LIFE ENERGY FOUNDATION INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $503K · expenses $299K · assets $427K
- EIN
- 20-0711890
- Address
- 350 CENTRAL PARK W APT 4F, NEW YORK, NY 10025-6501
- Website
- WWW.REACHOUTARTS.ORG
- NTEE code
- A33
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2006
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
EDUCATION TO ACTIVATE LIFE ENERGY
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Muir | Secretary | 2010-2025 | $81,538 | $238,840 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan West | President | 2018-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Anne Allwood | Treasurer | 2010-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jan-Piet Knijff | President | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Georgia Pike-Rowney | President | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erika Hunter | President | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Melissa Knowles | Vice President | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Georgia Pike (former) | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | 2018-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Garber (former) | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2018-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Judith Muir (former) | PRESIDENT | 2018 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Allwood (former) | Vice Pres | 2010 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Fatima Barajas (former) | Treas | 2010 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $82K · 4 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | Secretary | 26 | $81,538 | $0 | $0 | $81,538 | 1 |
| Jan-Piet Knijff | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNE ALLWOOD | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Georgia Pike-Rowney | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erika Hunter | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melissa Knowles | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $60K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $60,000 | - | $0 | $60,000 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNE ALLWOOD | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGIA PIKE | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $57K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $57,000 | - | $0 | $57,000 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL GARBER | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGIA PIKE | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $27,002 | - | $0 | $27,002 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL GARBER | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGIA PIKE | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL GARBER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGIA PIKE | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | PRESIDENT | 15 | $1,600 | - | $0 | $1,600 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL GARBER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGIA PIKE | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | PRESIDENT | 15 | $11,700 | - | $0 | $11,700 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL GARBER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGIA PIKE | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH MUIR | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN WEST | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL GARBER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGIA PIKE | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2010 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MUIR | Pres | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL ALLWOOD | Vice Pres | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANNE ALLWOOD | Secty | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| FATIMA BARAJAS | Treas | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2025 · 1 grant to organizations · $16K
Listed grants add up to $15,631; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $19,831. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $503,409 | $298,978 | $427,044 | $426,681 | $495,126 | $4,000 | $81,538 | 4 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $64,862 | $84,566 | $204,122 | $204,122 | $60,675 | $500 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $153,810 | $82,514 | $213,525 | $213,525 | $150,000 | $885 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $2,802 | $37,742 | $130,076 | $130,076 | $0 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $66 | $3,063 | $40,935 | $40,935 | $60 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $29,682 | $14,882 | $43,932 | $43,932 | $25,830 | $3,844 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $42,946 | $31,885 | $29,171 | $29,132 | $25,095 | $17,840 | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $77,338 | $73,246 | $18,071 | $18,071 | $51,750 | $23,980 | - | - | - |
| 2010 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $3,850 | $1,714 | $7,225 | $3,512 | $3,850 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $311,750 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017-2018, 2022-2024 | 5 | $309,750 | 2024 | $110,000 | show |
| J M MCDONALD FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LIFE ENERGY FOUNDATION INC” | 2018 | 1 | $2,000 | 2018 | $2,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $298,978 spent · pay $153,982 · grants $19,831 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $81,538 | $16,308 | $65,230 | - | 27.3% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $59,717 | $50,697 | $9,020 | - | 20.0% | |
| Other (as described) | OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES | $28,678 | $1,257 | $27,421 | - | 9.6% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $19,831 | $19,831 | - | - | 6.6% | |
| Other (as described) | WEB DESIGN/MAINTENANCE | $18,655 | $18,655 | - | - | 6.2% |
| Other (as described) | Program costs | $17,837 | $17,837 | - | - | 6.0% |
| Insurance | $15,915 | $6,361 | $9,554 | - | 5.3% | |
| Payroll taxes | $11,413 | $5,414 | $5,999 | - | 3.8% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $9,475 | $8,935 | $540 | - | 3.2% | |
| All other expenses | $7,939 | $1,324 | $6,615 | - | 2.7% | |
| Other (as described) | RENT | $6,967 | - | $6,967 | - | 2.3% |
| Fees: legal | $5,460 | - | $5,460 | - | 1.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5,107 | - | $5,107 | - | 1.7% | |
| Information technology | $5,062 | - | $5,062 | - | 1.7% | |
| Fees: management | $3,465 | - | $3,465 | - | 1.2% | |
| Other employee benefits | $1,314 | - | $1,314 | - | 0.4% | |
| Office expenses | $605 | - | $605 | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $298,978 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $84,566 spent · pay $60,000 · grants $3,850 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $60,000 | 71.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $10,854 | 12.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,862 | 11.7% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $3,850 | 4.6% | |
| Total | $84,566 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $82,514 spent · pay $57,000 · grants $8,163 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $57,000 | 69.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,128 | 11.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,223 | 10.0% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $8,163 | 9.9% | |
| Total | $82,514 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $37,742 spent · pay $27,002 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $27,002 | 71.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,969 | 18.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,771 | 10.0% | |
| Total | $37,742 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $3,063 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,873 | 93.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $190 | 6.2% | |
| Total | $3,063 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $14,882 spent · pay $2,300 · grants $8,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $8,500 | 57.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,640 | 17.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $2,300 | 15.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,442 | 9.7% | |
| Total | $14,882 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $31,885 spent · pay $21,300 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $21,300 | 66.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $8,824 | 27.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,631 | 5.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $100 | 0.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $30 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $31,885 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $73,246 spent · pay $17,425 · grants $40,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $40,000 | 54.6% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $17,425 | 23.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $12,101 | 16.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,720 | 5.1% | |
| Total | $73,246 | 100% |
2010 · Form 990EZ · $1,714 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,714 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $1,714 | 100% |