The organization was formed for the purpose of achieving certain educational scientific, and charitable objectives. These objectives include making available for research, public interest, academic, scientific, journalistic and other purposes, data, information and analyses regarding government performance high quality information about the government especially when easily accessible on the web - essential for smarter oversight and better informed public debate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
319 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 318.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
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
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Revenue
$441K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$73K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$441K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$435K
FY2025$441K
Expenses
$73K
FY2025▼ -88%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$502K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$3K
FY2023$5K
FY2024$606K
FY2025$73K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$397K
FY2022$775K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1992.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $71K Management & general 3% · $2K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $71K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization was formed for the purpose of achieving certain educational scientific, and charitable objectives. These objectives include making available for research, public interest, academic, scientific, journalistic and other purposes, data, information and analyses regarding government performance high quality information about…

$71Kprogram expense

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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 · 5 grants · $2.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$25,075
Syracuse UniversityNY · FY2024$590,400
Syracuse UniversityFY2021$500,000
Syracuse UniversityFY2021$500,000
Syracuse UniversityFY2020$500,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$441K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Money outPt IX
$73K
Ln 25
Programscol B$71K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Total revenueLn 12$441K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$735K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$10
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$280
Total functional expensesLn 25$73K$71K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $441K$73K$367K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $435K$606K−$171K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $348K$5K$343K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $382K$3K$378K$775K 990 PDF
FY2021 $385K$1.0M−$619K$397K 990 PDF
FY2020 $728K$502K$226K$1.0M 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
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Part I · Summary $440,572 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,500$56,465
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $357,844$325,446
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,337$58,661
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $434,681$440,572
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $590,400$25,075
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,712$48,137
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $606,112$73,212
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$171,431$367,360
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $440,572 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,465
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,465
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $325,446$325,446
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $58,661$58,661
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $325,446 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58,661$440,572
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $73,212 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,075$25,075
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,100$2,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,228$23,228
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,924 · Management $10$4,934
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,581$12,581
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,033$1,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,981 · Management $280$4,261
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,822 · Management $2,390 · Fundraising $0$73,212
Part X · Balance sheet $1,945,708 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $425,986$734,684
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,152,362$1,211,024
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,578,348$1,945,708
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,578,348$1,945,708
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,578,348$1,945,708
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,945,708 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$440,572
XI-2 Total expenses$73,212
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$367,360
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,578,348
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,945,708

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