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Stelae Inc

EIN 85-3576258 · Eustis, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceWeak39 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE STELAE INC. PLANS TO ERECT AND MAINTAIN A LARGE PUBLIC MONUMENT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. PRINCIPALLY, THE MONUMENT CONSISTS OF 3376 ENGRAVED GRANITE SLABS (THE STELAE), TO BE ERECTED IN A LOGARITHMIC SPIRAL ON THE DESIGNATED SITE. THE SITE WILL ALSO FEATURE SIXTEEN AEOLIAN HARPS. TAKEN TOGETHER, THE MONUMENT WILL PROVIDE A SPACE IN WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY EXPERIENCE BOTH A SCULPTURAL INSTALLATION AND THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF LITERARY TEXTS. THE STELAE WILL BE ENGRAVED WITH WORKS OF POETRY, PROSE, AND GRAPHIC ARTS - (ELEVEN NOVELS, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, AND MORE THAN A HUNDRED POEMS) - BASED ON A PERSONALIZED, FREE TRANSLATION OF THE HEBREW TANAKH (THE CHRISTIAN OLD TESTAMENT) - AND CONSTITUTING ONE LITERARY EPIC THAT INVOLVES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A FATHER AND SON, THE LIFE OF A SMALL SOUTHERN COMMUNITY, AND A JOURNAL WRITTEN BY THE SON AS HE AND HIS FATHER DRIVE AROUND THE FIVE CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD. FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE STELAE'S STORY, MANY OF THE GRANITE SLABS WILL CONTAIN TH

Income
$272,281
Spending
$13,323
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0
Highest pay
$1,599, vice preside

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

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give 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, 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 (2)
  1. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS ON ERECTING LARGE MONUMENT INCLUDING DESIGN AND MOCKUPS OF GRANITE SLABS TO BE INSTALLED FOR THE MONUMENT.
  2. POSTAGE & MAILING SERVICES

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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