Social Progress Imperative INC FY2021 filing

Washington, DC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Social Science

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2021
Revenue
$1.4M
▼ -27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$54K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2021 (IRS tax year 2021).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
2 funders, incl. Weingart Foundation
$30K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
88% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
↓ -27% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSocial Progress Imperative INC
EINHdr · item D36-4701434
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2012
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFSocial Science (V99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.socialprogress.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.02
Program services88%$1.6M
Management & general10%$180K
Fundraising2%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -27%
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2021▼ -1%
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-26%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$82K
FY2021▼ -85%
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2021▼ -79%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$357K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$82K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$54K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$958K · 68%
Program service revenue$442K · 32%
Contributions & grants68%$958K
Program service revenue32%$442K
Investment income$9
— government grantsLn 1e$241K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $42K · Operating expenses/yr $1.8M
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.6M · Total expenses $1.8M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $180K · Total expenses $1.8M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $27K · Total expenses $1.8M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $35K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $958K · Total revenue $1.4M
68%
Government reliance
Government grants $241K · Total revenue $1.4M
17%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $442K · Total revenue $1.4M
32%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9 · Total revenue $1.4M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $442K · Total expenses $1.8M
25%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $1.9M
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $54K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.8M
-26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $82K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $54K · Total assets $82K
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $82K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Green · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $251K · Total expenses $1.8M
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.1M · Total expenses $1.8M
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth -27%——
Legal fee ratio 0.03%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$251,100Pt VII · Sec A
$192,146Pt VII · Sec A
Director, North America
$129,792Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing & Communications Dir
$129,792Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Green’s $147K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Green$147,461$161,819$203,336$251,100$250,000
Luke Greeves$131,650$156,238$177,953$192,146$201,552
Sophie Sutherland—$106,862$131,090$129,792—
Justin Edwards———$129,792$124,800
Petra Krylova————$124,800

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Promotes social progress alongside economic prosperity as a measure of development.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Insights and Partnerships (formerly 'global Network')

Activities associated with leading and supporting the development of tools and partnerships to deliver critical insights and actions to advance social progress outcomes at national and subnational levels.

$834Kprogram expense
02

Global Research and Communications (formerly 'Evidence & Insight'): Activities associated with developing and analyzing the Social Progress Index and other data-driven global research, and engaging leaders around the world to better understand and utilize this evidence-based insight.

$717Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.3M+2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.4M-59% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.2M+92% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.8M-27% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.8M 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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