Generation Atomic EIN 81-4500446

Generation Atomic FY2021 filing

EIN  81-4500446 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes nuclear power through outreach, campaigning, social media, and presentations.
Leadership
Eric G Meyer · Executive Director · $56K
Money in and out
$311K revenue, $283K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Promotes nuclear power through outreach, campaigning, social media, and presentations. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $311K in revenue, $283K in expenses, and $63K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$311K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$283K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$63K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $28K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$311K
FY2021▲ +186%
Expenses
$283K
FY2021▲ +221%
Total assets
$79K
FY2021▲ +55%
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2021▼ -1%
Total revenue
$311K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$283K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$63K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$79K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $250K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

In 2021 Generation Atomic accomplished the following.Held approximately 150 meetings of our volunteer committees, which include the Government, Education, Communications, Outreach, and Technical Research Teams.Hosted 8 fellows, specializing in Policy, Communications, and Education.Held multiple workshops on topics such as writing letters…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGeneration Atomic
EINHdr · item D81-4500446
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jgenerationatomic.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C35)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,993Pt 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

Eric G Meyer’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric G Meyer$57,853$64,212$61,789$55,993$32,434

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$304K · 98%
Other revenue$7K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$304K
Other revenue2%$7K
— government grantsLn 1e$22K
Total revenueLn 12$311K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program services88%$250K
Management & general9%$25K
Fundraising3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$283K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$63K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $77K · Operating expenses/yr $283K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $250K · Total expenses $283K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $25K · Total expenses $283K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $283K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $194K
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $304K · Total revenue $311K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $22K · Total revenue $311K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $311K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $311K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $283K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $311K · Prior year $109K
+186%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $63K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $311K · Expenses $283K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $79K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $63K · Total assets $79K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $79K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric G Meyer · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $56K · Total expenses $283K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $115K · Total expenses $283K
41%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 186%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$645K
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $447K · 2022–2024
New Pci CorpFY2024$139,000
AirminersFY2024$65,810
AirminersFY2023$125,035
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
AirminersFY2022$48,069
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$732K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$648K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$311K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$109K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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