Nonprofit · EIN 94-6131608
BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC
Tax-exempt · TOMALES, CA 94971
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,506,367 | $1,814,034 | $692,333 | $4,968,052 | $122,867 | $4,845,185 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,510,300 | $1,633,447 | -$123,147 | $4,220,619 | $156,819 | $4,063,800 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,855,472
- Program service revenue
- $79,310
- Investment income
- $122,151
- Royalties
- $20,675
- Net rental income
- $6,000
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,719
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $422,759
- Other revenue
- $449,434
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $172,255
- Other salaries and wages
- $412,440
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $670,559
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $39,072
- Occupancy
- $90,084
- Depreciation
- $88,690
- Program services (functional)
- $1,391,905
- Management and general (functional)
- $325,891
- Fundraising (functional)
- $96,238
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,220,619
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,968,052
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $122,867
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,845,185
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,223,107
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,683,458
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,845,185
- Gross receipts
- $2,987,798
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE MADISON NICHOLS | Trustee Trustee or director | 37 | $46,338 | $880 |
| SATISH KAPPAGANTULA | Planning Offr Trustee or director, Officer | 37 | $41,164 | $880 |
| JOAN BARNICLE-Resigned 62024 | Treasurer/SECRE Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $34,686 | $0 |
| DAVID BISHOP-RETIRED 32024 | Trustee/Presi Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $30,144 | $0 |
| BETH ANN O'CONNELL | Trustee Trustee or director | 20 | $16,170 | $0 |
| SULTANA HARVEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $3,752 | $0 |
| NICK HARVEY | EDIT. OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRENCE MORRISON | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA LIGHTMAN | I&SS OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE MACLEAN | TRUSTEE/Policy Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BISHOP-RETIRED 32024 | Trustee/Presi Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $47,612 | $0 |
| JOAN BARNICLE-Resigned 62024 | Treasurer/SECRE Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $46,630 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MADISON NICHOLS | Trustee Trustee or director | 37 | $42,759 | $960 |
| SATISH KAPPAGANTULA | Planning Offr Trustee or director, Officer | 37 | $40,037 | $960 |
| BETH ANN O'CONNELL | Trustee Trustee or director | 20 | $9,617 | $0 |
| SULTANA HARVEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $3,640 | $0 |
| NICK HARVEY | EDIT. OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRENCE MORRISON | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA LIGHTMAN | I&SS OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE MACLEAN | TRUSTEE/Policy Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3600 TOMALES PETALUMA RD, TOMALES, CA 94971-7704
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHERINE MADISON NICHOLS, 3600 TOMALES PETALUMA RD 256, TOMALES, CA 949710256
- Signed the 990
- KATHERINE MADISON NICHOLS, Trustee/President
- Phone
- (707) 878-2369
- Website
- www.bmcm.org
- Return prepared by
- VM ACCOUNTING SERVICES
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6131608 or by the name BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO CHANGE LIVES AND BUILD A BETTER WORLD BY PUBLISHING SRI EKNATH EASWARAN'S TIMELESS WORDS, TEACHING HIS EIGHT POINT PROGRAM OF PASSAGE MEDITATION, PRESERVING HIS LEGACY AND MAINTAINING A SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO THE DAILY PRACTICE OF PASSAGE MEDITATION.
Program accomplishments
- Provided online retreats which included recorded talks by Easwaran, meditation sessions and group workshops designed to expand one's understanding of passage meditation and its application to daily life. Offered a sliding scale fee structure and scholarships to our meditation retreats to make them available to all. Held free weekly public fellowship webinar to provide inspiration and provided free access to the Easwaran Digital Library of video and audio talks, for leading the spiritual life in the home and community, and free online instructions and resources to learn passage meditation.Expenses $640,559
- Publication and sale of books, audio and video recordings of Eknath Easwaran's spiritual talks; publication of a free journal for spiritual living to provide inspiration and hope to the readers; free offerings on our website to support a meditation practice and provide inspiration; maintaining a complete archive of Eknath Easwaran's written and recorded teachings.The meditation method (passage meditation) is nondenominational and nonsectarian. It can be used within each persons own cultural and religious or non-religious background.Expenses $484,840
- Maintained a spiritual community in order to demonstrate Eknath Easwaran's Eight Point Program and to preserve the purity of these teachings and legacy.Expenses $266,506
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-6131608
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P54Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,968,052
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,987,798
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,506,367 | $1,814,034 | $4,968,052 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,510,300 | $1,633,447 | $4,220,619 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,025,733 | $1,322,320 | $4,116,824 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 94-6131608).
Questions about BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC
- What is the EIN of BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC is 94-6131608.
- Is BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION 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 BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION 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 BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION 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 BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KATHERINE MADISON NICHOLS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $46,338 (KATHERINE MADISON NICHOLS, Trustee).
- How much revenue does BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,506,367, expenses of $1,814,034 and total assets of $4,968,052 at year end.
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