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Financial History of the
The Sunstone Education Foundation Incorporated
Brigham Young, Temple Square, SLC
  The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide a summary of the financial activities of the Sunstone Education Foundation Incorporated, for the last five years as reported to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Taxes.

  The Sunstone Education Foundation applied to the Internal Revenue Service for "section 501(c)(3)" "non-profit" status. The IRS approved our application on September 16, 2002, and is effective as of September 27, 2001, the date the Sunstone Education Foundation began business. (You may verify our non-profit status at http://apps.irs.gov/app/pub78.)  As you will be able to see below, today, as in the past, Sunstone is extremely dependent upon the generosity of its friends in order to carry on its activities and services. If you would like to make a donation, click here to see the numerous ways that you may do so.  
Summary of Financial Information from Form 990 Tax Returns
line* Describe 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
1 Contributions 212,635 217,975 235,382 221,246 204,036
2 Program service revenue 100,894 120,757 112,862 108,892 149,270
4 Interest income 0 0 439 0 0
11 Other revenue 0 0 15,163 27,339 24,565 
   




12   Total revenue 313,529 338,732 376,022 354,703 353,306

13

Program services 282,453 292,149 156,592 139,134 143,349
14 Management & general 20,087 21,325 218,650 192,510 217,087
15 Fundraising 25,949 27,008 0 525 15,352
   




17    Total expenses 328,489 339,697 375,242 332,169 375,788
   




18 Excess or (deficit) (14,960) (965) 780 22,534 (22,482)
             
21 Net assets, end of year 36,374 37,340 36,560 14,026 (7,237)
             
* Explanation of Form 990 line items:
  1-  Contributions reflect the donations received from all sources
  2-  Includes magazine and book sales and symposium registrations
  11- Primarily includes sales tax refunds
  13- Service cost for magazine production such as printing, shipping, plus conducting all
       symposiums, whose primary costs are hotel, printing, travel, food, and postage,
       plus cost of merchandise sold and web development.
  21- Net assets are cash, inventory, and fixtures less all liabilities
   
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