Geeks Out FY2020 filing

EIN 45-1583281 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY

Form 990 (PDF)

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Size

$100K–1M

What they do

Connects LGBTQ fans with comic books, sci-fi, gaming, and anime through events and online communities.

Leadership

Jayson Bennett · Board Member

Money in and out

$13K revenue

Bottom line

26.1mo operating runway

Connects LGBTQ fans with comic books, sci-fi, gaming, and anime through events and online communities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $13K in revenue, — in expenses, and $106K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020

Total revenue

$13K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

—

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$106K

Pt X · Ln 32

Operating runway

26.1mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate

Surplus margin

-82%

revenue over expenses, this year

Donor-funded

12%

of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990-EZ

Revenue

$13K

FY2020▼ -94%

Expenses

—

FY2020

Total assets

—

FY2020

Total liabilities

$257

FY2020

Total revenue

$13K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

—

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$106K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19—

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16—

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B—

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $179K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.

Comic con and other events to increase the visibility of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community within the world of comic books, sci-fi, gaming, anime, and other related media.

$179Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CGeeks Out

EINHdr · item D45-1583281

Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.geeksout.org

Year of formationHdr · item Lpending

State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)

Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jayson Bennett

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Greeman

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Gilligan

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Gitau

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teri Yoshiuchi

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Gianaca

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle-Steven Porter

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Marie Gonzalez

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Other revenue100%$13K

Total revenueLn 12$13K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1—

Total assetsLn 16—

Total liabilitiesLn 26$257

Total net assetsLn 32$106K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $53K · Operating expenses/yr $24K

26.1 months

Where the money goes

Program services

not reported

Management & General

not reported

Fundraising

not reported

Cost to raise $1

not reported

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $2K · Total revenue $13K

12%

Government reliance

not reported

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $12K · Total revenue $13K

86%

Investment reliance

Investment income $263 · Total revenue $13K

+2%

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $12K · Total expenses $24K

47%

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $13K · Prior year $230K

-94%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $106K · Beginning of year $117K

-9%

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $13K · Expenses $24K

-82%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities $257 · Total assets $106K

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $106K · Total assets $106K

100%

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Jayson Bennett · Reported title BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $24K

Personnel share

Salaries & benefits — · Total expenses $24K

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Peer comparison

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

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Revenue growth	-94%	—	—

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 · FY2023

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$11

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11

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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)$231K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$223K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$104K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$69K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$13K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2019$230K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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