Rhizomatica Communications EIN 82-2312281

Rhizomatica Communications

EIN  82-2312281 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Philadelphia, PA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers marginalized communities to build their own communication networks.
Leadership
Peter Bloom · Founder/Pres · $66K
Money in and out
$542K revenue, $989K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

Empowers marginalized communities to build their own communication networks. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $542K in revenue, $989K in expenses, and $645K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$542K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$989K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$645K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$447K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1.0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -61% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-82%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -275% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$542K
FY2024▼ -56%
Expenses
$989K
FY2024▲ +53%
Total assets
$683K
FY2024▼ -38%
Total liabilities
$38K
FY2024▲ +112%
Total revenue
$542K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$989K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$645K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$447K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$683K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $892K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Development of prototype equipment and support to marginalized communities to build their own telecommunication networks.

$892Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRhizomatica Communications
EINHdr · item D82-2312281
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rhizomatica.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
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
Founder/Pres
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A
$39,413Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Bloom’s $66K as Founder/Pres is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Bloom$66,000$62,097$47,663$24,980
Erick Huerta Velazquez$52,000$47,700$38,400$35,700$34,200
Adriana Labardini Insunza$39,413$42,228$39,000$30,463$23,800

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$500K · 92%
Program service revenue$42K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$500K
Program service revenue8%$42K
Total revenueLn 12$542K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$982K
Management & general1%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$989K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$663K
Total assetsLn 16$683K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$38K
Total net assetsLn 32$645K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $663K · Operating expenses/yr $989K
8.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $982K · Total expenses $989K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $7K · Total expenses $989K
0.7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $989K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $821K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $500K · Total revenue $542K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $542K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $42K · Total revenue $542K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $542K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $42K · Total expenses $989K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $542K · Prior year $1.2M
-56%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $278K · FY2024 $542K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $645K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $542K · Expenses $989K
-82%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $683K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $645K · Total assets $683K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $683K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Peter Bloom · Reported title FOUNDER/PRES · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $989K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $157K · Total expenses $989K
16%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 0.7%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -56%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$174K

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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)$542K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$743K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$420K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$278K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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