The Collider FY2020 filing

Asheville, NCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 27-1764086

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To support the growth of the climate services industry through educational, charitable, scientific and literary means.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $150K a year · 107% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$36K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$236K
Spent
$428K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$543K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$236K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$59K
Expenses
$428K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$428K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$235K
Net assets
$543K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$543K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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% · $426K Management & general 1% · $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

6 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$35,530Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Spivey—$1,260$35,530
Mary Olson$2,466$7,560—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes climate services industry growth via education, charity, science, and literature.

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1 program · $426K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Over 1,200 individuals attended events at the collider in 2020. Over 35 businesses and organizations are members of the collider. Before COVID-19, the collider staff hosted AND/OR organized an average of 7 events per month in our venue space, including educational, charitable, and scientific events, and involving public, private…

$426Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$236K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$428K
Ln 25
Programscol B$426K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$543K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$236K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$458K
Other assetsLn 15−$125
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$543K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$543K$458K
Total assetsLn 16$748K$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$736K$543K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K$66K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$688$688
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$156K$156K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60$60
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$85K$85K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$428K$426K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $59K$235K−$176K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $126K$208K−$82K$174K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $236K$428K−$192K$543K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $235,518 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$85,136
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,052
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$170,188
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,830$63,830
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,500$1,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,330 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$235,518
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $427,899 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,530$35,530
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,321$66,321
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,110$9,110
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,574$1,574
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $688$688
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,667$40,667
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,006$1,006
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,997$5,997
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,666$7,666
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $156,369$156,369
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60$60
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84,775$84,775
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,514$4,514
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,622$13,622
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $425,637 · Management $2,262 · Fundraising $0$427,899
Part X · Balance sheet $548,504 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,457$89,024
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,219$1,217
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $543,162$458,388
X-15 Other assetsStart of year −$125−$125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $748,452$548,504
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,170
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,879$4,142
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,879$5,312
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $735,573$543,192
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $748,452$548,504
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $543,192 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$235,518
XI-2 Total expenses$427,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$192,381
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$735,573
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$543,192

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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