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Aware Meditation Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 84-2741814

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Oct 04, 2023

Organization ProfileN/A
13636 Ventura Blvd Unit 718Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

(818) 262-1978

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

90th percentile

0.54x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

87th percentile

0.22x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

72nd percentile

22%

Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

117%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

52nd percentile

12%

Faster revenue growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets90th percentile

Assets

Up

$7,594

Up $4,091 (+117%) from 2021

Net Assets

Up

$3,473

Up $4,091 (+662%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$4,121

Flat from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue87th percentileNet Margin72nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$18,936

Up $1,988 (+12%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$14,845

Down $5,937 (-29%) from 2021

Net Income

Up

$4,091

Up $7,925 (+207%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2020: $11,857Liabilities 2020: $8,641Net Assets 2020: $3,2162020Assets 2021: $3,503Liabilities 2021: $4,121Net Assets 2021: -$6182021Assets 2022: $7,594Liabilities 2022: $4,121Net Assets 2022: $3,4732022Assets 2024: $291,799Net Assets 2024: $291,7992024

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$7,594
Liabilities$4,121
Net Assets$3,473
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth52nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2020: $23,823Expenses 2020: $20,607Net Income 2020: $3,2162020Revenue 2021: $16,948Expenses 2021: $20,782Net Income 2021: -$3,8342021Revenue 2022: $18,936Expenses 2022: $14,845Net Income 2022: $4,0912022Revenue 2024: $6,477Expenses 2024: $6,033Net Income 2024: $4442024

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$18,936
Expenses$14,845
Net Income$4,091
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Oct 4, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$18,936
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We are a unique nonprofit organization providing individuals, businesses and families (no cost for children) with practical self-sufficient stress reduction services, including Vedic Meditation for sustainable mental and physical health wellness worldwide.

Primary Exempt Purpose:We endeavour to empower everyone with self-sufficient stress reducing techniques to improve mental health and physical well-being. Our practices are designed to easily integrate into your busy lifestyle, addressing the underlying causes, not symptoms. Utilized on a daily basis, the nervous system stabilizes, reducing anxiety, fear and overwhelm. This makes way for increased mental clarity, cognitive ability, and inner calm. Our initiatives are aligned with the Good Health and Well-Being section of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Mission StatementWe are a unique nonprofit organization providing individuals, businesses and families (no cost for children) with practical self-sufficient stress reduction services, including wellness workshops, meditation (concentration and vedic meditation), breathing techniques and comedy/laughter for sustainable mental health and physical wellness.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Statement of Program Accomplishments 2022Recognized as Top-Rated in Great NonProfits for 2022. YouTube Outreach - 36.2K Total views, 56.2k watch minutes, 2,429 new subscribers. Integrated wellness shorts with 14k views on most popular shorts videos. Doubled views and subscriber base. Wellness including workshops on; Anxiety for Mental Health Awareness Month livestream, Anxiety information animation video, Australia immigration interview and Cosmic Chats, Tai-Chi seasonal workshop information. Posts on events within the community.Zoom - Weekly FREE Meditation Sessions to all via Zoom - 52 hours, Monthly Group Meditations - 12 hoursIn Person Outreach TeachingsEl Dorado County in Northern California, San Francisco, Los Angeles - instruction over 100 people. Internationally in Sydney, Australia - Mens sober living. Central Coast in NSW - All Ability Yoga a studio targeting those with physical disabilities and neurological disabilitiesAuckland, New Zealand - Single Mother participants- 400 hours of in person instruction. Limits due to COVID-19 protocols. 25% increase from 2021. Laughter Fundraising Event collaboration with Rise Up Comedy our outreach program with Hot Medusa Comedy (female and BIPoC LGBTQ led organization). Hosted at Zephyr Theatre Los Angeles. Over 100 participants in the event with mental health education, wellness and laughter as healing modality.-$14,845
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ashley Nicole WareCEO-$0--
Paula NewmanAgentPT$0--
Jane PotelleSecretary-$0--
Willie Ware JrCFO-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Aware Meditation Inc
EIN
84-2741814
Phone
8182621978
Address
13636 Ventura Blvd Unit 718, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Signing Officer

Name
Willie Ware Jr
Title
CFO
Signed
2023-10-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Crystal Hirose CPA Inc
Address
11 E ADAMS AVE, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801
Preparer
Crystal Hirose CPA
Phone
6262849499
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $1996”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $4512”

Other Expenses.1

“Meditation Teachers $6285”

Other Expenses.2

“Books and Reference $812”

Other Expenses.3

“Licenses and Permits $40”

Other Expenses.4

“Meetings $23”

Other Expenses.5

“Bank Charges $23”

Other Assets.1010

“Inventories - Beginning $0 Inventories - Ending $225”

Total Liabilities.1

“SBA Loan - Beginning $2000 SBA Loan - Ending $2000”

Total Liabilities.2

“Other Payable - Beginning $2121 Other Payable - Ending $2121”

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$7,594
Liabilities
$4,121
Net assets
$3,473
Revenue
$18,936
Expenses
$14,845
Net income
$4,091
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.92$2.92$0.06$0.06$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.04$0.03$0.19$0.15$0.04
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.01$0.17$0.21$0.04
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.12$0.09$0.03$0.24$0.21$0.03