Cyark FY2020 filing

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Cyark operates internationally using new technologies to create a free 3d online library of the worlds cultural heritage sites before they are lost to natural disasters, destroyed by human aggression, or ravaged by the passage of time. (continued on schedule o)

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0871429) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 0.5% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
78% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.6 mo
of spending, in cash
7.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$221K
29% of total assets
Liabilities are 29% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
5 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$799K
Spent
$845K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$535K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$799K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$799K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$845K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$845K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$535K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$543K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$924K
FY2024$539K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2010.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $662K Management & general 9% · $74K Fundraising 13% · $108K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directortreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Lee’s $133K as Vice President & Secretary is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Lee$132,524$135,879$126,497$119,177$120,000
John Risteveski$121,210$92,460$87,960$76,925—
Kacey Hadick$100,957$105,113———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $581K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education and Outreach

See attachment

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0871429) · Dispute this line
$311Kprogram expense
02

Digital Preservation

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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0871429) · Dispute this line
$156Kprogram expense
03

Other Program Activities

See attachment

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0871429) · Dispute this line
$114Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$799K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$845K
Ln 25
Programscol B$662K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$535K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$536K
Total assetsLn 16$756K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Investment incomeLn 3$183
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$799K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$536K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$536K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$140K
Accounts receivableLn 4$25K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$756K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
Net assetsLn 32$535K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 64
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$536K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$637K$756K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$221K
Net assetsLn 32$580K$535K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$120K$96K$3K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$359K$288K$9K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$11K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$31K$991$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$89K$2K$12
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100$100
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$920$15
Information technologyLn 14$21K$15K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$74K$5K$12K
TravelLn 17$27K$24K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$493$1K
InterestLn 20$704$704
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$12K$283$2K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$7K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$2K$84
Total functional expensesLn 25$845K$662K$74K$108K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 23, 2025 $1.5M$1.9M−$384K$539K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 18, 2024 $2.0M$1.7M$259K$924K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2023 $1.9M$1.8M$123K$666K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2022 $1.2M$1.2M$9K$543K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 5, 2021 $799K$845K−$45K$535K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $799,273 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $999,351$138,326
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,160$649,638
I-10 Investment income$183
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,071$11,126
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,132,582$799,273
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $624,453$535,666
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $360,802$309,039
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $985,255$844,705
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $147,327−$45,432
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $799,273 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$61,969
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,357
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$138,326
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $649,638$649,638
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $183$183
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,126$11,126
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $660,764 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $183$799,273
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $844,705 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $96,271 · Management $3,090 · Fundraising $20,639$120,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $287,689 · Management $9,235 · Fundraising $61,677$358,601
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,263 · Management $5,282 · Fundraising $2,378$18,923
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,583 · Management $991 · Fundraising $6,568$38,142
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,754$32,754
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,024 · Management $2,032 · Fundraising $12$91,068
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,079 · Management $920 · Fundraising $15$5,014
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,453 · Management $5,881$21,334
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,990 · Management $4,576 · Fundraising $12,149$90,715
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,612 · Management $2,081 · Fundraising $1,635$27,328
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $493 · Management $1,485$1,978
IX-20 InterestManagement $704$704
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,452 · Management $283 · Fundraising $2,037$14,772
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,440 · Management $3,244 · Fundraising $1,217$11,901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,649 · Management $1,638 · Fundraising $84$11,371
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $662,098 · Management $74,196 · Fundraising $108,411$844,705
Part X · Balance sheet $755,536 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,822$536,241
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $373,128$140,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,885$24,625
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,734$9,483
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,827$31,087
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,100$14,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $637,496$755,536
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,431$39,681
X-19 Deferred revenue$73,453
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$107,769
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,431$220,903
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$97,509$148,957
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $677,574$385,676
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $580,065$534,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $637,496$755,536
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$799,273
XI-2 Total expenses$844,705
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$580,065
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,633

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