Meta Mesh Wireless Communities D/B/A Community Internet Solution FY2022 filing

Pittsburgh, PAUnknown exempt organization EIN 47-5465911Revenue $902K in FY2022

On file with the IRSbringtheweb.org7440 Ben Hur Street · Pittsburgh, PA

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To bridge the digital divide in Western Pennsylvania by connecting high-impact, high-need areas to the internet through sustainable, community-oriented methods

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$451K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$902K
+303% vs prior year
Spent
$631K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$342K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$902K
FY2022▲ +303%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$470K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$902K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$10K
Expenses
$631K
FY2022▲ +78%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$535K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$14K
Net assets
$342K
FY2022▲ +383%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $530K Management & general 10% · $63K Fundraising 6% · $38K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director 61-1231
$63,971Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director 11-531
$31,689Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Colby Hollabaugh$63,077$80,000$63,971——
Adam Longwill———$10,000$50,769
Samantha Garfinkel——$31,689$47,880—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects Western Pennsylvania communities to the internet using sustainable, community-focused methods.

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1 program · $530K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Meta Mesh Wireless Communities partnered with local organizations and schools to provide full-scale residential wireless internet service to underserved populations.

$530Kprogram expense

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 3 funders$155K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$902K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$899K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$631K
Ln 25
Programscol B$530K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$342K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$712K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$899K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$902K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$712K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$712K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
Net assetsLn 32$342K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$668K$712K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$760K$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$689K$451K
Net assetsLn 32$71K$342K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$42K$19K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$208K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$43K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$147
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$481
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$473$625
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$126K$173
Total functional expensesLn 25$631K$530K$63K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10K$14K−$4K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $72K$335K−$263K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $567K$535K$31K$373K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $902K$631K$271K$342K 990 PDF
FY2021 $224K$355K−$131K$71K 990 PDF
FY2020 $470K$246K$224K$202K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $901,587 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $197,913$899,337
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,946$2,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $223,860$901,587
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $199,321$357,230
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,651$273,410
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $354,972$630,640
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$131,112$270,947
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $901,587 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$899,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$899,337
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,250$2,250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$901,587
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,640 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,546 · Management $19,168 · Fundraising $35,126$95,840
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,616 · Management $12,987$220,603
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,585$3,585
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,958$10,958
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,053 · Management $2,489 · Fundraising $2,702$26,244
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,250$22,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,200 · Management $2,087$45,287
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,385$40,385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,749 · Management $147$1,896
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,461 · Management $481$7,942
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,393$4,393
IX-17 TravelPrograms $473 · Management $625$1,098
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,483$1,483
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,981$14,981
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,285 · Management $2,761$7,046
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $126,476 · Management $173$126,649
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $529,644 · Management $63,168 · Fundraising $37,828$630,640
Part X · Balance sheet $792,807 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $668,432$712,123
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,600$266
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,545$3,546
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $902$896
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,071$75,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $759,702$792,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,597$43,548
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $600,000$400,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $688,874$451,032
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,828$341,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,828$341,775
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $759,702$792,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $341,775 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$901,587
XI-2 Total expenses$630,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$270,947
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,828
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$341,775

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