Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Indigenous Lenses
EIN 87-0657526 • 501(c)3 • Salt Lake City, UT
Profile
Indigenous Lenses is a 501(c)3, Utah-based non-profit corporation dedicated to ethnographic documentary film and video productions for educational, cultural and scientific purposes. Our Productions will focus on indigenous healer from around the world, recording their stories within the context of their cultures Emphasis will be placed on those healers and healing practices threatened with extinction through acculturation and/or assimilation. The corporation shall also engage in humanitarian work in the communities where we film to help bring education to the girls of those communities, provide food and shelter to indigent Tibetan elders in the refugee camps and support eye and medical care for the Nepali and Tibetan communities.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
54th percentile
Higher net margin than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
61st percentile
Faster asset growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
29th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$25,316
Down $846 (-3.2%) from 2022
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$17,881
Down $3,990 (-18%) from 2022
Expenses
Down$18,727
Down $3,467 (-16%) from 2022
Net Income
Down-$846
Down $523 (-162%) from 2022
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $25,316
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- -
- Revenue
- $17,881
- Expenses
- $18,727
- Net income
- -$846
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- Apr 6, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $21,871
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Organization's Primary Exempt Purpose: Indigenous Lenses is a 501(c)3, Utah-based non-profit corporation dedicated to ethnographic, documentary film and video productions for educational, cultural, and scientific purposes. Our productions will focus on indigenous healers from around the world, recording their stories within the context of their cultures. Emphasis will be placed on those healers and healing practices threatened with extinction through acculturation and/or assimilation. The corporation shall also engage in humanitarian work in the communities where we film to help bring education to the girls of those communities, provide food and shelter to indigent Tibetan elders in the refugee camps and support eye and medical care for the Nepali and Tibetan communities.
Indigenous Lenses is a 501(c)3, Utah-based non-profit corporation dedicated to ethnographic documentary film and video productions for educational, cultural and scientific purposes. Our Productions will focus on indigenous healer from around the world, recording their stories within the context of their cultures Emphasis will be placed on those healers and healing practices threatened with extinction through acculturation and/or assimilation. The corporation shall also engage in humanitarian work in the communities where we film to help bring education to the girls of those communities, provide food and shelter to indigent Tibetan elders in the refugee camps and support eye and medical care for the Nepali and Tibetan communities.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Education $4803. Indigenous Lenses is currently paying for the education of 4 GIRLS. Food and Shelter $1224 - Supporting indigent Tibetan Elder households. Cultural Support $2416 - Annual gift to Shaman traditional healers and refugee camp. Eye and Medical care - $609 Provided by organization leaders as requested Tibetan Translator $625 paid to maintain Tibetan liaison and $379 to provide Internet Access. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah C Sifers | Executive Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Patricia Wesson | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Judy Keane | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Indigenous Lenses
- EIN
- 87-0657526
- Phone
- 8015210542
- Address
- 1050 SOUTH WINDSOR STREET, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84105
Signing Officer
- Name
- Sarah Sifers
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 8015210542
- Signed
- 2023-04-06
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
Preparer
- Firm
- H and R Block
- Address
- 1361 N MAIN ST, TOOELE, UT 84074
- Preparer
- Steven Moore
- Phone
- 4358438877
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part 1 Line 1
“Grants and simular amounts paid”
Part 1 Line 1
“Educaction (tuition, uniforms, text books and test fees 3 girls $559”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Food and shelter (indigent tibetan elders) $600”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Cultural support (sharmans ancient healing) $2,000”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Misc (tibetan translator and driver for magar liaison) $417”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Humanitarian work on navajo reservation $3,933”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Providing medical & eye care $409”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“COVID-19 RELIEF $1,872”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“HUMANITARIAN WORK $2153”
Part 1 Line 10 Continued
“Documentary film project $5,041”
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