Gis Certification Institute

Not tax-deductible

Des Plaines, IL501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 04-3688252Revenue $762K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgisci.org701 Lee St Ste 960, 60016-4555 · Des Plaines, ILTax-exempt since Dec 2002

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The Gis Certification Institute (gisci) is a non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of proficient Gis professionals through its international gisp (certified Gis professional) Certification program. The Institute fosters rigorous professional and ethical standards, community engagement, and professional mentoring within the gisindustry. Gisps are present worldwide representing geospatial competence withing the industry.

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $141K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$66K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$762K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$676K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$762K
FY2024▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$894K
FY2024$762K
Expenses
$676K
FY2024▲ +24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$561K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$676K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$622K
FY2021$638K
FY2022$744K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2002.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $602K Management & general 11% · $73K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$121,763Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Tony Spicci’s $122K as Ed is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anthony Tony Spicci$121,763————
Tony Spicci—$115,250$109,675$70,719—
Bill Hodge———$52,167$60,000
Candice Luebbering———$24,063$26,250

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

Certifies geospatial professionals worldwide to uphold high industry standards.

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1 program · $602K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The certification program has cumulatively certified over 10,700 individuals through december 31, 2023. There are currently approximately 6,325 active gisps

$602Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$762K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$745K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$676K
Ln 25
Programscol B$602K
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$745K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$762K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$212K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$37K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$65K$63K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$61
Information technologyLn 14$65K$65K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$35K$35K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$376
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$130K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$676K$602K$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $762K$676K$86K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $894K$545K$349K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $769K$663K$106K$744K 990 PDF
FY2021 $610K$561K$48K$638K 990 PDF
FY2020 $647K$534K$113K$622K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $761,537 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $873,615$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,539$744,700
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,874$16,837
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $894,028$761,537
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $269,324$280,185
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $265,573$395,560
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $544,897$675,745
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $349,131$85,792
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $761,537 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $744,700$744,700
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,837$16,837
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $761,537 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$761,537
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $675,745 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,457 · Management $23,606$236,063
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,784 · Management $12,784$25,568
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,699 · Management $1,855$18,554
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,990$1,990
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,421 · Management $9,355$46,776
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $62,793 · Management $2,527$65,320
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,605 · Management $61$4,666
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,028$65,028
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,781$1,781
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,893$34,893
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,586$15,586
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,465$1,465
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,381 · Management $376$3,757
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,988 · Management $22,918$152,906
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,392$1,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $602,263 · Management $73,482 · Fundraising $0$675,745
Part X · Balance sheet $1,249,832 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,111,085$1,234,748
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,845$1,815
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,945$7,408
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,326$5,861
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,122,201$1,249,832
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,026$59,874
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,550$5,650
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,576$65,524
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,070,625$1,184,308
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,070,625$1,184,308
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,122,201$1,249,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,184,308 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$761,537
XI-2 Total expenses$675,745
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,070,625
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$27,891
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,184,308

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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