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MEANING FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.6M · expenses $1.5M · assets $1.2M

EIN
83-1707308
Address
1790 BONANZA DR STE 102, PARK CITY, UT 84060-7503
NTEE code
P99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

The Meaning Foundation the Organization or TMF is a non-profit organization committed to eliminating barriers to meaningful employment for the formerly incarcerated. We believe that adaptive combination of foundation healing workforce development and meaningful employment is the most powerful mechanism for enabling long-term human transformation and multi-generational socioeconomic impact.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

11 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Taylor Adams Chief Executive Officer2018-2024 $0$10,000 1
Mary Catherine Mcdonald (former) CHIEF MISSION OFFICER2019 $29,166$29,166 1
Jose A Osuna (former) CHIEF MEANING OFFICER2019 $24,792$24,792 1
Michelle Mccarthy (former) CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER2019 $24,000$24,000 1
Thaddeus Skiles (former) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER2019 $19,250$19,250 1
Hugo Gonzalez (former) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER2019 $14,583$14,583 1
Lilia Gonzalez (former) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT2019 $9,917$9,917 1
Rayceana Rocha (former) WORKFORCE COACHING2019 $2,310$2,310 1
Javier Rodriguez (former) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER2019 $2,100$2,100 1
Miguel Lugo (former) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT2019 $1,250$1,250 1
Moe Sanda (former) ACCOUNTANT2019 $599$599 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Taylor Adams Chief Executive Officer10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Taylor Adams Chief Executive Officer10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TAYLOR P ADAMS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TAYLOR P ADAMS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TAYLOR P ADAMS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER10 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 11 people listed · 11 paid, $138K · 10 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY CATHERINE MCDONALD CHIEF MISSION OFFICER40 $29,166$0$0 $29,1661
JOSE A OSUNA CHIEF MEANING OFFICER40 $24,792$0$0 $24,7921
MICHELLE MCCARTHY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40 $24,000$0$0 $24,0001
THADDEUS SKILES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40 $19,250$0$0 $19,2501
HUGO GONZALEZ WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40 $14,583$0$0 $14,5831
TAYLOR P ADAMS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER10 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
LILIA GONZALEZ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT40 $9,917$0$0 $9,9171
RAYCEANA ROCHA WORKFORCE COACHING5 $2,310$0$0 $2,3101
JAVIER RODRIGUEZ WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40 $2,100$0$0 $2,1001
MIGUEL LUGO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT5 $1,250$0$0 $1,2501
MOE SANDA ACCOUNTANT3 $599$0$0 $5991
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TAYLOR P ADAMS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 3 contractors · $555K
NameLocationServicePaid
Saildrone IncAlameda, CAContractor$250,000
Belief InstitutePark City, UTManagement Services$181,506
Powder Term LLCAustin, TXConsultant$123,311
2023 · 1 contractor · $124K
NameLocationServicePaid
Belief Partners LLCPark City, UTManagement Services$123,820

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.

2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $135K
2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $74K

Listed grants add up to $73,830; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $75,830. 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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,601,655$1,489,121 $1,210,074$1,201,654 $1,587,911$0 $001
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,652,418$671,648 $1,089,120$1,089,120 $1,651,756$0 $001
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,000$3,600 $108,350$108,350 $102,000$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$2,986 $9,950$9,950 $0$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,600$20,055 $12,936$12,936 $7,600$10,000 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$757,413$800,365 $15,391$15,391 $726,912$30,500 $137,967100
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 $0$0 $000

Funders of this organization

15 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,014,259 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2022-2024 4$1,076,400 2024$271,400
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$264,166 2024$206,166
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GETTING SMART COLLECTIVE Public charity Exact 2024 1$150,000 2024$150,000
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GIVINGA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$103,130 2024$103,130
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CHLECK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MEANING FOUNDATION” 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$100,000 2024$50,000
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MISSION EDGE SAN DIEGO Public charity Exact 2024 1$57,063 2024$57,063
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FRIEDMAN - FRENCH FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MEANING FOUNDATION” 2023 1$50,000 2023$50,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$30,000 2024$30,000
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REACH HIGHER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MEANING FOUNDATION” 2025 1$25,000 2025$25,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$15,500 2024$15,500
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$15,000 2019$15,000
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SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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ENDAOMENT DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$8,000 2024$8,000
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VAIL VETERANS FOUNDATION INCCOP99 $1,868,109$1,817,598 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$203,257 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
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SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONORP99 $943,921$973,849 FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$125,500 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
GREENE FOUNDATION INCFLP99 $1,000,000$0 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
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GROWLEADER FOUNDATIONALP99 $2,413,827$1,603,119 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
MARTA ELIZA MILLER FOUNDATIONCAP99 $1,003,049$93,158 CEO DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC funds this one DAF sponsor$5,953,10024 102016–2024 AUTISM PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION; SPOON FOUNDATION; SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION; INSIDE-OUTSIDE CIRCLE FOUNDATION and 6 more
MERLE SELFON MEMORIAL FUND CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$5,100,73412 12014–2025 LANCASTER COUNTY FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$4,168,787104 282016–2024 ADOPT-A-NATIVE-ELDER; TOMMYS PLACE FOUNDATION INC; WEXFORD PLANTATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; VIETNAM HEALTH EDUCATION & LITERATURE PROJECTS and 24 more
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$3,650,0005 12021–2024 NATIONAL PARENTS UNION INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$3,503,11115 62012–2024 NATIONAL PARENTS UNION INC; BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC; VIETNAM HEALTH EDUCATION & LITERATURE PROJECTS; FOUNDATION FOR INSPIRATION & RECOGNITION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY I and 2 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,130,13151 152019–2024 VIETNAM HEALTH EDUCATION & LITERATURE PROJECTS; SHIRIN EBADI FOUNDATION; ADOPT-A-NATIVE-ELDER; BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC and 11 more
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation$2,619,80026 12014–2024 BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC
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DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,020,2607 22016–2023 BRIGHT BEGINNINGS; BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC
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CHURCH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,591,6354 12022–2025 GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN MISSION INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one DAF sponsor$1,564,33039 162014–2024 NATIONAL PARENTS UNION INC; VAIL VETERANS FOUNDATION INC; STAIRSTEP FOUNDATION; BLACK ORGANIZING PROJECT INC and 12 more

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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,489,121 spent · pay $0 · grants $135,000 · events $143,101
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $911,169$904,011$0$7,158 61.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $143,101$103,437$0$39,664 9.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $135,000$135,000-- 9.1%
Fees: management $111,644$36,644$75,000$0 7.5%
Advertising and promotion $77,415$77,415$0$0 5.2%
Travel $59,059$49,687$9,372$0 4.0%
Occupancy $17,364$17,364$0$0 1.2%
Information technology $13,293$13,293$0$0 0.9%
Office expenses $9,176$8,538$638$0 0.6%
Fees: legal $8,634$0$8,634$0 0.6%
Fees: accounting $1,500$0$1,500$0 0.1%
Insurance $961$0$961$0 0.1%
Other (as described)BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS/LICENSES $735$0$735$0 0.0%
Interest $70$0$70$0 0.0%
Total$1,489,121100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $671,648 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,830 · events $34,485
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $314,301$264,082$11,197$39,022 46.8%
Fees: management $123,820$107,089$8,366$8,365 18.4%
Fees: accounting $79,584$78,114$1,470$0 11.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $75,830$75,830-- 11.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $34,485$34,485$0$0 5.1%
Travel $13,013$12,912$101$0 1.9%
Office expenses $11,457$614$8,125$2,718 1.7%
Occupancy $9,250$9,250$0$0 1.4%
Information technology $8,968$8,968$0$0 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $690$690$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Business Registrations / Licenses $250$25$225$0 0.0%
Total$671,648100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $3,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TAX PREPARATION FEES $1,430$1,430-- 39.7%
Other (as described)OFFICE EXPENSE $1,245$1,245-- 34.6%
Other (as described)PROCESSING FEES $720$720-- 20.0%
Other (as described)REGISTRATION FEES $205$205-- 5.7%
Total$3,600100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $2,986 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TAX PREPARATION FEES $1,350$1,350-- 45.2%
Other (as described)PROCESSING FEES $733$733-- 24.5%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $425$425-- 14.2%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $298$298-- 10.0%
All other expenses $180$180-- 6.0%
Total$2,986100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $20,055 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)UNCOLLECTED PROGRAM FEE $14,500$14,500-- 72.3%
Fees: legal $3,040$3,040-- 15.2%
Other (as described)TAX PREPARATION FEES $1,390$1,390-- 6.9%
Other (as described)PROCESSING FEES $817$817-- 4.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $223$223-- 1.1%
All other expenses $75$75-- 0.4%
Fees: other services $10$10-- 0.0%
Total$20,055100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $800,365 spent · pay $150,432 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $206,815$206,815-- 25.8%
Fees: management $166,667$166,667-- 20.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $137,967$137,967-- 17.2%
Occupancy $110,331$110,331-- 13.8%
Fees: legal $59,178$59,178-- 7.4%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING FEES $27,611$27,611-- 3.4%
All other expenses $17,501$17,501-- 2.2%
Office expenses $14,473$14,473-- 1.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM FEES $13,281$13,281-- 1.7%
Payroll taxes $12,465$12,465-- 1.6%
Travel $8,742$8,742-- 1.1%
Other (as described)COMPUTER FEES $7,738$7,738-- 1.0%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $7,296$7,296-- 0.9%
Information technology $6,555$6,555-- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $3,745$3,745-- 0.5%
Total$800,365100%

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