The Plenary Co: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-2796683)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$88K
FY2022	$300K
FY2023	$454K
FY2024	$270K
FY2025	$81K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$84K
FY2022	$76K
FY2023	$128K
FY2024	$645K
FY2025	$231K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$10K
FY2022	$233K
FY2023	$559K
FY2024	$185K
FY2025	$34K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

88%

12%

Program services 88% · $67K Management & general 12% · $9K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII

Stephanie Fine Sasse

President & Assistant Cler

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maya Bialik

Vice President & Clerk

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Crystal Noelle Dilworth

Treasurer & Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people connect with social, scientific, and environmental issues.

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2 programs · $67K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Community Outreach

The plenary co collaborates with members of the community to design creative pathways through social, scientific, and environmental issues and produce imaginative works, interactive media, games, and exploratory exhibitions designed to co-create more informed, equitable, and sustainable communities.

$41Kprogram expense

02

I Am a Scientist

This program was started as a way to break barriers and stereotypes in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem). This program's goal is to build classroom tools to make stem careers technically and psychologically accessible to all students regardless of demographics, interests, personality, and…

$26Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $50K · 2023–2023

Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational FoundationCA · FY2023$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$300K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$263K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K

Investment incomeLn 3$51

Money outPt IX

$76K

Ln 25

Programscol B$67K

Managementcol C$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$233K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K

Total assetsLn 16$236K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$263K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K

Investment incomeLn 3$51

Total revenueLn 12$300K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$234K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K

Total assetsLn 16$236K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$233K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 65

Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$78K	$234K
Total assetsLn 16	$78K	$236K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$68K	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$10K	$233K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$20K	$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$17K	$16K	$398
TravelLn 17	$42	$42
InterestLn 20	$2		$2
InsuranceLn 23	$626	$626
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$28K	$26K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$1K	$140
Total functional expensesLn 25	$76K	$67K	$9K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$81K	$231K	−$150K	$34K	990 PDF
FY2024	$270K	$645K	−$374K	$185K	990 PDF
FY2023	$454K	$128K	$326K	$559K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$300K	$76K	$224K	$233K	990 PDF
FY2021	$88K	$84K	$4K	$10K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $299,532 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $80,004$262,630

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,188$36,851

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$51

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $88,208$299,532

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 $2,640$22,531

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,759$53,400

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $84,399$75,931

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,809$223,601

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $299,532 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$262,630

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$262,630

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,851$36,851

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51$51

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,851 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51$299,532

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,931 across 9 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,388$20,388

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,143$2,143

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,640$6,640

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,112 · Management $398$16,510

IX-17 TravelPrograms $42$42

IX-20 InterestManagement $2$2

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $626$626

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,819 · Management $2,173$27,992

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,448 · Management $140$1,588

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,578 · Management $9,353 · Fundraising $0$75,931

Part X · Balance sheet $235,947 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,804$233,947

X-4 Accounts receivable$2,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,804$235,947

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,961$2,503

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,961$2,503

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,843$233,444

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,843$233,444

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,804$235,947

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $233,444 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$299,532

XI-2 Total expenses$75,931

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$223,601

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,843

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$233,444

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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The Plenary Co FY2022 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for The Plenary Co

Community Outreach

I Am a Scientist

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV