Localization Lab INC EIN 82-4024837

Localization Lab INC

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Facilitates conversations about cultural and linguistic context in technology. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $985K in revenue, $906K in expenses, and $724K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
New York, NY
Website
localizationlab.org
Filings
5 on file (2019–2024)
Revenue
$985KFY2024
Expenses
$906K
Net assets
$724K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4024837 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Facilitates conversations about cultural and linguistic context in technology.
Leadership
Nicolas Sera-Leyva · Treasurer
Money in and out
$985K revenue, $906K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$985K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$906K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$724K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $78K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -84% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$985K
FY2024▼ -42%
Expenses
$906K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total assets
$750K
FY2024▼ -26%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2024▲ +41%
Total revenue
$985K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$906K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$724K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$78K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$750K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
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 $701K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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we have made open source technology available to underrepresented communities in 220 languages, bringing equal access to information, better representation online, and growing the user base of our supported projects.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLocalization Lab INC
EINHdr · item D82-4024837
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jlocalizationlab.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R63)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2021

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dragana Kaurin’s $70K as Executive Dir. is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1036 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
Dragana Kaurin$70,413$105,000$113,750

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$622K · 63%
Program service revenue$362K · 37%
Contributions & grants63%$622K
Program service revenue37%$362K
Total revenueLn 12$985K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.04
Program services77%$701K
Management & general18%$165K
Fundraising4%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$906K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$747K
Total assetsLn 16$750K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$724K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $747K · Operating expenses/yr $906K
9.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $701K · Total expenses $906K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $165K · Total expenses $906K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $906K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $41K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $622K · Total revenue $985K
63%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $985K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $362K · Total revenue $985K
37%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $985K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $362K · Total expenses $906K
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $985K · Prior year $1.7M
-42%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $312K · FY2024 $985K
+26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $724K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $985K · Expenses $906K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $750K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $724K · Total assets $750K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $750K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nicolas Sera-Leyva · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $906K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $586K · Total expenses $906K
65%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth -42%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$363K
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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)$985K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$474K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$312K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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