Halcyon lifts up innovators and creators who seek to make the world a better place.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 62 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 surplus $509K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$788K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $2.5M
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2024▲ +63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$5.6M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.0M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +129%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$762K
FY2021$848K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.3M Management & general 8% · $305K Fundraising 9% · $360K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $788K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$225,534Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$200,855Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Operations
$127,327Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President,finance
$126,543Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Programs
$107,677Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member as of 05/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member as of 05/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Barker’s $226K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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
Kate Goodall—$229,829$219,228$219,431$192,185
Daniel Barker$225,534$171,652$141,658——
Kimberly Roberts$200,855$181,766———
Dahna Goldstein—$185,829—$123,048—
Dahna Goldstein Until 9302022——$160,000——
Samantha Abrams———$139,366—
Josh Mandell——$110,769$134,000$116,247
David Corson$127,327————

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

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 15aYes

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2 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Halcyon Incubator and Intensives

The program offers fellowships to support early-stage impact-driven business founders from around the world. The fellowships include a four-month residential fellowship in washington, D.C., as well as intensive fellowships that serve different international communities, sectors, or demographic groups with tailored needs.

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

Impact Investing

As part of its effort to grow the impact-driven business ecosystem and fuel impact-driven startups, halcyon has launched three funding vehicles. While halcyon incubator fellowships take no equity, founders shared a need for access to likeminded funders, leading halcyon to CREATE:1) the halyon fund, a $5m investment fund supporting…

$158Kprogram 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
S & R FoundationFY2024$1.0M
Tides FoundationFY2024$120K
Total grants receivedfrom 16 funders$2.5M
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$211,475
Unitemized GrantFY2023$177,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$193,580
Unitemized GrantFY2020$298,954
Georgetown Partnership INCDC · FY2020$75,162

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$157K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$305K
Fundraisingcol D$360K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$157K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Gains on assetsLn 7$132K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K
Other assetsLn 15$100K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 662
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$641K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$313K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$211K$211K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$228K$228K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$839K$477K$112K$250K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$858K$857K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$131K$112K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$174K$138K$11K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$377K$314K$57K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$2K$87
Office expensesLn 13$269K$230K$23K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$96K$65K$21K$10K
TravelLn 17$200K$183K$223$17K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$14K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$498K$452K$34K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.3M$305K$360K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.6M$4.0M$1.6M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.5M−$112K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.1M$587K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.0M$66K$848K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$2.7M$401K$762K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,566,679 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,176,655$5,310,230
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,237$157,229
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $114,990$99,220
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,411,882$5,566,679
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $635,436$439,475
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,095,975$2,019,604
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $792,891$1,506,160
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,524,302$3,965,239
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$112,420$1,601,440
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $5,566,679 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$32,500
VIII-1e Government grants$196,891
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,080,839
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,859
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,310,230
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,282$25,282
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $131,947$131,947
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $99,220$99,220
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $256,449$5,566,679
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,965,239 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $211,475$211,475
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $228,000$228,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $476,818 · Management $111,934 · Fundraising $250,126$838,878
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $856,855 · Fundraising $1,551$858,406
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,383$17,383
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,009 · Fundraising $19,037$131,046
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $137,840 · Management $10,546 · Fundraising $25,505$173,891
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,810$1,810
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,835$36,835
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $313,661 · Management $56,919 · Fundraising $6,879$377,459
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,828 · Management $1,564 · Fundraising $87$4,479
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $229,882 · Management $22,849 · Fundraising $16,298$269,029
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $64,558 · Management $21,294 · Fundraising $9,996$95,848
IX-17 TravelPrograms $182,517 · Management $223 · Fundraising $16,887$199,627
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,123 · Management $7,263 · Fundraising $1,545$22,931
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $451,994 · Management $33,609 · Fundraising $12,539$498,142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,299,943 · Management $304,846 · Fundraising $360,450$3,965,239
Part X · Balance sheet $3,156,912 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $30,599; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $641,063$1,243,813
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,000$3,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $376,051$360,961
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,039$23,580
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $312,901$1,395,447
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,440$99,512
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,493,256$3,156,912
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $186,155$161,289
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $186,155$161,289
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,307,101$1,704,804
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$1,290,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,307,101$2,995,623
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,493,256$3,156,912
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,995,623 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,566,679
XI-2 Total expenses$3,965,239
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,601,440
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,307,101
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$87,082
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,995,623

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