Co-Lab Projects EIN 45-3627986

Co-Lab Projects FY2020 filing

EIN  45-3627986 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports artists creating contemporary art, installations, and performances with resources, education, and exhibition space.
Leadership
Sean Gaulager · Executive Director and Curato · $32K
Money in and out
$210K revenue, $157K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Supports artists creating contemporary art, installations, and performances with resources, education, and exhibition space. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $210K in revenue, $157K in expenses, and $181K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$210K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$157K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$181K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $53K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+25%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$210K
FY2020
Expenses
$157K
FY2020
Total assets
$181K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$210K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$157K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$181K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$53K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$181K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $157K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Facilitating of public art projects

$157Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCo-Lab Projects
EINHdr · item D45-3627986
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.co-labprojects.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director and Curato
$32,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Social Media
$900Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Projects
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development and C
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Gaulager’s $42K as President is at the 37th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Gaulager$42,000$43,100$30,000$30,500$30,000
Sean Gaulager$32,500
Leslie Moody Castro$1,700
Christopher Burch$1,607
Vladimir Mejia$600$1,100
Vladimir Mejia$900

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 & grants100%$210K
Total revenueLn 12$210K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$157K
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$181K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $79K · Operating expenses/yr $157K
6.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $157K · Total expenses $157K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $157K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $157K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $210K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $210K · Total revenue $210K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $210K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $210K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $210K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $157K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $210K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $181K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $210K · Expenses $157K
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $181K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $181K · Total assets $181K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $181K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sean Gaulager · Reported title Executive Director and Curato · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $157K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $33K · Total expenses $157K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $13K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,986

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$185K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$177K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$133K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$81K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$210K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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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