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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,400,705
Total expenses
$13,158,424
Contributions and grants received
$10,268,691
Grants paid
$1,737,311
Program service revenue
$3,158,755
Investment income
$355,308
Other revenue
$617,951
Total assets, end of year
$17,649,605
Total liabilities, end of year
$939,122
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,710,483
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,623,232
Management and general expenses
$3,705,024
Fundraising expenses
$830,168
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,623,232

Program services were 65.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,268,691

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ONLINE COURSES

    total $1,612,826 · related or exempt $1,612,826

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LIVING SCHOOL

    total $852,476 · related or exempt $852,476

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

    total $402,903 · related or exempt $402,903

  • 2d · Program service revenue: WEBCASTS

    total $290,550 · related or exempt $290,550

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $351,861 · excluded $351,861

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $210,683 · related or exempt $210,683

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $185,973

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $182,526

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,447

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,447 · related or exempt $3,447

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $526,202

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $119,084

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $407,118 · related or exempt $407,118

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $150 · related or exempt $150

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $150

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $872,251 · program services $872,251

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $865,060 · program services $865,060

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $196,141 · program services $100,279 · management and general $83,413 · fundraising $12,449

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,264,856 · program services $2,189,107 · management and general $1,806,193 · fundraising $269,556

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $122,014 · program services $59,316 · management and general $54,554 · fundraising $8,144

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $449,163 · program services $218,356 · management and general $200,828 · fundraising $29,979

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $336,458 · program services $174,205 · management and general $141,677 · fundraising $20,576

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,474 · program services $13,787 · management and general $6,457 · fundraising $230

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $349,160 · management and general $349,160

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,034,113 · program services $1,587,018 · management and general $414,629 · fundraising $32,466

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $222,393 · management and general $222,393

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $670,700 · program services $397,077 · management and general $7,352 · fundraising $266,271

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $915,981 · program services $653,646 · management and general $134,128 · fundraising $128,207

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $129,506 · program services $129,506

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $217,618 · program services $176,065 · management and general $35,073 · fundraising $6,480

  • 17 · Travel

    total $152,202 · program services $98,419 · management and general $38,433 · fundraising $15,350

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,493 · program services $493 · management and general $22,000

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $117,888 · program services $62,264 · management and general $49,200 · fundraising $6,424

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $45,197 · management and general $45,197

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $592,426 · program services $592,426

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT

    total $379,089 · program services $339,856 · management and general $17,942 · fundraising $21,291

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $157,802 · program services $80,309 · management and general $67,406 · fundraising $10,087

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $20,593 · program services $10,468 · management and general $8,989 · fundraising $1,136

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,846 · program services $3,324 · fundraising $1,522

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $656,592 · end of year $835,433

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,651,532 · end of year $3,179,423

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $141,562 · end of year $109,079

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $229,249 · end of year $253,736

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $451,488 · end of year $335,696

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,818,357

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,460,204

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,265,035 · end of year $1,358,153

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,037,470 · end of year $11,533,716

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $49,175 · end of year $44,369

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $561,689 · end of year $690,084

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $627,842 · end of year $249,038

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,112,236 · end of year $16,564,957

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $180,336 · end of year $145,526

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION INTRODUCES SPIRITUAL SEEKERS TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE WISDOM OF THE CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITION AND NURTURES ITS EMERGENCE IN SERVICE TO THE HEALING OF OUR WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION EXISTS TO AWAKEN A MORE LOVING WORLD THROUGH THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF THE CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE TRADTIONS.

  • IN 2024, THE LIVING SCHOOL COMPLETED ITS BETA OFFERING OF THE LIVING SCHOOL'S ESSENTIALS OF ENGAGED CONTEMPLATION COURSE, WHICH REGISTERED 500 COURSE PARTICIPANTS. IN 2024, THE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM REGISTERED APPROXIMATELY 7,262 STUDENTS IN 9 UNIQUE ONLINE COURSES. MANY REFINEMENT EFFORTS WERE INITIATED IN 2024 FOR BOTH THE LIVING SCHOOL AND ONLINE COURSES, TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS AND THEIR OFFERINGS IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN ENGAGING WITH CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM AND PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT TRANSFORMATION AND INSPIRE LOVING ACTION. CAC HOSTED 2 VIRTUAL AND ONE HYBRID EVENTS IN 2024 WHICH COLLECTIVELY HAD APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ATTENDEES. CAC PRODUCED 5 PODCASTS WHICH HAD 3.5 MILLION DOWNLOADS IN 2024.

    Expenses $8,623,232 · Grants $1,737,311 · Revenue $3,158,755

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeri Echart-Queenan

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Heidi Franklin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Rob Gittings

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Chris Ferebee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Eileen Coogan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Josephine Garnem

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kelly Burton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sherri Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Wally Goulet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lisa Laird

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Poffenberger

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $196,141
    From this org
    $181,474
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,667
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,474
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $14,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $196,141

  • Tisha Ford

    DEPUTY E.D.

    Total calculated
    $187,164
    From this org
    $172,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,341
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,247
    Bonus
    $3,576
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $14,341
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $187,164

  • Christopher Zezza Dir Of Ops

    AND TECHNOLO

    Total calculated
    $170,938
    From this org
    $147,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,791
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,027
    Bonus
    $3,120
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $23,791
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $170,938

  • Cindy Kroll

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $150,143
    From this org
    $141,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,102
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,041
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,102
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $150,143

  • Ben Keesey Dir Of Development

    STRATEGIC PA

    Total calculated
    $155,775
    From this org
    $132,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,921
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,985
    Bonus
    $2,869
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $22,921
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $155,775

  • Barbara Lopez

    PROGRAMS DIR

    Total calculated
    $135,118
    From this org
    $129,957
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,161
    Hours/week
    55

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PAYS MOVING STIPENDS, RETENTION BONUSES, OR DISCRETIONARY BONUSES AS WARRANTED BASED ON VARIOUS FACTS SUCH AS STAFF ATTRITION. THESE BONUSES WERE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPENSATION POLICY IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202542199349300249

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