Sacred Sorrows Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Sacred Sorrows is a connected community of grieving mothers and grandmothers, gathering together in person and online, to find peace and hope in the midst of our grief. We also provide helpful resources to the friends, family members, professional and clergy who support us.
- Income
- $122,571
- Spending
- $121,365
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Highest pay
- $66,170, president, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $27,067 spent. Served thousands of women who visited our website for comforting articles and resources. A key online offering was an online Healing through Writing Workshop that enriched over 40 women.
- $41,122 spent. In-person weekend retreats in Los Altos and Phoenix continue to offer healing to new grieving mothers and the women who continue to stay as part of the growing network of women connected through Sacred Sorrows.
- $5,950 spent. Our in-person events such as our Days of Remembrance in Phoenix and the Bay Area, and our Circle Gatherings, served over 100 women who are engaged in continuing support.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 2021.
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 October 21, 2026.
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