Exploring the Metropolis INC

New York, NY · Unknown exempt organization

Revenue
$796
-99% vs prior year
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$796
FY2021▼ -99%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$796
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Not on file
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
No filing since FY2021 — 5 yrs
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CExploring the Metropolis INC
EINHdr · item D13-3164931
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Latest filingForm 990FY2021 · Form 990-EZ
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.exploringthemetropolis.org

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Surplus margin
-3117%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -11136% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990-EZ
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19—
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16—
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B—
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16—
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$796
Total revenueLn 12$796

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $0 · Operating expenses/yr $26K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $5 · Total revenue $796
0.6%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $796
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $796
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $26K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $796 · Prior year $92K
-99%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year $25K
-100%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $796 · Expenses $26K
-3117%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $0
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
—
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David Johnston · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $1K · Total expenses $26K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $4K · Total expenses $26K
17%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -99%——

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Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$1,374Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
David Johnston—$36,353
David Johnston$1,374—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • –Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNot reported
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Not reported
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Not reported
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNot reported
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Not reported

Mission and programs

What it does.

Analyzes and resolves workspace needs for NYC's cultural and performing arts community.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $49K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Etm choreographer + composer residencies in partnership with the jamaica center for arts & learning - etm initiated the queens workspace initiative in 2013. The major activities of this project involved surveying performing artists, cultural facilities and other stakeholders; making recommendations to stakeholders and policymakers and…

$29Kprogram expense
02

Etm Con Edison Composer Residencies

A residency program designed to accomodate composers from new york city, who are carefully selected by a panel of music professionals through an annual application process. The program provides each composer with a stipend and free suitable workspace in a cultural or community facility for composition work.

$19Kprogram expense
03

Consulting/Research

Etm has a long history of expertise and consultancies on shared space, adaptive use, layouts and how to make space work better. Etm collects, analyzes and provides data and advice to both the government, funders and cultural community centers to address workspace issues that affect the music, dance and theatre communities in the five…

$1Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$38K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,250

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2021 Latest Viewing $796—-99% 990 PDF
FY2020 $92K$118K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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