Riseup Labs: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-4204809)

Benjamin Knauss’s $13K as Treasurer is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 364 $1–10M science & technology 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

Name	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Benjamin Knauss	$13,202	$15,842	$13,788	$11,004

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 · $268K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Riseup Labs provided assistance in developing software that protects privacy and anonymity for individuals and organizations working for social justice.

$268Kprogram expense

Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

The 8-3 FoundationFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$220K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K

Investment incomeLn 3$336

Money outPt IX

$290K

Ln 25

Programscol B$268K

Managementcol C$22K

Owns and owesPt X

$498K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$498K

Total assetsLn 16$498K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K

Investment incomeLn 3$336

Total revenueLn 12$220K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$498K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$498K

Total assetsLn 16$498K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$498K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$568K	$498K
Total assetsLn 16	$568K	$498K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$568K	$498K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$15K		$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1K		$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$40		$40
Information technologyLn 14	$268K	$268K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6K	$0	$6K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$290K	$268K	$22K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.3M	$173K	$1.2M	$480K	990 PDF
FY2023	$232K	$303K	−$71K	$624K	990 PDF
FY2022	$453K	$256K	$197K	$695K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$220K	$290K	−$70K	$498K	990 PDF
FY2020	$231K	$150K	$81K	$568K	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 $220,393 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $109,938$130,140

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $120,310$89,917

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $366$336

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,614$220,393

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 $12,707$15,758

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,059$274,411

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $149,766$290,169

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,848−$69,776

Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $220,393 across 12 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$130,140

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,140

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $89,917 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$89,917

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $336$336

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,917 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $336$220,393

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,169 across 5 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $14,634$14,634

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,124$1,124

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $40$40

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $268,427$268,427

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $5,944 · Fundraising $0$5,944

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $268,427 · Management $21,742 · Fundraising $0$290,169

Part X · Balance sheet $498,398 assets, 5 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $568,173$498,398

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,173$498,398

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $568,173$498,398

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,173$498,398

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $498,398 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$220,393

XI-2 Total expenses$290,169

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,776

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$568,173

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$1

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$498,398

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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