Idealist.org Inc. the Organization" connects people organizations and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 29 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $550K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $3.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.7M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$5.7M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$8.8M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$3.0M

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $7.5M Management & general 13% · $1.2M Fundraising 0% · $37K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir
$301,272Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Software Engineer
$168,283Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$168,231Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Product
$166,226Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$159,093Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Projects - Secretary
$154,801Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Business Development
$151,409Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$139,165Pt VII · Sec A

Ami Dar’s $301K as Executive Dir is at the 94th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ami Dar$301,272$258,953$292,500$262,000$249,050
Amelia Byers———$196,102$209,147
Kevin Kennedy$159,093$127,952$185,500$135,125—
Michael Vattuone$168,283$159,788$179,250$154,409$149,569
Maryam Gunja——$177,345——
Kara Montermoso$168,231$137,964$152,898$137,815—
Georgia Galanoudis—$168,115———
Patrick Metzger$166,226$146,954$163,500$145,000$124,599

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

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

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1 program · $7.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Idealst.org maintains the most popular English-lanugage directory of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises on the web. Over 156,000 organizations have created profiles on Idealist where they post their services jobs internships volunteer opportunities and events.

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$295K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$341K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$295K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$270K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$270K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$490K
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 620
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$192K$270K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$774K$490K
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.1M$1.5M$605K$35K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.4M$131K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$165K$138K$25K$925
Other employee benefitsLn 9$704K$598K$106K$75
Payroll taxesLn 10$236K$202K$33K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$37K$33K$4K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$35K$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$50K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$76K$62K$14K$0
Information technologyLn 14$337K$328K$8K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$724K$572K$152K$0
TravelLn 17$89K$82K$8K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$82K$79K$3K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$287K$227K$60K$0
InsuranceLn 23$37K$29K$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$2.2M$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$11K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.8M$7.5M$1.2M$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.7M$8.8M−$3.1M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.1M$8.3M−$2.2M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$8.3M$1.5M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.1M$7.0M$3.1M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$7.2M−$2.1M$3.7M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,704,689 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,322$14,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,812,629$5,393,676
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $224,647$294,595
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,327$1,446
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,086,925$5,704,689
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 $4,305,879$4,744,986
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,959,938$4,010,028
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,265,817$8,755,014
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,178,892−$3,050,325
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,704,689 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,972
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$341,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,972
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,393,676
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$294,595
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,446
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,704,689
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,755,014 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,454,403 · Management $605,137 · Fundraising $34,718$2,094,258
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,415,111 · Management $130,951 · Fundraising $0$1,546,062
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $138,327 · Management $25,423 · Fundraising $925$164,675
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $598,405 · Management $105,614 · Fundraising $75$704,094
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $201,871 · Management $33,026 · Fundraising $1,000$235,897
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $33,300 · Management $4,005 · Fundraising $0$37,305
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $34,808 · Management $6,142 · Fundraising $0$40,950
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50,481 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50,481
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,965 · Management $13,921 · Fundraising $0$75,886
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $328,500 · Management $8,453 · Fundraising $0$336,953
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $571,700 · Management $151,971 · Fundraising $0$723,671
IX-17 TravelPrograms $81,896 · Management $7,523 · Fundraising $0$89,419
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $78,913 · Management $2,633 · Fundraising $0$81,546
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $226,767 · Management $60,280 · Fundraising $0$287,047
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,477 · Management $7,836 · Fundraising $0$37,313
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,226,754 · Management $8,119 · Fundraising $0$2,234,873
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,333 · Management $3,251 · Fundraising $0$14,584
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,544,011 · Management $1,174,285 · Fundraising $36,718$8,755,014
Part X · Balance sheet $6,087,597 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,412$270,246
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,602$9,890
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $95,323$73,971
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $773,954$489,571
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,564,687$3,463,192
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,366,369$1,780,727
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,030,347$6,087,597
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $190,943$241,164
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $862,207$660,431
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,883,442$2,142,572
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,936,592$3,044,167
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,093,755$3,043,430
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,093,755$3,043,430
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,030,347$6,087,597
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,043,430 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,704,689
XI-2 Total expenses$8,755,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,050,325
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,093,755
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,043,430

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