Evolution Institute INC FY2022 filing

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Dade City, FL501(c)(3)Social ScienceEIN 27-3353656

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The Evolution Institute promotes a scientific approach to solving today's most pressing social problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $97K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$957K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$855K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$957K
FY2022▼ -28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$957K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$673K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2022▼ -15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$709K
FY2024$620K
Net assets
$855K
FY2022▼ -20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$958K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$855K
FY2023$806K
FY2024$860K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $932K Management & general 11% · $112K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Elbare’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 158 $100K–1M social science 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Applies evolutionary science to find solutions for urgent social issues.

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3 program services account for $740K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Education Initiative

This project is a longterm commitment to identifying and evolving more viable systems for healthy human learning and education. This involves holding workshops, on the ground communitycentred initiatives (such as VPK and aftercare program), and a collection of essays which demonstrates how evolutionary theory can produce a comprehensive…

$366Kprogram expense
02

East Tampa School By bringing the best of what science tells us about how young minds learn, we launched a K2nd school in 2017 to improve learning outcomes in one of the lowest income communities in Florida. Our mission was to solve the problem of 80% of students failing by third grade in the nearby school.

$290Kprogram expense
03

David Sloan Wilson Projects These projects are lead by EI President David Sloan Wilson and consist primarily of Prosocial. Prosocial is a practical method for improving the efficacy of groups, a scientific database for studying the groups, and a and a means for the groups to communicate with each other and the scientific community.

$84Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$97K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$957K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$677K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$932K
Managementcol C$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$855K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$568K
Total assetsLn 16$955K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$677K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$957K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$568K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$568K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$366K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$955K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$855K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 617
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$694K$568K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$417K$366K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$955K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$855K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$505K$454K$51K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$0$19K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$254$0$254$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$18K$5K$14K$0
OccupancyLn 16$88K$88K$0$0
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$327$0$327$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$0$10K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$301K$290K$11K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$87K$84K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$932K$112K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $673K$620K$53K$860K 990 PDF
FY2023 $661K$709K−$48K$806K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $957K$1.0M−$87K$855K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$106K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.5M$433K$958K 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 $956,532 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$676,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$676,549
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$261,803
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,509$13,509
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,671 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,671
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $266,474 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,509$956,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,043,646 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $454,151 · Management $51,120 · Fundraising $0$505,271
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $19,063 · Fundraising $0$19,063
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $254 · Fundraising $0$254
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,001 · Fundraising $0$4,001
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,872 · Management $13,590 · Fundraising $0$18,462
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,190 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$88,190
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,063 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,063
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $327 · Fundraising $0$327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $9,571 · Fundraising $0$9,571
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $289,905 · Management $11,014 · Fundraising $0$300,919
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,684 · Management $2,841 · Fundraising $0$86,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $931,865 · Management $111,781 · Fundraising $0$1,043,646
Part X · Balance sheet $955,242 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $694,279$567,628
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,737$18,535
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,929$2,941
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $416,905$366,138
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,164,850$955,242
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,990$57,607
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $75,114$43,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101,104$100,712
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,063,746$438,446
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$416,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,063,746$854,530
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,164,850$955,242
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $854,530 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$956,532
XI-2 Total expenses$1,043,646
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,114
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,063,746
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$60,960
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$61,142
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$854,530

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