provides a higher spiritual understanding of life for the betterment of humankind, through the publication and distribution of books, literature, and other forms of media about the Unarius science of life concepts, as expressed through the higher consciousness of the cofounders, Ernest and Ruth Norman, and through classes, home-study courses, lectures, etc.; to own and operate teaching centers/libraries.
What it reported doing in 2024
EVENTS & WORKSHOPSFebruary 17 & 18 Unarius celebrated its 70th Anniversary with an open house held at the Unarius center that was also zoomed live. The open house featured a performance by the Unarius choralliers, historical footage about Unarius and its cofounders, and a tour of the costume room and video lab for those attending in person. On the 18th, a hands-on creativity workshop, Make Your Own Starship Pin or Magnet, was offered, followed by a contact with the spiritual teachers, the Unariun Brotherhood, in the evening. August 9 & 10: Unarius Film +Video Weekend was held at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. This successful off-site event featured the screening of Unarius psychodramas and The Arrival film, followed by Q&A with Unariuns; two workshops: Discover Your Past Lives and Develop Your Creative Potential, where participants created their own artwork. A display of Unarius costumes, art, and artifacts was also set up in the theater lobby. October 12 & 13: The 41st Interplanetary Conclave of Light event, Light at the End of the Tunnel! featured an open house on the 12th with a video montage of previous Conclave events; a performance by the Unarius choralliers; a presentation about the Space Brothers and the development of new technologies and AI, and a dove release from the Unarius Space Cad. On the 13th, a Discover Your Past Lives workshop was offered, with a mental contact with the Space Brothers in the evening. December 15: A Flame Ceremony with a walk through the Inner Flames of Light was held at the Unarius center in El Cajon as well live streamed via Zoom. Expos February 9-11: Unarius participated in the Conscious Life Expo at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport location with an exhibit booth and a free lecture: Tesla TechnologyFueling the FutureFilm Screenings for Welcome Space Brothers A documentary about Unarius that premiered October 8, 2023 as part of Beyond Fest, at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica. Unariuns traveled to the event location to participate in Q&A and more, except for four of them.March 22: Big Sky Film Festival in Missoula, Montana April 6 & 7: Atlas Obscuras Ecliptic Festival, Cedar Glades Park near Hot Springs, ArkansasThe Arrival film was screened after the documentary and Q&A. The following day, the three Unariuns who attended this event presented a Discover Your Past Lives workshop that was attended by over 25 people. April 9:51st Athens International Film & Video Festival, hosted by Ohio University May 3: Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore, MarylandJune 5: San Francisco Documentary Film Festival in San FranciscoAug. 14, 18, & 21: Melbourne International Film Festival in AustraliaDue to the distance & cost of airfare to Australia, Unariuns were not able to attend this event. However, the screenings were well-attended with good media coverage.August 24: Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, AlabamaAugust 31: Tallahassee Film Festival 2024 in Tallahassee, FloridaSept. 12 & 14: Chicago Underground Film (CUFF) Festival in Chicago. CUFF awarded Welcome Space Brothers with an Honorable Mention Award.November 30: Ojai Playhouse in Ojai, CaliforniaThe Arrival film was screened after the documentary and Q&A.Star Center Olympus: Unariun Revelations podcasts Live podcast interviews now archived at www.unarius.orgFebruary 9 ~ Unarius Celebrates 70 Years of Love in Action April 12 ~ The Quest for ImmortalityJune 14 ~ Dreams: Connecting the Past, Present, & FutureSeptember 13 ~ There is Light at the End of the Tunnel! November 8 ~ Finding Your Soulmate Performances of the Unarius choralliers, And the Angels SingFebruary 17 The 70th Anniversary of UnariusMay 19 Lantern Crest Senior Living, Santee October 12 41st Interplanetary Conclave of LightUnarius Space Cad outings: December 8 68th Annual La Jolla Christmas ParadeDecember 14 60th Annual Starlight Parade in Chula Vista
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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 60
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 82
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 59.4%; rating input score 59
- Program expense ratio: 61.6%; rating input score 62
- Fundraising efficiency: $21.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: 37.1%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.44; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 59.4% of revenue deployed · 61.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $55K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.