Zbs Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-7276982)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$97K
FY2022	$91K
FY2023	$86K
FY2024	$90K
FY2025	$68K
FY2026	$62K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$86K
FY2022	$77K
FY2023	$75K
FY2024	$66K
FY2025	$78K
FY2026	$58K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	−$6K
FY2022	$8K
FY2023	$18K
FY2024	$43K
FY2025	$32K
FY2026	$37K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Sep 1973.

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

Where the money goes

5 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 5% · $3K Management & general 95% · $55K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII

Thomas Lopez

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Fruchter

Secy Treasurer

$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

Programs and updates

Creates and produces radio talk stories for public radio and sale.

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2 programs · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Ruby 14

Ruby is hired to enter the center. It is sacred to som and forbidden to others. Some say those who go in may never come out. Meanwhile the digital curcus is back with three rings. Nightmare ellis is hired t paly the evil clown. Bootsy the android becomes an aerialist. The lisstle fritzi appears in kapoors dreams.

$3Kprogram expense

02

Ruby 15

Creatures of the light in the oasis city of siddhi infini, is a secret called the center. Streets that go in, never do, they just circle around. They say the center is sacred, few outsiders have ever entered but roadie kapoor has found a way to sneak in

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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 · FY2023

Terebelo Family Foundation INCFY2023$480

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$438

The Macfarlane FoundationFY2023$100

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1K

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By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$62K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K

Other incomeLn 4–11$548

Money outPt IX

$58K

Ln 25

Programscol B$3K

Managementcol C$55K

Owns and owesPt X

$37K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K

Total assetsLn 16$37K

LiabilitiesLn 26$51

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K

Investment incomeLn 3$2

Other incomeLn 4–11$548

Gains on assetsLn 7−$324

Total revenueLn 12$62K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$37K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K

Total assetsLn 16$37K

LiabilitiesLn 26$51

Net assetsLn 32$37K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

Fiscal year endsHeaderApril

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

Line	Start FY26	End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$41K	$37K
Total assetsLn 16	$43K	$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$11K	$51
Net assetsLn 32	$32K	$37K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$6K		$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$9K		$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$556		$556
Management feesLn 11a	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$9K		$9K
OccupancyLn 16	$19K		$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$9K		$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$58K	$3K	$55K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2026 Latest Viewing	$62K	$58K	$4K	$37K	990 PDF
FY2025	$68K	$78K	−$10K	$32K	990 PDF
FY2024	$90K	$66K	$25K	$43K	990 PDF
FY2023	$86K	$75K	$11K	$18K	990 PDF
FY2022	$91K	$77K	$13K	$8K	990 PDF
FY2021	$97K	$86K	$11K	−$6K	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 $62,114 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,654$23,879

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,254$37,687

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $168−$322

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,744$870

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $67,820$62,114

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,092$16,392

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,186$41,254

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $78,278$57,646

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,458$4,468

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $62,114 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,879

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,003

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,879

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,687$37,687

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $2$2

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $210$210

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $660$660

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business −$324−$324

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,897 · Unrelated business $338 · Excluded from tax $0$62,114

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $57,646 across 8 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $6,339$6,339

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $9,497$9,497

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $556$556

IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,400$2,400

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,679$2,679

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,595$8,595

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,894$18,894

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,686$8,686

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,679 · Management $54,967 · Fundraising $0$57,646

Part X · Balance sheet $36,776 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,668$36,776

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,938$36,776

X-25 Other liabilities$51

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,681$51

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,257$36,725

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,938$36,776

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,725 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$62,114

XI-2 Total expenses$57,646

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,468

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,257

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,725

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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