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Globalxplorer FY2020 filing

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 81-1384774Revenue $239K in FY2020

On file with the IRSglobalxplorer.org801 Linwood Rd, 35222-4432 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Globalxplorer is to make archaeology available to all people, promote, cultural preservation, and support innovation in exploration. The organization's goal is to demonstrate that archaeology is crucial to our existence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$239K
Spent
$287K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$8K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$239K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$33K
Net assets
$8K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$4K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $252K Management & general 12% · $33K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Harrison C Childs
Executive Di
$87,195Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Harrison C Childs’s $89K as Executive Di is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Harrison C Childs$89,375$97,500$87,195

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

Makes archaeology accessible, preserves culture, and supports exploration innovation.

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3 programs · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Globalxplorer Platform

Online citizen crowd-sourced platform for archaeology.

$114Kprogram expense
02

Search for Mabila Project

Project funded by a grant from the alabama power foundation to research and investigate the location of the missing alabama archaeological site of mabila using satellite imagery processing.

$73Kprogram expense
03

Kazakhstan Pilot Project

Project funded by a partnership fee for service support contract with the corporate fund a cultural research support fund in kazakhstan to provide satellite imagery processing, capacity building, and remote sensing program development.

$65Kprogram 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
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$24
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Money outPt IX
$287K
Ln 25
Programscol B$252K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$74K$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$349
Total assetsLn 16$76K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$55K$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$209K$187K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$609$548$61
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$12K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$155$155
Office expensesLn 13$23K$18K$5K$148
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$636$509$127
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$95$71$24
InterestLn 20$1K$845$282
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$287K$252K$33K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $33K$4K 990 PDF
FY2022 $149K$39K 990 PDF
FY2021 $70K$50K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $239K$287K−$48K$8K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $239,349 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $452,519$239,349
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $452,539$239,349
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $347,277$231,320
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,035$55,724
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $460,312$287,044
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,773−$47,695
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $239,349 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,349
VIII-12 Total revenue$239,349
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,044 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $187,306 · Management $21,273$208,579
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $548 · Management $61$609
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,919 · Management $2,213$22,132
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,216 · Management $1,584 · Fundraising $1,470$15,270
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $155$155
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,919 · Management $5,143 · Fundraising $148$23,210
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,925 · Management $1,046$6,971
IX-17 TravelPrograms $509 · Management $127$636
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $71 · Management $24$95
IX-20 InterestPrograms $845 · Management $282$1,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,396$1,396
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,394 · Management $1,470$6,864
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $252,048 · Management $33,223 · Fundraising $1,773$287,044
Part X · Balance sheet $65,070 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,499$59,221
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,459$5,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,745$349
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $75,703$65,070
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,309$2,861
X-25 Other liabilities$54,510
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,309$57,371
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,394$7,699
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,394$7,699
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $75,703$65,070
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,699 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,349
XI-2 Total expenses$287,044
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,695
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,394
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,699

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

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