Finreglab INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 82-2842970

The organization's mission is to test new technologies and data to inform public policy and drive the financial sector toward a responsible and inclusive financial marketplace.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$539K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2023▲ +20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.9M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2023▲ +56%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +35%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$893K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CFinreglab INC
EINHdr · item D82-2842970
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U05)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.finreglab.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.32 Fundraising $0.00
Program services68%$2.0M
Management & general32%$939K
Fundraising$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
68%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
4.0mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments
Surplus or deficit
+14%
as % of revenue, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +60%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.7M
Total liabilities
$539K
FY2023▲ +313%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$782K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$480K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.3M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$980K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$539K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.2M · 94%
Program service revenue$203K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$3.2M
Program service revenue6%$203K
— government grantsLn 1e$885K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2023 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $980K · Operating expenses/yr $3.0M
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.0M · Total expenses $3.0M
68%
Management & General
Management & general $939K · Total expenses $3.0M
32%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $3.0M
0.3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.6M
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.2M · Total revenue $3.4M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $885K · Total revenue $3.4M
26%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $203K · Total revenue $3.4M
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $3.4M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $203K · Total expenses $3.0M
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $3.4M · Prior year $2.9M
+20%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $1.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $3.4M · Expenses $3.0M
+14%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.3M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $1.8M · Total assets $2.3M
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa Koide · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $275K · Total expenses $3.0M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.8M · Total expenses $3.0M
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 68%——
Spent on management, % of spending 32%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 0.2%——
Revenue growth 20%——
Legal fees, % of spending 0.2%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 1%——

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

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$275,140Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Treasurer
$224,668Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Data Scientist
$179,144Pt VII · Sec A
$134,456Pt VII · Sec A
$124,845Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Opearting Officer
$118,634Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Analytics Officer
$116,706Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Koide’s $288K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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
Melissa Koide$288,297$275,140$269,025$247,151$210,931
Kelly Thompson Cochran$262,226$224,668$239,944$212,254$218,061
Paula-Rose Stark——$196,403$167,075—
Zihsun Zhao$195,569$179,144———
Kerrigan B Molland$174,074$134,456———
Karla Renschler$163,630————
Natalia Bailey—$124,845$131,917——
Nancy Castillo$65,011$118,634———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 11Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Tests technologies and data to guide policy and make finance more responsible and inclusive.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Ai in Financial Services

The organization conducts empirical research and facilitates dialogue across the public policy, financial, technology, advocacy, and academic sectors to examine the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)/MACHINE learning (ML) to improve financial inclusion and financial well-being.

$806Kprogram expense
02

Program Research

This program includes exploratory and planning work for future empirical project opportunities and smaller program initiatives that advance the organization's mission of interrogating technology and data for financial inclusion and financial well-being.

$547Kprogram expense
03

Small Business Research

The organization is conducting research into the value of bank accounts and other non-traditional data for increasing credit access to minority business enterprises and other small companies. The program is also focused on helping mission-based lenders increase the scale of their operations.

$469Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.1M
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $2.9M$3.8M-16% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.4M$3.0M+20% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$1.9M+147% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.3M-3% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2023

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,438,618 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$884,559
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,351,258
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,235,817
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $202,801 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$202,801
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $202,801 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,438,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,958,484 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,243 · Management $61,849 · Fundraising $891$215,983
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $999,954 · Management $403,581 · Fundraising $5,812$1,409,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $72,607 · Management $27,345 · Fundraising $362$100,314
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,404 · Management $37,373 · Fundraising $528$121,305
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,595 · Management $480$6,075
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,398$32,398
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $535,428 · Management $157,338$692,766
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,670 · Management $17,040$19,710
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,794 · Management $62,024$63,818
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,566 · Management $49,545$52,111
IX-17 TravelPrograms $131,340 · Management $52,480$183,820
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,210 · Management $905$15,115
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,959$11,959
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,549$12,549
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,387$5,387
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,528 · Management $6,299 · Fundraising $0$15,827
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,012,339 · Management $938,552 · Fundraising $7,593$2,958,484
Part X · Balance sheet $2,334,531 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $510,311$980,021
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,300$1,031,608
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,833$24,577
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,606$298,325
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,456,609$2,334,531
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,650$539,087
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $130,650$539,087
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $441,400$572,992
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $884,559$1,222,452
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,325,959$1,795,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,456,609$2,334,531
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,795,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,438,618
XI-2 Total expenses$2,958,484
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$480,134
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,325,959
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,649
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,795,444

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