Sangha Unity Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $434,948
- Spending
- $343,261
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 79%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 37% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $106,315 spent. 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.
- $90,207 spent. 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.
- $43,174 spent. 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.
- $13,850 spent. 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.
- $2,400 spent. Other programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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