Orbmedia INC FY2019 filing

Washington, DC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$610K
Spent
$893K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$17K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$610K
FY2019
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$610K
FY2020$488K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$5K
FY2024$85
Expenses
$893K
FY2019
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$893K
FY2020$408K
FY2021$346K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$17K
FY2019
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$17K
FY2020$97K
FY2021−$27K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$3K

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending September 2019) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

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?
Last filed FY2024 — 3 yrs ago
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item COrbmedia INC
EINHdr · item D45-3806445
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2014
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A23)
WebsiteHdr · item Jorbmedia.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.06
Program services66%$589K
Management & general28%$254K
Fundraising6%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$893K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-46%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2019 · Form 990
Total assets
$27K
FY2019
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2019$27K
FY2020$147K
FY2021$13K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2019
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2019$10K
FY2020$50K
FY2021$40K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$283K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$27K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$18K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$17K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$603K · 99%
Program service revenue$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$603K
Program service revenue1%$6K
Other revenue$982
Total revenueLn 12$610K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2019 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $18K · Operating expenses/yr $893K
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $589K · Total expenses $893K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $254K · Total expenses $893K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $49K · Total expenses $893K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $49K · Solicited contributions $603K
$0.08 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $603K · Total revenue $610K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $610K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6K · Total revenue $610K
1.0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $610K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6K · Total expenses $893K
0.7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $610K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $17K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $610K · Expenses $893K
-46%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $27K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $17K · Total assets $27K
61%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $27K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Naja Nielsen Thru Feb 2019 · Reported title CHIEF JOURNALISM OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $202K · Total expenses $893K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $274K · Total expenses $893K
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%——
Overhead ratio 28%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0.03%——

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

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Journalism Officer
$201,811Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development & Communications Officer
$198,030Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Audit Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Victoria Fine’s $155K as CEO is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
Naja Nielsen Thru Feb 2019——$201,811
Margaret Bergen——$198,030
Victoria Fine$155,000$25,833—

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
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Illuminates our human story by fusing journalism, data, and crowd knowledge to educate and unite.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $589K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2018.
01

Journalism programsee schedule ojournalism programorb tracks, reports and reveals how we as a human community are collectively faring. Our journalism is designed to be accessible and relevant to as many people around the world as possible.

$560Kprogram expense
02

Data programsee schedule odata programorb media has continued to develop and deepen its data program. This includes the collection of original data, the standardization and merging of proprietary and public data, and the analysis of data to inform our journalism.

$30Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $85—-98% 990 PDF
FY2023 $5K—-92% 990 PDF
FY2022 $62K—-72% 990 PDF
FY2021 $222K$346K-55% 990 PDF
FY2020 $488K$408K-20% 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $610K$893K 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2019IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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