Orbmedia INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 45-3806445

Orb media fuses journalism, data science and knowledge from the crowd to illuminate our human story in order to better educate and unite a global audience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $109K a year · 25% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$488K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$408K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$488K
FY2020▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$610K
FY2020$488K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$5K
FY2024$85
Expenses
$408K
FY2020▼ -54%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$893K
FY2020$408K
FY2021$346K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$97K
FY2020▲ +486%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$17K
FY2020$97K
FY2021−$27K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$3K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $253K Management & general 33% · $135K Fundraising 5% · $20K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$25,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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2 program services account for $253K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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.

$251Kprogram expense
02

Data programsee schedule odata programorb media's journalism is based on data science that uses the combination of the r language for statistical processing, data worlil and SQL for the building of our databases, github for the maintenance of our code and a combination of survey monkey and two custom-built proprietary tools for data…

$2Kprogram 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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$480K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$408K
Ln 25
Programscol B$253K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$147K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$480K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$147K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$139K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$27K$147K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$17K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$100K$42K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$3K$910
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$57$57
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$172K$103K$69K$624
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$2K$569
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$247$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$331
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$3K$214
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$28K$318$424
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$268$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$408K$253K$135K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $85$3K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5K$8K 990 PDF
FY2022 $62K$8K 990 PDF
FY2021 $222K$346K−$124K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $488K$408K$80K$97K 990 PDF
FY2019 $610K$893K−$283K$17K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $488,465 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,455 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$480,010
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$480,010
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,455$488,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,195 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,555 · Management $41,605 · Fundraising $12,780$153,940
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,090 · Management $3,060 · Fundraising $910$11,060
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,020$14,020
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $57$57
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,639 · Management $68,660 · Fundraising $624$171,923
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,892 · Management $2,258 · Fundraising $569$10,719
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,610 · Management $247 · Fundraising $2,639$4,496
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,088 · Management $331$1,419
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,588 · Management $2,880 · Fundraising $214$7,682
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,441 · Management $318 · Fundraising $424$29,183
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $268 · Management $1,298 · Fundraising $2,130$3,696
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,171 · Management $134,677 · Fundraising $20,347$408,195
Part X · Balance sheet $147,069 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,975$139,483
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $587$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,703$5,161
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,633$2,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,898$147,069
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,382$15,483
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$34,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,382$50,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$11,848$96,786
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,364$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,516$96,786
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,898$147,069
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,786 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$488,465
XI-2 Total expenses$408,195
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,516
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,786

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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