Mediators Foundation INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Boulder, CO501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 04-3002588Revenue $1.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSmediatorsfoundation.org2525 Arapahoe Ave Unit E4 Pmb 509, 80302-6746 · Boulder, COTax-exempt since Feb 1988Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The overarching purpose of Mediators Foundation is to prevent and reduce conflicts and promote collaboration. The Foundation develops and promotes proven methods forincreasing the human capacity for peaceful, creative problem-solving inways that motivate participants to become more aware and engagedcitizens. In addition, the Foundation provides fiscal sponsorship toorganizations and projects that reflect and enhance our mission.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$977K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1988.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.2M Management & general 1% · $10K Fundraising 0% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Gerzon’s $58K as 2024 President is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Gerzon$58,000$78,000$78,000$60,000$60,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes peaceful problem-solving and offers fiscal sponsorship for related projects.

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3 programs · $579K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Civic health project is dedicated to reducing extreme polarization and creating healthier civil discourse in our citizenry, politics, and media. We sponsor, execute, and promote projects that deliver measurable improvements in rationality, empathy, and decision outcomes for the sake of a healthier, more functional democracy.

$280Kprogram expense
02

Living room conversations is an open-source project exploring the power of revitalized civil discourse in america. Our vision is a world in which people who have fundamental differences of opinion and backgrounds work together with respect to realize the vibrant future we all desire.

$190Kprogram expense
03

3s project: in response to the increasingly dangerous precipice of war between the us and north korea, the 3s project was created as a means to de-escalate tensions, mitigate accidental war, and interrupt the potential outbreak of violence.

$109Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 33 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
Side3 INCCO · FY2024$351,499
Unitemized GrantFY2024$90,000
Listen First Project INCNC · FY2024$30,000
United ReligionsCA · FY2024$20,000
Emida Roller Productions LLCFY2024$15,000
Ania Flamenco LLCFY2024$15,000
Common Ground Committee INCCT · FY2024$10,000
Cornteen LLCFY2023$50,000
Braver Angels INCNY · FY2023$25,000
Social Good Fund INCCA · FY2023$10,000
Essential Partners INCMA · FY2023$10,000
Care LabDC · FY2023$10,000
More in Common INCNY · FY2023$9,264
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$297
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$297
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$154
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$869K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$869K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$869K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$51K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$9K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$516
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$415
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$225
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$306
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$634K$634K
All other expensesLn 24e$436K$434K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.2M$10K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.5M$3.8M−$242K$977K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$3.3M−$335K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.8M$203K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.5M$156K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.2M$326K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,500,876 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,416,973$1,500,579
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $515$297
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,417,488$1,500,876
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250,000$25,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $49,000$60,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $937,962$1,089,478
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,236,962$1,174,478
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $180,526$326,398
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,500,876 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,579
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $297$297
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $297$1,500,876
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,174,478 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,000 · Management $5,327 · Fundraising $3,673$60,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,626 · Management $1,522$10,148
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,922 · Management $516$3,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,352 · Management $415$2,767
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,275 · Management $225$1,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,736 · Management $306$2,042
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $633,760$633,760
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $434,317 · Management $1,506$435,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,160,988 · Management $9,817 · Fundraising $3,673$1,174,478
Part X · Balance sheet $1,195,297 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $868,745$1,195,143
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $154$154
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $868,899$1,195,297
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $868,899$1,195,297
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $868,899$1,195,297
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,195,297 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,500,876
XI-2 Total expenses$1,174,478
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$326,398
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$868,899
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,195,297

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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