Oregon · Nonprofit
Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah
Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $858,443 to it, the largest being OUR LADY OF AMERICA MINISTRIES INC ($858,443). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2022
- $82k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $858k
- Net assets
- $812k
What Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah does
Mission
"(1) To operate as a church and provide spiritual services and opportunities for spiritual fellowship to the members of our church.See continued mission statement in schedule O.(2) To keep The Holy Megillah: Nasarean Bible of The Essene Way, in print and widely distributed with the intention of thereby blessing the world. (3) To facilitate the spiritual study and spiritual practice of the spiritual teachings found in The Holy Megillah: Nasarean Bible of The Essene Way by operating a school known as the Essene Mountain of Peace Mystery School: The Academy of Higher Learning.(4) To provide opportunities for those persons that love The Holy Megillah: Nasarean Bible of The Essene Way, and consider it their preferred holy scripture, to fellowship with one another in joyous celebration and worship, both online and in person by operating a church known as the International Congregation of Nasarean Church of The Essene Way."
As stated on its FY2022 Form 990.
Program
RELIGIOUS SERVICES: The Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah shares the spiritual teachings of the Essene Way, in many various ways. The Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah provides weekly and monthly services that are attended by in person parishioners and by Zoom broadcast. The weekly and monthly service is approximately 90 minutes long and includes readings from multiple people from the followed scripture, The Holy Megillah. Following the shared readings, there is commentary or a sermon from those that lead the scripture reaching, and a sermon from the Senior Priest, Day Owen. A moment for prayers follows the sermon and teachings, and then religious music is played and shared with the congregation by live musicians. Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah also sells spiritual books and materials in it's facility, located in Florence, Oregon. In addition to the weekly and monthly spiritual services, Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah sends out a monthly spiritual newsletter, titled ""Omnah Announcements"", which discusses current events that are relevant to the community and spiritual teachings of the Essene Way, and also includes short translations or spiritual teachings…
$87,417 spent$23,913 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2022 Form 990. Program spending in total: $87,417.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $760k to $817k (+7%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
71% of Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $750k → $108k.
From the IRS filings of Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Oregon, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah's revenue fell 89% between 2020 and 2022.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,731 religion nonprofits under $100k, FY2022
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In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah?
- Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $858,443 to it, the largest being OUR LADY OF AMERICA MINISTRIES INC ($858,443). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $858,443 in grants to Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah?
- OUR LADY OF AMERICA MINISTRIES INC is the largest funder on record, with $858,443 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Circle of Lovers of the Holy Megillah find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2022 (financials across 2020–2022), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing