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SPIRIT RISING INC

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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $84K · expenses $122K · assets $135K

EIN
56-1739331
Address
1 SCIENCE OF MIND WAY, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806-1444
NTEE code
X99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

FAITH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS - TO ASSIST SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING STRONG SACRED SERVICE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MISSION DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION SKILLS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
John B Waterhouse PRESIDENT2010-2018 8 $0 reported 1
Barbara R Waterhouse SECRETARY2010-2018 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT8 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT8 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT8 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN B WATERHOUSE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA R WATERHOUSE SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,092$122,108 $135,034$135,034 $83,825$0 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,822$139,822 $173,050$173,050 $139,822$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,075$147,554 $106,018$106,018 $167,075$0 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,571$66,013 $86,497$86,497 $107,571$0 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,867$93,857 $44,939$44,939 $88,867$0 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,787$61,533 $49,929$49,929 $86,787$0 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,981$55,306 $24,675$24,675 $79,688$0 ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,288$88,969 $0$0 $85,254$0 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,582$100,216 $3,681$3,681 $94,582$0 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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CONSUMMATION MINISTRIESNCX99 $89,194$96,667 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$30,000 Same NTEE code X99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$936,33442 102012–2024 KINGS WINGS INC; BANQUET NETWORK INC; SHILOH BOUND INC; COMMUNITY IMPACT INC and 6 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$427,20023 82016–2024 CENTERS FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING; THE CARING HOUSE PROJECT INC; DOT MINISTRIES INC; COMMUNITY IMPACT INC and 4 more
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC DAF sponsor$358,6002 12017–2019 EZRA VISION MINISTRIES INC
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ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$155,0005 12013–2019 CENTERS FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$138,5009 42016–2024 CENTERS FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING; KINGS WINGS INC; THE CARING HOUSE PROJECT INC; GO REACH AFRICA US OFFICE INC
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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.

2018 · Form 990EZ · $122,108 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,520 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $71,169 58.3%
Fees to independent contractors $17,195 14.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,946 9.8%
Printing, publications, postage $11,278 9.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,520 8.6%
Total$122,108100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $139,822 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,352 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,352 39.6%
Fees to independent contractors $41,374 29.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,352 13.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,423 11.7%
Printing, publications, postage $8,321 6.0%
Total$139,822100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $147,554 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,617 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $60,574 41.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,158 32.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,949 10.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $14,617 9.9%
Printing, publications, postage $9,256 6.3%
Total$147,554100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $66,013 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,030 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,117 39.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,326 20.2%
Fees to independent contractors $12,510 19.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $11,030 16.7%
Printing, publications, postage $3,030 4.6%
Total$66,013100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $93,857 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $56,230 59.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,507 26.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,514 13.3%
Printing, publications, postage $606 0.6%
Total$93,857100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $61,533 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $27,630 44.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,578 28.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,265 24.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,060 1.7%
Total$61,533100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $55,306 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $27,449 49.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,249 25.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,211 22.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,397 2.5%
Total$55,306100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $88,969 spent · pay $0 · grants $46,415 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $46,415 52.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,170 15.9%
Fees to independent contractors $13,133 14.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,340 13.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,911 3.3%
Total$88,969100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $100,216 spent · pay $0 · grants $61,214 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $61,214 61.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,163 19.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,964 14.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,952 3.9%
Printing, publications, postage $923 0.9%
Total$100,216100%

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