Love is an Orientation
I am the most un-technologically advanced 28 year-old on the face of the earth. Here’s another example: I have the PDF’s of all of The Marin Foundation’s tax returns, but for the life of me I can’t figure out how to put them on my blog because for whatever reason they can’t be attached like a picture is attached. Sorry. Instead I will be writing the key facts in this post for you all to see. If anyone wants a hardcopy of the tax returns, please contact the IRS as they are all available to the public as The Marin Foundation officially received our 501(c)(3) non-profit status on July 1, 2005. Here you go:
2005: Not required to file until first full year of 2006. But here are some of the general numbers anyway:
Revenue:
Contributions, Gifts, Grants, and Similar Amounts Received: $11,961.39
Program Service Revenue including Government Fees and Contracts: $0
Membership Dues and Assessments: $0
Net Income or (loss) from Special Events and Activities: $0
Gross Profit or (loss) from Sales of Inventory: $0
Other Revenue: $0
Total Revenue: $11,961.39
Expenses:
Salary for Andrew Marin: $0
Occupancy, Rent, Utilities and Maintenance: $0
Expenses Include:
Printing, Publications, Postage and Shipping; Bible Study Group and Community Forums; Meetings and Development; Track #1 Educational Classes; Track #2 Educational Classes and Scientific Research
Total Expenses: $12,558.29
2006:
Revenue:
Contributions, Gifts, Grants, and Similar Amounts Received: $25,903.86
Program Service Revenue including Government Fees and Contracts: $0
Membership Dues and Assessments: $0
Net Income or (loss) from Special Events and Activities: $0
Gross Profit or (loss) from Sales of Inventory: $0
Other Revenue: $0
Total Revenue: $25,903.86
Expenses:
Salary for Andrew Marin: $206.30
Occupancy, Rent, Utilities and Maintenance: $11,436.29
Printing, Publications, Postage and Shipping: $5,079.38
Other Expenses:
Bible Study Group, Community Forums, Meetings and Development: $2,717.72
Track #1 Educational Classes: $2,389.32
Track #2 Educational Classes: $3,837.17
Scientific Research: $1,570.61
Total Expenses: $27,236.79
End of Year Cash, Savings and Investments Total: +$6,464.17 (this number is positive due to the left-over money I put in The Marin Foundation account from my savings from my work at the luxury hotels)
2007:
Revenue:
Contributions, Gifts, Grants, and Similar Amounts Received: $50,290.00
Program Service Revenue including Government Fees and Contracts: $2,440.00
Membership Dues and Assessments: $0
Net Income or (loss) from Special Events and Activities: $0
Gross Profit or (loss) from Sales of Inventory: $0
Other Revenue: $0
Interest from Savings Account: $53.27
Total Revenue: $52,783.27
Expenses:
Salary for Andrew Marin: $9,800.00
Occupancy, Rent, Utilities and Maintenance: $13,745.40
Printing, Publications, Postage and Shipping: $7,818.87
Other Expenses:
Bible Study Group, Community Forums, Meetings and Development: $15,597.38
Track #1 Educational Classes: $3,450.00
Track #2 Educational Classes: $4,368.87
Scientific Research: $12,991.88
Total Expenses: $67,772.40
End of Year Cash, Savings and Investments Total: +$14,399.06 (this number is positive due to the left-over money I put in a money market account that I cashed out from my savings from my work at the luxury hotels…personally officially cashed everything out at this point and have no money left)
2008:
Revenue:
Contributions, Gifts, Grants, and Similar Amounts Received: $51,205.03
Program Service Revenue including Government Fees and Contracts: $3,250.00
Membership Dues and Assessments: $0
Net Income or (loss) from Special Events and Activities: $0
Gross Profit or (loss) from Sales of Inventory: $0
Other Revenue: $0
Interest from Savings Account: $220.79
Total Revenue: $54,675.82
Expenses:
Salary for Andrew Marin: $8,900.00
Occupancy, Rent, Utilities and Maintenance: $7,282.06
Printing, Publications, Postage and Shipping: $2,650.13
Other Expenses:
Bible Study Group, Community Forums, Meetings and Development: $9,078.51
Track #1 Educational Classes: $3,121.82
Track #2 Educational Classes: $7,272.49
Scientific Research: $8,987.58
Total Expenses: $28,460.20
End of Year Cash, Savings and Investments Total: +$21,782.49
I’ll never forget the very first time I told a famous national Christian figure how much The Marin Foundation works with (because he asked me), and when I told him the most we ever received in donations in one year was about $50,000 he said:
“Really?! It’s like you’re ten times bigger than you actually are. I can’t believe it. How do you do so much with nothing!”
The only thing I could say back to him at that point was:
“It’s not nothing! It’s something. You don’t know what ‘nothing’ is, do you? And the answer you’re looking for is because God keeps giving this bridge building movement opportunities way beyond our support.”
He shrugged his shoulders and said:
“It has to be God because I know I can’t publicly support you. Sorry. I would lose everything I built to this point with my brand.”
He gave me a ‘hug’ and walked away.
That conversation has been haunting me for the past two years, another reason why I was ever scared to say anything to anybody.
But I can’t keep this secret anymore.
Please give. Please help this bridge building movement continue as you boldly step up as so many other ‘famous national Christian figures’ with plenty of resources are scared to touch with a ten foot pole because they’re scared of their “brand”.
Forget your “brand” and do the right thing!
Much love.
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