MEHER ARCHIVE COLLECTIVE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MEHER ARCHIVE COLLECTIVE

EIN 81-4362958 · Religion-Related N.E.C. (X99)

What they do

to Collect, Preserve, and Share Meher Babas Divine Legacy of Materials, Artifacts, and Words With Integrity, Love and Transparency for The Benefit of Humanity.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $34.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

12.28%of revenue went to mission work34.2% of expenses · Program services

1.97%of revenue went to fundraising5.5% of expenses

$35.85spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

21.61%of revenue went to management and office costs60.3% of expenses

$12.67in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$427,421

Mission workProgram services$52,46612.28% of revenue34.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$92,36621.61% of revenue60.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$8,4131.97% of revenue5.5% of expenses

Total expenses$153,24535.85% of revenue

The uncolored part of the ring is revenue above these reported expenses.

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202434.2% mission

202311.1% mission

202240.5% mission

202144.3% mission

202028.9% mission

201935.9% mission

201826.9% mission

201737.7% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$427,421

Expenses$153,245

Annual surplus $274,176 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$52,466 · 34.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$92,366 · 60.3% of expenses

Fundraising$8,413 · 5.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$427,421

Expenses$153,245

Assets$1,942,207

Income$427,421

Contributions$424,496

Mission work (program services)$52,466

Fundraising$8,413

Management and general$92,366

Executive compensation (total)$6,523

Accounting fees$8,720

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (5)

ANNE BARKERDIRECTOR

BRUCE FELKNORBOARD MEMBER

EVIE LINDEMANBOARD CHAIR

HUGH HUNTINGTONSECRETARY

SCOTT ONEILTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: PO Box 18908, Asheville, NC 28814
County: Buncombe
In care of: Tanya Reno
Primary officer: Tanya Reno, Bookkeeper

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@meherarchive.org Phone(828) 290-6972 Officer phone(440) 623-1769

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PRAGER METIS CPAS PLLC
NTEE classification: Religion-Related N.E.C. (X99)
IRS tax category: Religion-Related N.E.C.