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Science of Mind Archives and Library Foundation

EIN 56-2676731 · Lees Summit, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceGood78 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 47% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

TO CONNECT SPIRITUAL SEEKERS WITH THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF THE SCIENCE OF MIND PHILOSOPHY AND ITS HISTORY BY PRESERVING, PROTECTING, AND PRESENTING THE TEACHINGS OF ERNEST HOLMES AND RELATED NEW THOUGHT LEADERS.

Income
$279,089
Spending
$273,001
Spent on programs
47%
Reserves
2.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 91%
Employees
5
Volunteers
43
Highest pay
$83,295, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 39% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    47% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (1)
  1. $127,757 spent. ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESSES: IN APRIL 2025, THE SCIENCE OF MIND ARCHIVES (SOMA) HELD A VERY SUCCESSFUL GRAND OPENING WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF OUR MOVE. 103 PEOPLE REGISTERED (INCLUDING LIVE STREAM) WITH 17 SPONSORS. BY YEAR END, THE BOARD COMPLETED THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS- 2026-2030. LIBRARY COMPONENT: SOMA HIRED A MASTERS LEVEL LIBRARIAN / ARCHIVIST WHO IS BRINGING ORDER TO OUR 7,000 BOOK LIBRARY AND RARE BOOK ROOM. ARCHIVES COMPONENT: LUNCH N LEARN: FOR THE THIRD YEAR, SOMA HOSTED A MONTHLY VIRTUAL LUNCH N LEARN FEATURING NEWLY DIGITIZED AUDIO RECORDINGS OF DR. ERNEST HOLMES. IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, WE ADDED SIMULTANEOUS SPANISH TRANSLATION FOR OUR GROWING SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY. CONSISTENTLY, AT LEAST 1/3 OF THOSE IN ATTENDENCE WERE SPANISH SPEAKERS (AN AVERAGE OF 31 PEOPLE PER SESSION). THERE WERE 12 SESSIONS AND THE RECORDINGS WERE PLACED ON THE ARCHIVES YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HAD 625 TOTAL VIEWS (VS. 147 TOTAL VIEWS IN 2024). THE NEW ARCHIVIST/LIBRARIAN IS LEARNING OUR PASTPERFECT DATABASE, PROCESSING AND CATALOGING ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING IN BOXES, UPDATING AND CREATING NEW PROCEDURES AND WORKFLOWS, AND STARTING TO DIGITIZE ITEMS FOR THE WEBSITE/PASTPERFECT. TOURS: FROM JANUARY-DECEMBER 2025, SOMA HAD 200 PEOPLE COME TO EXPERIENCE OUR BEAUTIFUL AND SACRED FACILITY FILLED WITH THE 100 YEAR HISTORY OF SCIENCE OF MIND. THIS IS THE SAME AMOUNT AS 2024 WITH ONLY 6 MONTHS IN OUR NEW HOME THAT YEAR. THERE ARE MANY NEW THOUGHT CONFERENCES AND EVENTS AT UNITY VILLAGE THAT ARE NATURALLY ATTRACTING VISITORS. WEBSITE/YOUTUBE COMPONENT: IN 2025 SOMA CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE AND ADD TO THE INVENTORY OF DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS, CLASSES, AUDIO RECORDINGS, AND TRANSCRIPTS OF OUR MOVEMENTS HISTORY. SOMA CONTINUED TO UPLOAD NEW ITEMS ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS TO OUR WEBSITE, EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FROM OUR HISTORY TO THE WORLD. WEBSITE SUBSCRIPTIONS CONTINUE TO GROW. AT THE END OF 2025 WE HAD 436 SUBSCRIPTIONS (A NET GAIN OF 37 FROM 2024). THERE WERE 1,358 ORDERS PLANCE FOR 1,882 ITEMS (A DECREASE FROM 2024: 1,535 ORDERS PLACED FOR 2,116 ITEMS-NOTE THIS DECREASE IS DUE TO THE WEBSITE BEING DOWN FOR 1.5 MONTHS WITH TECHNICAL ISSUES). IN 2025, 158 ADDITIONAL NEW ARCHIVAL ITEMS WERE ADDED TO THE WEBSITE, MAKING SCIENCE OF MIND HISTORY AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD. YOUTUBE: IN 2025, SOMA FOCUSED ON ADDING EDUCATIONAL AND ARCHIVAL CONTENT ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (INCLUDING WISE SAGE INTERVIEWS-ORAL HISTORIES AND THE LUNCH N LEARN RECORDINGS). BY DOING SO, SOMA INCREASED THE TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS FROM 849 TO 1,548! SOMA INCREASED THE NUMBER OF VIDEOS AVAILABLE FROM 127 TO 182 AND THE VIEWS INCREASED FROM 12,880 IN 2024 TO 13,392 IN 2025.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2007.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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