Civics Unplugged INC FY2020 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2017EducationEIN 82-1333242Revenue $596K in FY2020

On file with the IRScivicsunplugged.org335 Madison Ave Rm 7a, 10017-4682 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Nov 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To empower our future leaders with the training, funding, and network they need to become civic innovators that build a brighter future for humanity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $2.2M
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
92% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 92% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$596K
Spent
$584K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$596K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$596K
FY2021$831K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$584K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$791K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$14K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$252K
FY2023−$22K
FY2024$59K

From the FY2020 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 Nov 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $544K Management & general 6% · $36K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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
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Nicholas Delis’s $173K as Chief Program Officer is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nicholas Delis$172,615$147,923$128,089—
Joshua Thompson$172,615$147,923$131,000—
Josh Thompson———$122,062
Thanasi Dilos—$122,015——
Nick Delis———$120,227
Gary Sheng———$120,227

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers youth to understand civic roles and contribute positively to society through dialogue.

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1 program · $544K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Mission is to empowering young adults with an understanding of their roles and responsibilities as citizens.

$544Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $890K · 2024–2024
Myosin INCFY2024$860,000
Glassdao CorporationFY2024$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$596K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Money outPt IX
$584K
Ln 25
Programscol B$544K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Gains on assetsLn 7−$10
Total revenueLn 12$596K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$160K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$3K$160K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$4K$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$2K$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$106K$106K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$384K$384K
All other expensesLn 24e$51K$41K$6K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$584K$544K$36K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.3M$3.1M$156K$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.7M−$274K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$133K$252K 990 PDF
FY2021 $831K$791K$40K$54K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $596K$584K$11K$14K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $595,734 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $277,900$595,684
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63$50
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $277,963$595,734
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $279,288$119,227
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,545$465,050
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $328,833$584,277
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$50,870$11,457
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $595,734 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$595,684
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$595,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $60$60
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$10−$10
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50$595,734
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $584,277 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,923$105,923
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,134$2,134
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,170$11,170
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,119$6,119
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $14,155$14,155
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,900$1,900
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,220$1,220
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,721$4,721
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,886$1,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $383,967$383,967
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41,139 · Management $6,139 · Fundraising $3,804$51,082
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $544,333 · Management $36,140 · Fundraising $3,804$584,277
Part X · Balance sheet $161,693 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,101$160,493
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,301$161,693
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,159$29,594
X-25 Other liabilities$118,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,159$148,094
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,142$13,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,142$13,599
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,301$161,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,599 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$595,734
XI-2 Total expenses$584,277
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,142
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,599

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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