The Engine Room is an international organization that accelerates the fight for social justice by advancing civil society's effective, strategic and responsible use of data and technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$193K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $430K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$763K
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$763K
FY2022▼ -44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$763K
FY2023$975K
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2022▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$985K
FY2024$3.1M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $1.1M Management & general 38% · $717K Fundraising 3% · $65K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $193K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Executive Director
$98,555Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$94,183Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gillian Williams’s $102K as Senior Director for Organizational Health is at the 37th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gillian Williams$102,000$120,000$98,555——
Julia Keseru——$94,183$91,988$92,500

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

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Empowers social justice groups to use data and technology effectively for greater impact.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022, we supported social justice organizations to more effectively use technology and data in their work. We provided strategic direction, research-driven recommendations and written reports, and hands-on implementation support to international ngos and donor organizations.

$1.1Mprogram 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
Ford FoundationFY2024$1.1M
C S FundFY2024$32K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.3M
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$763K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K
Investment incomeLn 3$96
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$717K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K
Investment incomeLn 3$96
Other incomeLn 4–11$64
Total revenueLn 12$763K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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$985K$360K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$92K$100K$942
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$128K$57K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$13K$5K$826
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$30K$13K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$480$480
Accounting feesLn 11c$78K$78K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$757K$419K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$26K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$5K$119
Information technologyLn 14$51K$34K$16K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$17K$7K$7K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$1K$617
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.1M$717K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.7M$1.5M$2.1M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $975K$1.6M−$650K$985K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $763K$1.9M−$1.1M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.7M−$300K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$1.4M$2.1M$3.0M 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $762,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,209,637$569,377
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $164,235$193,085
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $142$96
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$64
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,374,014$762,622
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 $1,371,378$453,488
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,301$1,418,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,673,679$1,871,762
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$299,665−$1,109,140
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $762,622 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $64 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$569,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$569,377
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $193,085$193,085
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $96$96
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $193,085 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $160$762,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,871,762 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,778 · Management $100,018 · Fundraising $942$192,738
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $127,889 · Management $56,828 · Fundraising $11,801$196,518
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,625 · Management $5,393 · Fundraising $826$18,844
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,408 · Management $12,990 · Fundraising $1,990$45,388
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $480$480
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $78,420$78,420
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $756,688 · Management $419,052 · Fundraising $43,859$1,219,599
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,472 · Management $7,670$34,142
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,113 · Management $5,241 · Fundraising $119$7,473
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $33,760 · Management $16,070 · Fundraising $1,451$51,281
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,560$6,560
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,852 · Management $6,879 · Fundraising $3,644$17,375
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,161 · Management $1,166 · Fundraising $617$2,944
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,089,746 · Management $716,767 · Fundraising $65,249$1,871,762
Part X · Balance sheet $1,676,505 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $685,140$110,343
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $300,294$250,012
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,774,211$1,250,549
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,360$65,601
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,787,005$1,676,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,112$40,752
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,112$40,752
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $976,981$306,920
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,767,912$1,328,833
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,744,893$1,635,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,787,005$1,676,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,635,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$762,622
XI-2 Total expenses$1,871,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,109,140
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,744,893
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,635,753

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