Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$433k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$431k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$115k
$265k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $150k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
4.8 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
August Turak
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation's network
6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| August Turak Chair | President and Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Betty Guido | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dan Flebotte | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kenny Felder | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Melissa Hawks | VP, Secy and Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michele Castle | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Reedy | Accountant | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Hawks | VP, Secy and Treasurer | 20 | $36k | ||
| Cheryl Reedy | Accountant | 4 | $18k | ||
| August Turak | President and Chair | 20 | $0 | ||
| Kenny Felder | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michele Castle | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Flebotte | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betty Guido | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation
- EIN
- 562060876
- Address
- 2008 Suitts Store Rd, Franklinton, NC, 27525-8190
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Our mission is to bring a transformative message of higher meaning and purpose to a Western Culture increasingly bereft of meaning and purpose. We do this by introducing individuals and organizations to the power of service and selflessness. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A33 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1997
- Principal officer
- August Turak (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsAugust Turak
≥5years on the filingsMelissa Hawks
≥4years on the filingsBetty Guido
≥4years on the filingsDan Flebotte
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $115k
- Total liabilities
- $265k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $150k
- Contributions and grants received
- $415k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2k
- Employees
- 0