Unifying Meditation Institute

Analysis

Unifying Meditation Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamestown, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Unifying Meditation Institute reported income of $63k and spending of $111k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $66k to $63k (-4.1%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Unifying Meditation Institute sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acto of Valdosta Inc ($63k), Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America ($63k) and C O P I N Ministries Inc ($63k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $32k (29% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $1,621, net assets of $1.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.