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Tiny Blue Dot INC EIN 46-4924931

Tiny Blue Dot INC FY2022 filing

EIN  46-4924931 Private foundation / grantmaker West Hollywood, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
A private foundation based in West Hollywood, CA.
Leadership
Elizabeth R Koch · Director
Money in and out
$0 revenue, $36.8M expenses
Bottom line
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A private foundation based in West Hollywood, CA. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $0 in revenue, $36.8M in expenses, and $74.6M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2022
Total revenue
$0
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$36.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$74.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$36.8M
Total assets
75.3M
deployed as grants and operations
Grants paid
36.1M
in FY2022
Grants made
14grants
total in period
Payout rate
48%
of assets (5% rule)

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 14 grants · $6.3M · 2023–2023
Usona Institute INCWI · FY2023$2,600,000
Multidisciplinary Assoc for Psychedelic StudiesFY2023$1,100,000
Institute for Advanced Consciousness StudiesFY2023$641,127
University of Wisconsin- MadisonWI · FY2023$569,792
Brown University of ProvidenceRI · FY2023$415,290
Floresta Project INCNY · FY2023$227,055
Allen InstituteWA · FY2023$175,900
National Central UniversityFY2023$126,382
University of Zurich Psychiatric HospitalFY2023$91,924
Regents of University of Ca - Los AngelesFY2023$75,000
Brown University of ProvidenceRI · FY2023$75,000
University of OregonFY2023$74,999
University of Wisconsin- MadisonWI · FY2023$74,521
Neuroscience School of Advanced StudiesFY2023$15,000

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV5
Average grantPart XV$447K
Median grantPart XV$176K
Largest grantPart XV$2.6M
Top cause focusNTEEMedical Research (14%)

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-T
Revenue
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
Expenses
$36.8M
FY2022▲ +211%
Total assets
$75.3M
FY2022▼ -30%
Total liabilities
$663K
FY2022▲ +362%
Total revenue
$0
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$36.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$74.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Total assetsPt II$75.3M

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTiny Blue Dot INC
EINHdr · item D46-4924931
Principal addressHdr · item CWest Hollywood, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.tinybluedotfoundation.org
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dean Jargo
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christof Koch
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Gregorian
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zach Goren
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Grants & contributions paid $0.98 Operating & administrative $0.02
Grants & contributions paid98%$36.1M
Operating & administrative2%$687K
Total functional expensesLn 25$36.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$15.9M
Total assetsLn 16$75.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$663K
Total net assetsLn 32$74.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.2

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$5.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$0 revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$48 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$79.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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