Hourglass FY2020 filing

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We aim to focus on technical training across all system center microsoft products, current and upcoming releases, new features and technological trends, and the real-world challenges to success.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2632398) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$177K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $238K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$177K
to officers and key staff · 83% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 83% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
31.8 mo
of spending, in cash
31.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$571K
57% of total assets
Liabilities are 57% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$9K
Spent
$214K
Net assets
$429K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$214K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$841K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$429K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$91K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $177K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Treasurer
$127,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian P Mason’s $160K as President & Treasurer is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian P Mason$160,000$120,000$164,000——
Brian Mason———$40,000$127,000
Greg Ramsey—$48,000$68,000$19,892$50,000

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

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Conferences

Annual conferences around the country provide a community driven forum for sharing best practices regarding systems management tools and methodologies.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2632398) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 2 funders$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$214K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$429K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$566K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$9K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$450K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$566K
Accounts receivableLn 4$6K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$428K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
Net assetsLn 32$429K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$566K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$571K
Net assetsLn 32$665K$429K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$177K
Legal feesLn 11b$902
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$900
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$214K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 18, 2026 $3.1M$3.1M$31K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2025 $2.7M$1.5M$1.2M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2024 $2.5M$2.3M$204K$793K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 8, 2023 $1.7M$1.2M$497K$589K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 9, 2022 $503K$841K−$338K$91K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 28, 2021 $9K$214K−$204K$429K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,499 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,004,935$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,226$9,499
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,515$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,015,676$9,499
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $175,000$177,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,852,500$36,603
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,027,500$213,603
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,011,824−$204,104
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $9,499 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,499$9,499
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,499$9,499
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,603 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$177,000
IX-11b Legal fees$902
IX-11c Accounting fees$14,573
IX-11g Other fees for services$900
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,585
IX-13 Office expenses$11,991
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$6,652
IX-25 Total functional expenses$213,603
Part X · Balance sheet $1,000,555 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,351,297$116,129
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $506,226$450,029
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $72,992$6,320
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $110,002$428,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,040,517$1,000,555
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $112,496$465
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,263,409$571,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,375,905$571,494
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $664,612$429,061
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $664,612$429,061
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,040,517$1,000,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,061 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,499
XI-2 Total expenses$213,603
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$204,104
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$664,612
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$31,447
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$429,061

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