Athena Rapid Response Innovation Lab

Tax-deductible

Alexandria, VA501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 81-1653441Revenue $252K in FY2021

On file with the IRSathenaresponse.org5380 Eisenhower Ave Suite C, 22304-4818 · Alexandria, VATax-exempt since Feb 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide social assistance to the Alexandria, Virginia community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
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
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 6 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 6 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$252K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$285K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$51K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$252K
FY2021▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2021$252K
Expenses
$285K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$285K
Net assets
$51K
FY2021▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$51K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Feb 2017.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $249K Management & general 13% · $36K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

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

Tim Bailey’s $10K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 116 <$100K science & technology 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers social assistance to the Alexandria, Virginia community.

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1 program · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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ATHENA's 2021 program of work included community disaster response and addressed some of the issues which resulted from COVID-19. ATHENA's programs included Desks for Kids, which provided over 400 free desks for local children who had to switch to virtual learning during the pandemic.

$249Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $89K · 2020–2021
Act for AlexandriaVA · FY2020$18,825
Jirehs PlaceVA · FY2020$15,000
Volunteer Alexandria INCVA · FY2020$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$252K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Money outPt IX
$285K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$51K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225K
Total revenueLn 12$252K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$51K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$85K$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$84K$51K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$680$680
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$101K$70K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$358
Office expensesLn 13$1K$798$329
Information technologyLn 14$790$790
TravelLn 17$8$8
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$152K$151K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$966$120
Total functional expensesLn 25$285K$249K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $252K$285K−$33K$51K 990 PDF
FY2020 $328K$248K$79K$84K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $251,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $110,721$26,434
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $217,004$225,205
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $327,725$251,639
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $77,250$15,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,058$268,835
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,308$284,535
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,417−$32,896
Part VI · Governance 2 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,639 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,434
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $225,205$225,205
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $225,205 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$251,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $284,535 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,700$15,700
IX-11a Management feesManagement $680$680
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $69,880 · Management $30,696$100,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,832 · Management $358$2,190
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $798 · Management $329$1,127
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $790$790
IX-17 TravelManagement $8$8
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,878$7,878
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,925 · Management $1,075$152,000
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $966 · Management $120$1,086
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $248,769 · Management $35,766 · Fundraising $0$284,535
Part X · Balance sheet $56,933 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,258$55,317
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,000$1,616
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,258$56,933
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,605$6,176
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,605$6,176
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $83,653$50,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,653$50,757
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,258$56,933
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,757 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,639
XI-2 Total expenses$284,535
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,896
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,653
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,757

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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