Ourspace World INC FY2020 filing

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Bowie, MD501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 61-1663030Revenue $129K in FY2020

On file with the IRSourspaceworld.org4716 Ridgeline Ter, 20720-3706 · Bowie, MDTax-exempt since Sep 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We help systematically disadvantaged farmers builders healers and educators attain sovereignty and sustainability through partnerships

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$979 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 $114K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$979
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$129K
Spent
$47K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$90K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$129K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$47K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$929K
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$90K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$756K
FY2024$588K

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 2014.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $44K Management & general 7% · $3K

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; $979 paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$979Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kwabena Sika’s $62K as Operations Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aita Amaize$59,096$65,769$5,318——
Kwabena Sika$61,666$64,038———
Farris Johnson——$44,077$12,279$979

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

Programs and updates

Empowering disadvantaged farmers, builders, healers, and educators to achieve sovereignty and sustainability.

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1 program · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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OurSpace World builds leadership and effectiveness in transforming underutilized space for use by individuals and groups committed to builidng sustainable community through whole-person health, housing, education, and other resources.

$43Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $719K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$184,866
Fountain Heights Cooperative LLCFY2024$184,866
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,046
Grandmothers Village ProjectMA · FY2024$23,046
Fountain Heights Cooperative LLCFY2023$30,818
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,100
Fountain HeightsFY2022$48,517
EnbloomFY2022$18,400
Farm Credit of the VirginiasFY2022$9,200
Earth Bound BuildingFY2021$108,713
Black Dirt Firm CollectiveFY2021$31,751
Earth Bound BuildingFY2020$9,750
Three Part Harmony FarmFY2020$9,750
Black Dirt Farm CollectiveFY2020$9,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$129K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Money outPt IX
$47K
Ln 25
Programscol B$44K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Total revenueLn 12$129K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$90K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$90K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K$90K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$43K$43K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$979$979
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$195$195
Payroll taxesLn 10$176$176
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$47K$44K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$164K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$929K$540K$756K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$199K$98K$216K 990 PDF
FY2021 $222K$207K$15K$112K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $129K$47K$82K$90K 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 $128,913 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20$128,913
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,605$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,635$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,260$128,913
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$43,375
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $416$1,350
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,638$2,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,054$47,042
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,206$81,871
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $128,913 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,913
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,913
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$128,913
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $47,042 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $43,375$43,375
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $979$979
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $195$195
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $176$176
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,263$1,263
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,054$1,054
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,570 · Management $3,472 · Fundraising $0$47,042
Part X · Balance sheet $89,780 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,675$89,780
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,675$89,780
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,675$11,692
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$78,088
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,675$89,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,675$89,780
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $89,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$128,913
XI-2 Total expenses$47,042
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,675
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$89,780

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

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