Gis Certification Institute FY2020 filing

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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.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$86K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$32K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$647K
Spent
$534K
Net assets
$622K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$647K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$894K
FY2024$762K
Expenses
$534K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$561K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$676K
Net assets
$622K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$622K
FY2021$638K
FY2022$744K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M

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

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$26,250Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The certification program has cumulatively certified over 10,200 individuals through december 31, 2020. There are currently approximately 6,500 active gisps.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$647K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$643K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$534K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$622K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$650K
Total assetsLn 16$654K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$643K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$647K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$650K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$650K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$654K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$622K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$531K$650K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$548K$654K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$509K$622K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K
Management feesLn 11a$61K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K
Office expensesLn 13$51K
Information technologyLn 14$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$244K
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $647K$534K$113K$622K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $646,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $672,480$643,310
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,878$3,357
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $674,358$646,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,826$98,662
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $465,961$435,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $532,787$533,725
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $141,571$112,942
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $646,667 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $643,310$643,310
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,357$3,357
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $643,310 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,357$646,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $533,725 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$91,924
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,738
IX-11a Management fees$61,002
IX-11c Accounting fees$10,610
IX-11g Other fees for services$40,626
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$17,440
IX-13 Office expenses$50,769
IX-14 Information technology$6,401
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,158
IX-23 Insurance$2,576
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$244,481
IX-25 Total functional expenses$533,725
Part X · Balance sheet $653,901 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $530,589$649,516
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,695$1,788
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,597$2,597
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $548,206$653,901
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,053$31,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,053$31,806
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $509,153$622,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $509,153$622,095
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $548,206$653,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $622,095 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$646,667
XI-2 Total expenses$533,725
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,942
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$509,153
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$622,095

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

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