To see a world where all individuals and institutions work together to create a common good. Thriving Cities Group provides thought, leadership and practice tools to equip a new generation of city leaders and institutions to reimagine and re-engage city life.

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73¢ 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $300K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$147K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% 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
$584K
Spent
$880K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$450K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$584K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$944K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$689K
FY2024$344K
Expenses
$880K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$880K
FY2021$875K
FY2022$783K
FY2023$807K
FY2024$425K
Net assets
$450K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$450K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$245K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $646K Management & general 27% · $234K Fundraising 0% · $309

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

5 people listed on the 990.

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

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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

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Equips city leaders and institutions with tools to foster collaboration and reimagine city life for the common good.

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3 programs · $646K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Roundtable (previously called social impact exchange), is a web-based platform encouraging and facilitating social impact investing for the thriving of at-risk and underserved communities. The platform is aimed at private foundations and other social impact investors, identifying community-directed investment opportunities and strategic…

$600Kprogram expense
02

Thriving cities research is a national network of university-based labs that promote creative civic thought and practice by connecting university research with real world application. Thriving cities research labs conduct public interest scholarship and engage in student teaching and community inquiry.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Civic design is a human-centered, multi-disciplinary approach that engages thought leadership, community engagement, data, technology, and research. Thriving communities group builds on more than a decade of social research and cultural analysis to equip individuals and institutions to understand the challenges facing 21ST century…

$21Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$300K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$584K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$880K
Ln 25
Programscol B$646K
Managementcol C$234K
Fundraisingcol D$309
Owns and owesPt X
$450K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$597K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$584K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$101K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$597K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
Net assetsLn 32$450K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$124K$101K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$861K$597K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K$147K
Net assetsLn 32$746K$450K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123K$26K$97K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$2K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$315$315
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$619K$618K$727
Advertising and promotionLn 12−$2K−$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$977$6K$309
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$65K$65K
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$880K$646K$234K$309

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $344K$425K−$81K$245K 990 PDF
FY2023 $689K$807K−$118K$326K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$783K$317K$444K 990 PDF
FY2021 $944K$875K$70K$277K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $584K$880K−$296K$450K 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
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Part I · Summary $584,097 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,608,999$237,647
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $273,100$330,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$634$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,690$16,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,887,155$584,097
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $462,461$150,352
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $993,120$729,476
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,455,581$879,828
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $431,574−$295,731
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $584,097 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$237,647
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$237,647
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $330,250$330,250
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $16,200$16,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $330,250 · Excluded from tax $16,200$584,097
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $879,828 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,042 · Management $97,281$123,323
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $17,205$17,205
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,084 · Management $7,740$9,824
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $315$315
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,882$29,882
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $617,948 · Management $727$618,675
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms −$2,500−$2,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $977 · Management $6,098 · Fundraising $309$7,384
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,140$2,140
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $64,737$64,737
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,108 · Management $1,462$2,570
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,352$2,352
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,921$3,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $645,659 · Management $233,860 · Fundraising $309$879,828
Part X · Balance sheet $596,973 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $123,776$101,164
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $730,798$492,283
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,877$3,526
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $861,113$596,973
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,484$74
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $97,000$147,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,484$147,074
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,831−$30,899
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $730,798$480,798
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $745,629$449,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $861,113$596,973
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $449,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$584,097
XI-2 Total expenses$879,828
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$295,731
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$745,629
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$449,899

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