Impact Guild INC EIN 36-4880244

Impact Guild INC

EIN  36-4880244 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Beverly Hills, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates diverse audiences on pressing issues using entertainment media and storytelling.
Leadership
Jared Ruga · Director/Co-Chair/President · $20K
Money in and out
$963K revenue, $494K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Educates diverse audiences on pressing issues using entertainment media and storytelling. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $963K in revenue, $494K in expenses, and $593K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$963K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$494K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$593K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $468K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +115% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+49%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +135% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$963K
FY2024▲ +866%
Expenses
$494K
FY2024▲ +264%
Total assets
$594K
FY2024▲ +117%
Total liabilities
$552
FY2024
Total revenue
$963K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$494K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$593K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$468K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$594K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $310K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Community Infrastructure for Accelerating Intelligence

The ciai project is a custom artificial intelligence platform being jointly developed by impact guild, future stack strategies, and hattaway communications to unite MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT leaders, funders, and practicioner ngos to accelerate intelligence across multiple points of the pro-democracy ecosystem.

$195Kprogram expense
02

Annual Forum

National convening of experts, executives, creatives, influencers and advocates focused on democracy & media in the national climate.

$59Kprogram expense
03

Affinity Group & Initiatives

Affinity groups are cross-sector communities within the impact guild focused on addressing specific social issues. These groups bring together members from diverse peer groups to collaborate, share expertise, and drive meaningful impact around a shared mission.

$56Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CImpact Guild INC
EINHdr · item D36-4880244
Principal addressHdr · item CBeverly Hills, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Co-Chair/President
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Co-Chair
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jared Ruga’s $20K as Director/Co-Chair/President is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2020
Chad Boettcher$10,000$34,529$12,700
Jared Ruga$20,000
Sonya Lockett$16,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$896K · 93%
Program service revenue$65K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$896K
Program service revenue7%$65K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$963K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Program services73%$358K
Management & general27%$136K
Total functional expensesLn 25$494K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$594K
Total assetsLn 16$594K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$552
Total net assetsLn 32$593K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $594K · Operating expenses/yr $494K
14.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $358K · Total expenses $494K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $136K · Total expenses $494K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $494K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $625K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $896K · Total revenue $963K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $963K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $65K · Total revenue $963K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $963K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $65K · Total expenses $494K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $963K · Prior year $100K
+866%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $30K · FY2024 $963K
+138%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $593K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $963K · Expenses $494K
+49%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $594K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $593K · Total assets $594K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $594K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jared Ruga · Reported title DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR/PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $20K · Total expenses $494K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $30K · Total expenses $494K
6%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 27%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 866%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$963K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$56K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$30K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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