The562 Network INC EIN 82-4314833 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

The562 Network INC FY2020 filing

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Provides free, community-funded local news for Long Beach and surrounding areas. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $183K in revenue, $213K in expenses, and $18K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2018
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Long Beach, CA
Website
www.the562.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$183KFY2020
Expenses
$213K
Net assets
$18K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4314833 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Long Beach, CA Founded 2018
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides free, community-funded local news for Long Beach and surrounding areas.
Leadership
Michael Guardabascio · Founder/Editor · $66K
Money in and out
$183K revenue, $213K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$213K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$18K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$30K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$183K
FY2020
Expenses
$213K
FY2020
Total assets
$41K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$23K
FY2020
Total revenue
$183K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$213K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$18K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$41K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $210K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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The562 Network is a community funded nonprofit media outlet that covers sports and education in the City of Long Beach with free articles, video highlights, photo galleries, podcasts, features, previews and more.

$210Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe562 Network INC
EINHdr · item D82-4314833
Principal addressHdr · item CLong Beach, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.the562.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/Editor
$65,979Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/Editor
$65,979Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director/Associate Editor
$47,916Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Chairperson of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Guardabascio’s $72K as Founder Editor is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Guardabascio$72,436$70,211$68,992$68,303$66,588$65,979
Jeffrey L Fiddler JR$36,243$68,608$67,514$67,202$66,588$65,979
S Tyler R Hendrickson$66,854$64,895$63,861$63,312
S Tyler Roth Hendrickson$60,118$47,916
Elias Aquino$11,542

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$119K · 65%
Program service revenue$64K · 35%
Contributions & grants65%$119K
Program service revenue35%$64K
Other revenue$19
— government grantsLn 1e$5K
Total revenueLn 12$183K

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%$210K
Management & general1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Total assetsLn 16$41K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$18K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $27K · Operating expenses/yr $213K
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $210K · Total expenses $213K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $3K · Total expenses $213K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $213K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $114K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $119K · Total revenue $183K
65%
Government reliance
Government grants $5K · Total revenue $183K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $64K · Total revenue $183K
35%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $183K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $64K · Total expenses $213K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $183K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $18K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $183K · Expenses $213K
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $41K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $18K · Total assets $41K
43%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $41K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Guardabascio · Reported title Founder/Editor · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $213K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $198K · Total expenses $213K
93%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%
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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$258K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$340K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$302K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$254K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$183K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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