The Language Conservancy INC FY2020 filing

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Bloomington, IN501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-3840826

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The Language conservancy's mission is to preserve the maximum number of endangered languages in the americas and the world. We believe that all languages have an inherent right to exist-that they are fundamental and irreplaceable facets of people's culture and humanity's linguistic heritage. The Language conseervancy (tlc) is dedicated to restoring endangered languages to stability and health and to document the benefits of Language recovery to indigenous communities and individuals. Tlc increases international public awareness of Language loss and recovery and supports indigenous tribes committed to revitalizing their Language.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 $213K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
115% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 115% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
99%
Net assets
−$139K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$832K
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
−$139K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$139K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$632K
FY2023−$31K
FY2024−$474K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2009.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.7M Management & general 1% · $14K Fundraising 0% · $4K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Chairm
$83,408Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-C
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wilhelm Meya’s $107K as Board Chair is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Wilhelm Meya$107,127$90,508$83,408

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

Preserves and revitalizes endangered languages worldwide, documenting their cultural importance.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The language conservancy (tlc)added new languages with an expansion into alaska, and TLC will soon be operating in canada and australia adding even more languages to our portfolio. Over the summer TLC conducts multiple summer language institutes in different locations which included both teacher and general language training.

$1.7Mprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $548K · 2019–2021
Lakota Language Consortium INCND · FY2019$282,351
Cash Awards and Grants - OtherFY2019$51,700

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
−$139K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$924K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$519K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$379K
Total assetsLn 16$924K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$139K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$104K$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45K$519K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K$379K
Total assetsLn 16$60K$924K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$50K−$139K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$385K$385K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$83K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$321K$321K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$486K$486K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$6K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$43K
TravelLn 17$114K$114K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$69K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$601
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.7M$14K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $832K$1.3M−$474K−$474K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$4.8M−$991K−$31K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.7M$328K$632K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.8M$263K$303K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.7M−$189K−$139K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,480,023 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,468
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,468
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,215,555$1,215,555
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,215,555$1,480,023
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,668,928 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $384,551$384,551
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,408$83,408
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $321,162$321,162
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,998$14,998
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,673$29,673
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,550$34,550
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,213$5,213
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $486,174$486,174
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,380 · Fundraising $3,796$10,176
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,224$37,224
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,999$3,999
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,323$43,323
IX-17 TravelPrograms $114,010$114,010
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,166$6,166
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,032$2,032
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,434$11,434
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,912$2,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,474 · Management $3,232$72,706
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,616 · Management $601$5,217
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,651,142 · Management $13,990 · Fundraising $3,796$1,668,928
Part X · Balance sheet $924,107 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$104,230$18,695
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,255$8,255
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $55,226$378,557
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $45,000$518,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $59,565$924,107
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$1,019,090
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,210$43,567
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,210$1,062,657
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,355−$138,550
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,355−$138,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $59,565$924,107
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$138,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,480,023
XI-2 Total expenses$1,668,928
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$188,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,355
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$138,550

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