Generation Atomic advocates for Nuclear Power with a combination of direct outreach and issue campaigning, social media, and public presentations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $645K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% 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
$1.1M
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$348K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$648K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$732K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$348K
FY2023▲ +179%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$33K

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 Aug 2017.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $911K Management & general 9% · $87K Fundraising 3% · $27K

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; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,212Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Through July 2023
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Start August 2023
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric G Meyer’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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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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

Programs and updates

Promotes nuclear power through outreach, campaigning, social media, and presentations.

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1 program · $911K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Generation atomic exists to inspire and empower advocates for a world powered by clean atomic energy. A year of growth and IMPACT:2023 marked a transformative year for generation atomic, highlighted by the premiere of "atomic hope," a documentary by award-winning filmmaker frankie fenton that brought our story to screens worldwide.

$911Kprogram 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 · 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

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$27
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$911K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$348K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$414K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$186K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$414K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$414K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$348K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
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$141K$414K
Total assetsLn 16$142K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$125K$348K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$189K$189K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$275K$275K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$39K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$43K$19K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$4K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$450$210$240
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$229K$212K$13K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$4K$136
Information technologyLn 14$13K$5K$8K$903
TravelLn 17$81K$81K$173$5
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$2K$7K$100
InsuranceLn 23$4K$481$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$44K$425$382
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$911K$87K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $732K$1.0M−$315K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$119K$348K 990 PDF
FY2022 $648K$584K$63K$125K 990 PDF
FY2021 $311K$283K$28K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $109K$88K$21K$34K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,144,424 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $644,511$1,144,397
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,322$27
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $647,833$1,144,424
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $109,971$469,967
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $214,891$145,825
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $259,548$409,920
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $584,410$1,025,712
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,423$118,712
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
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 $1,144,424 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$186,058
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$958,339
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,144,397
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,144,424
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,025,712 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $189,435$189,435
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,700$5,700
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $274,832$274,832
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,527 · Management $12,842 · Fundraising $12,842$64,211
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,573 · Management $19,357 · Fundraising $5,308$67,238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,810 · Management $3,521 · Fundraising $2,045$14,376
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $210 · Fundraising $240$450
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,957$15,957
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $211,626 · Management $12,755 · Fundraising $4,889$229,270
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,282$1,282
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,787 · Management $4,358 · Fundraising $136$10,281
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,573 · Management $7,723 · Fundraising $903$13,199
IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,953 · Management $173 · Fundraising $5$81,131
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,252 · Management $7,104 · Fundraising $100$9,456
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $481 · Management $3,233$3,714
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,373 · Management $425 · Fundraising $382$45,180
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $911,414 · Management $87,448 · Fundraising $26,850$1,025,712
Part X · Balance sheet $454,293 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,443$414,426
X-4 Accounts receivable$37,592
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,275
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $409$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $141,852$454,293
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,387$20,769
X-19 Deferred revenue$70,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,728$15,613
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,115$106,382
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $124,737$347,911
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $124,737$347,911
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $141,852$454,293
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $347,911 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,144,424
XI-2 Total expenses$1,025,712
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$118,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$124,737
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$104,462
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$347,911

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