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Nonprofit · EIN 27-2875948

SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC

Tax-exempt · WINDER, GA 30680

Financials

$319K$345K2023$435K$343K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$434,948$343,261$91,687$182,043$13,417$168,626
December 31, 2023990$318,582$344,834-$26,252$96,109$19,170$76,939
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$90,000
Program service revenue
$344,948
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$8,675
Travel
$3,557
Depreciation
$4,002
Program services (functional)
$255,946
Management and general (functional)
$87,315

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$96,109
Total assets, end of year
$182,043
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,417
Net assets, end of year
$168,626
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,394
Net assets without donor restrictions
$168,626
Gross receipts
$434,948
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2010
State of legal domicile
GA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Michelle SchwartzCEO/CFO/SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
Belinda HarrisBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jackie McNairBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Stephen SpurrierBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Debbie StoneBoard Member, Finance and Compliance Chair
Trustee or director
2$0
Renee PruittBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
LJ YoungBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jonl SteinkeBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Michelle SchwartzCEO/CFO/SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
Belinda HarrisBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jackie McNairBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Carmine VaraBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Debbie StoneBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Derek HeardBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jacob HollingsworthBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
355 RESOURCE PKWY, WINDER, GA 30680-0000
Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
1063 Highway 82 South, Jefferson GA 30549
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Michelle Schwartz, 355 Resource Parkway, Winder, GA 30680
Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
Michelle Schwartz, 1063 Highway 82 South, Jefferson GA 30549
Signed the 990
Michelle Schwartz, CEO/CFO/SEC
Phone
(770) 849-8716
Return prepared by
Holyfield & Thomas LLC

Mission

Our mission is to educate, build connections, promote autonomy, and increase opportunities for all people to be accepted as valued, contributing members in our communities. We envision a Georgia where all people are valued (Continued on Schedule O)for their contributions, gifts, and capacities; where everyone belongs, is connected, and lives a life with dignity and choice.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Learning Journey - Sangha Unity Network, with funding from The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) continued facilitating the Learning Journey in 2024. This Learning Journey is designed for DBHDD Medicaid waiver provider agencies who seek to further commit to a foundation of supporting self-advocates and person-centered practices. It is a 8-month commitment that offers an opportunity for personal growth for each individual participant and collective discovery for provider organizations. In total, 14 service provider agencies have participated in this work since the project's foundation. In 2024, SUN recruited and supported six new agencies to participate in the Learning Journey.Learning Journey held sessions to enhance skillsets and create person centered organizations via contribution, choice and valued social roles, while imagining what more is possible. This included facilitating Mentor Sessions to support the organization's identified focus areas within enhancing, creating and revising areas within the agency to shift service delivery. In addition, Community Networking Sessions supported the development of a Community of Practice for participating organizations across the state of Georgia. Following the completion of each Learning Journey SUN hosts a Wisdom of Leadership retreat which includes the provider community of practice, self advocates from Uniting for Change and representation from state policymakers.
    Expenses $106,315 · revenue $165,550
  • Supporting Self-Advocacy - SUN has a longstanding relationships with people experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities across Georgia. Since 2018, we have worked in partnership with self-advocates to create space for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to have lives of meaning with supports that are intentionally designed around their capacities, gifts, interests and dreams. In 2024, we continued to expand the number of self-advocates across the state actively working in their Local Self-Advocacy Area Networks to bring about change and continued meaningful legislative advocacy and educational opportunities for all self-advocates and their allies and supporters.SUN supported Uniting for Change, a grassroots self-advocacy network to facilitate 9 workshops, with 252 participants, to educate other self-advocates in Georgia about Voting, the HCBS Settings Rule, Self-advocacy, and Supported Decision-Making. SUN supported U4C to grow and develop the U4C Local Self-Advocacy Area Networks in Georgia. 452 people participated in 16 Area Network Meetings in 2024. SUN Assisted Uniting for Change Self-advocates to facilitate 32 Community Strong gatherings with 161 participants. Each year SUN facilitates a retreat for the Uniting for Change Leadership Collective to determine their priorities for the year. This year the retreat focused on the Power of Visibility in November, 2024.
    Expenses $90,207 · revenue $89,140
  • Transformational Change - A workshop series facilitated by SUN with funding from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. These workshops were specifically designed for DD service providers, support coordinators, and field office staff. Sangha Unity Network facilitated 12 Transformational Change workshops in 2024. Additional workshops will be presented in 2025. The Transformational Change workshops provide opportunities for participants to learn about the Home and Community Based (HCBS) Settings Rule and gain ideas about shifting HCBS from a systems framework to a more individualized framework, where the person who uses services is at the center of their lives, determining preferences, having autonomy, and making choices that work for them.
    Expenses $43,174 · revenue $69,420
  • SUN continues working with Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO) to educate and disseminate the "I DECIDE" Supported Decision-Making Plan. The plan includes co-facilitation with GAO educating community around "Supported Decision Making" including supporting a new cohort of youth choice youth voice and creating a "Supported Decision-Making Family Community" of Practice.
    Expenses $13,850 · revenue $15,938
  • Other programs.
    Expenses $2,400 · revenue $4,900

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
27-2875948
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2011
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P50)
Assets (IRS master file)
$182,043
Income (IRS master file)
$434,948

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$434,948$343,261$182,043XML
990December 2023$318,582$344,834$96,109XML
990December 2022$299,387$295,497$122,116IRS
990December 2021$257,968$274,698$117,726IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Michelle Schwartz
December 31, 2017≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-2875948).

Questions about SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC

What is the EIN of SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC is 27-2875948.
Is SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Michelle Schwartz.
Who are the officers and directors of SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SANGHA UNITY NETWORK INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $434,948, expenses of $343,261 and total assets of $182,043 at year end.

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