Chalearn FY2021 filing

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Educate the public with scientific competitions and related events

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 23% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
30.7 mo
of spending, in cash
30.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$13K
Spent
$52K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$134K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$13K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$13K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$180K
Expenses
$52K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$52K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$97K
Net assets
$134K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$134K
FY2022$77K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $52K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Hosts scientific competitions and events to educate the public.

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3 programs · $42K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Add new features to the open-source software Codalab competitions and improve the infrastructure of its public instance https://competitions.codalab.org/. Currently the platform hosts on average 50 competitions per month.

$19Kprogram expense
02

Help organize and distribute prizes for the Black Box Optimization challenge https://bbochallenge.com. This international competition was part of the official selection of the NeurIPS 2020 conference. The results have been published in PMLR https://proceedings.mlr.press/v133/turner21a.html

$18Kprogram expense
03

The LAP program (Looking at People) is a series of computer vision competitions organized in collaboration with Universitat Barcelona https://chalearnlap.cvc.uab.cat/ This year we organized the 3D garment reconstruction challenge: https://chalearnlap.cvc.uab.cat/challenge/40/description/ to predict natural motion of simulated garment.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Money outPt IX
$52K
Ln 25
Programscol B$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$134K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Total revenueLn 12$13K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$134K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$18K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$173K$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$173K$134K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$485$485
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$52K$52K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026 $180K$97K$83K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $192K$113K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 5, 2024 $189K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2023 $5K$77K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2022 $13K$52K−$39K$134K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $13,485 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $111,217$13,485
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $111,217$13,485
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,595$22,155
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,632$30,298
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $87,227$52,453
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,990−$38,968
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,485 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,485
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$13,485
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $52,453 across 5 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $18,155$18,155
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,949$26,949
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $485$485
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,864$2,864
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $52,453 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,453
Part X · Balance sheet $134,139 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $173,107$134,139
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $173,107$134,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $173,107$134,139
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,107$134,139
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $173,107$134,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $134,139 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,485
XI-2 Total expenses$52,453
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,968
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,107
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$134,139

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