Open Law Library FY2022 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$784K
×24 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 2400% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$138K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$473K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$751K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$138K
FY2022▼ -69%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$807K
FY2024$923K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$473K
FY2022▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$482K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$544K
FY2024$750K
FY2025$862K
Net assets
−$751K
FY2022▼ -81%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$429K
FY2021−$416K
FY2022−$751K
FY2023−$486K
FY2024−$314K
FY2025$92K

From the FY2022 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 Feb 2016.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $473K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$99,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Greisen’s $102K as CEO is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Greisen——$113,850$99,000$97,953$78,568
David Greisen$102,000$102,000————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

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1 program service account for $473K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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To make all official laws freely and openly accessible to governments and their citizens

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Money outPt IX
$473K
Ln 25
Programscol B$473K
Owns and owesPt X
−$751K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$784K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Government grantsLn 1e$135K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Total revenueLn 12$138K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$784K
Net assetsLn 32−$751K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 67
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$603K$784K
Net assetsLn 32−$416K−$751K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$238$238
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250K$250K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$934$934
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$644$644
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$137$137
Total functional expensesLn 25$473K$473K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$862K$406K$92K 990 PDF
FY2024 $923K$750K$173K−$314K 990 PDF
FY2023 $807K$544K$264K−$486K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $138K$473K−$335K−$751K 990 PDF
FY2021 $453K$439K$13K−$416K 990 PDF
FY2020 $167K$482K−$314K−$429K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $138,451 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$135,126
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$135,330
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,104$3,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17$17
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,121$138,451
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $473,307 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,000$99,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,250$82,250
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,250$7,250
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,172$2,172
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,568$14,568
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $238$238
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,040$2,040
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $250,335$250,335
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,370$5,370
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,171$1,171
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $934$934
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,104$3,104
IX-20 InterestPrograms $644$644
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,094$4,094
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $137$137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $473,307 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$473,307
Part X · Balance sheet $33,650 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,923$22,179
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,526$11,471
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $187,449$33,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,077$3,997
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $157,866$243,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $603,403$784,460
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$415,954−$750,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$415,954−$750,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $187,449$33,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$750,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$138,451
XI-2 Total expenses$473,307
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$334,856
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$415,954
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$750,810

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