Future Society INC FY2023 filing

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The Future Society (tfs) organizes and hosts panels, talks, workshops and debates, as well as, produces research and publications. Tfs participates in conferences to advance its primary exempt purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$475K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $731K a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$475K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $67K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$996K
FY2021$755K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$848K
FY2021$725K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2023▲ +84%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2023 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 May 2017.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $774K Management & general 29% · $352K Fundraising 6% · $68K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $475K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Ai and Rule of Law
$114,873Pt VII · Sec A
$110,604Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Eu Ai Governance
$99,407Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (through 10/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicolas Moes’s $164K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicolas Moes$163,600$99,407———
Nicolas Miailhe$19,000$150,000$149,600$120,000$116,000
Niki Lliadis$127,993$114,873———
Yolanda Lannquist—$110,604———
Yolanda Lannquist - Thru 1024$109,735————
Bell Arden$107,300————
Emily Gillett$105,350————
Cyrus Hodes————$30,288

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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3 programs · $774K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Total 120 Ai and the Rule of Law

TFS organized the fifth edition of the athens roundtable on ai and the rule of law in washington D.C., facilitating a two-day dialogue on ai governance challenges. Participants included U.S.

$399Kprogram expense
02

Total 130 European Ai Governance

TFS provided input to eu policymakers on governance mechanisms in the proposed ai act, the first comprehensive ai legislation. Through policy research, multi-stakeholder convenings, and meetings with policymakers, TFS made concrete recommendations, including a governance regime for general-purpose ai, the establishment of a european ai…

$233Kprogram expense
03

Total 140 Global Ai Governance

Participated in 20+ expert working groups: TFS staff participated in expert working groups, including those of OECD.AI, unesco, global partnership on ai, partnership on ai, world economic forum, council of europe, ieee, nist, cen-cenelec, uc berkeley, and the athens roundtable's working and reflection groups, among others.

$142Kprogram 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
Fathom Ai INCFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$67K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$850
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$774K
Managementcol C$352K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$479
Other incomeLn 4–11$850
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$797K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Accounts receivableLn 4$27K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$104K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$278K$150K$104K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$194K$178K$1K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$3K$419
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$26K$8K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$439K$288K$139K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$10K$11K$176
Information technologyLn 14$11K$679$11K
TravelLn 17$145K$117K$15K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$380$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$774K$352K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 26, 2025 $3.4M$1.9M$1.5M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $2.2M$1.2M$980K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2023 $2.1M$1.1M$1.0M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $755K$725K$30K$156K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2022 $996K$848K$149K$126K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,173,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,869,538$2,107,052
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $201,124$65,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$479
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,050$850
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,090,712$2,173,381
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 $257,411$518,356
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $818,421$675,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,075,832$1,193,671
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,014,880$979,710
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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 $2,173,381 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,107,052
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,107,052
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,000$65,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $479$479
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $850$850
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,329$2,173,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,193,671 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $149,533 · Management $104,191 · Fundraising $24,172$277,896
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $177,707 · Management $1,201 · Fundraising $15,587$194,495
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,934 · Management $3,448 · Fundraising $419$8,801
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,012 · Management $7,836 · Fundraising $3,316$37,164
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,696$52,696
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $287,624 · Management $139,447 · Fundraising $12,107$439,178
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,513 · Management $10,623 · Fundraising $176$20,312
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $679 · Management $10,729$11,408
IX-17 TravelPrograms $117,334 · Management $14,593 · Fundraising $12,576$144,503
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,117$2,117
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $380 · Management $4,721$5,101
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $773,716 · Management $351,602 · Fundraising $68,353$1,193,671
Part X · Balance sheet $2,255,683 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,198,521$796,974
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,400,771
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,666$26,817
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,726$22,013
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,107$9,108
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,253,020$2,255,683
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,724$103,701
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,724$103,701
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,062,682$1,949,820
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $108,614$202,162
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,171,296$2,151,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,253,020$2,255,683
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,151,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,173,381
XI-2 Total expenses$1,193,671
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$979,710
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,171,296
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$976
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,151,982

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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