Manifestworks FY2020 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-5485332Revenue $485K in FY2020

On file with the IRSmanifestworks.org823 Seward St, 90038-3601 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Sep 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Manifestworks is a workforce development organization geared toward de-marginalizing our participants and giving them tools for success in film, television, and new media production. They start with a 12-week job training program that builds on a fully immersive learning model, hands-on doing, making, creating, that gives the participants the life skills they need to develop a work ethic, puts them in the mix with industry professionals and mentors, and teaches networking skills.the hands-on, practical focus sparks enthusiasm and engagement, and although we'll teach our students about every facet of the film business. And more importantly, how to network like a pro. The life skills we impart will serve them no matter what career path they choose to follow.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $592K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$485K
Spent
$381K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$835K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$485K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$485K
FY2021$745K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$967K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$381K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$381K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$720K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$981K
Net assets
$835K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$835K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $293K Management & general 17% · $66K Fundraising 5% · $21K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Seaver’s $182K as Executive Officer is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Seaver$181,865$177,207$132,000$90,083$100,000

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

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

Trains individuals for film, TV, and new media careers through hands-on, immersive programs and industry networking.

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1 program · $293K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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New media production. Participants start with a 12-WEEK job training program that builds on a fully immersive learning model, hands-on doing, making, creating, that gives the participants the life skills they need to develop a work ethic, puts them in the mix with industry professionals and mentors, and teaches networking skills.

$293Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$485K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Money outPt IX
$381K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$835K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$848K
Total assetsLn 16$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Total revenueLn 12$485K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$848K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$848K
Total assetsLn 16$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$835K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
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$712K$848K
Total assetsLn 16$712K$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$703K$835K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$83K$9K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$135K$8K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$7K$500$556
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$19K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$14K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$848$3K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$2K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K$214
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$27K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$181$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$381K$293K$66K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$981K$85K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $967K$842K$125K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $656K$720K−$64K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $745K$496K$248K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $485K$381K$104K$835K 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 I · Summary $484,767 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $678,232$484,767
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $678,232$484,767
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 $258,441$283,555
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,720$97,027
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,161$380,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $327,071$104,185
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $484,767 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$484,767
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$484,767
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$484,767
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $380,582 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,164 · Management $9,001 · Fundraising $7,835$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $135,300 · Management $7,668 · Fundraising $10,689$153,657
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,554 · Management $500 · Fundraising $556$7,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,195 · Management $1,465 · Fundraising $1,628$22,288
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,519$4,519
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,375 · Management $23,141$37,516
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $848 · Management $2,892$3,740
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,484 · Management $3,931$6,415
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,775 · Management $1,443 · Fundraising $214$5,432
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,400 · Management $7,950$35,350
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $181 · Management $3,874$4,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,276 · Management $66,384 · Fundraising $20,922$380,582
Part X · Balance sheet $847,544 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $712,031$847,544
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $712,031$847,544
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,895$3,393
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,420
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,895$12,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $703,136$834,731
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $703,136$834,731
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $712,031$847,544
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $834,731 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$484,767
XI-2 Total expenses$380,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,185
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$703,136
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,930
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$25,480
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$834,731

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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