The Cooperative Impact Lab

Brooklyn, NYUnknown exempt organizationEIN 83-1002641Revenue $745K in FY2024

On file with the IRS315 Flatbush Avenue No 304 · Brooklyn, NY

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See part III, line 1.

76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $82K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $317K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$745K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$692K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$745K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$380K
FY2023$678K
FY2024$745K
Expenses
$692K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$777K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$692K
Net assets
$231K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$735K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$231K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $525K Management & general 14% · $96K Fundraising 10% · $71K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$144,993Pt VII · Sec A
Chair and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec.-Treas. & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katharine Gage$144,993$144,993$130,116$72,520$67,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains nonprofits to use generative AI for better operations, communications, and community engagement.

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1 program · $525K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, cil built on its commitment to equipping charitable and social advocacy nonprofit organizations with the tools and strategies needed to advance their missions. Through training and coaching, cil supported hundreds of organizations in understanding and implementing generative ai to improve their operations, communications, and…

$525Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$317K
Grants paid · 42 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,081
Usher 1f Collaborative INCMA · FY2023$8,700
Project 8p FoundationNY · FY2023$8,700
Curegrin FoundationCO · FY2023$8,700
Cure Vcp Disease INCGA · FY2023$6,000
Caldwell - Hays ExaminerTX · FY2023$6,000
Cacna1a Foundation INCCT · FY2023$6,000
Take Action MinnesotaMN · FY2021$85,000
Silicon Valley Rising ActionCA · FY2021$58,440
The Movement CooperativeFY2020$1,390,000
Moveon Org Civic ActionOR · FY2020$499,660
See all 42 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$745K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$745K
Money outPt IX
$692K
Ln 25
Programscol B$525K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K
Total assetsLn 16$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$745K
Total revenueLn 12$745K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$187K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$187K
Total assetsLn 16$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K$187K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$178K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500$500
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$96K$16K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$120K$16K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$919$48
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$3K$648
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$14K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$489$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$155K$143K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$223$223
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$6K$11K
TravelLn 17$20K$19K$242
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$105K$105K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$692K$525K$96K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $745K$692K$53K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $678K$839K−$161K$178K 990 PDF
FY2022 $380K$777K−$396K$339K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.5M−$312K$735K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.8M$4.4M$406K$1.0M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $745,005 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $678,105$745,005
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $678,105$745,005
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $79,500$20,581
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $355,757$334,596
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $403,582$336,733
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $838,839$691,910
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$160,734$53,095
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $745,005 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$745,005
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$745,005
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$745,005
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $691,910 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500$500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,081$20,081
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,036 · Management $16,006 · Fundraising $48,018$160,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $120,437 · Management $16,316 · Fundraising $2,727$139,480
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,451 · Management $919 · Fundraising $48$2,418
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,160 · Management $2,791 · Fundraising $648$8,599
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,423 · Management $4,808 · Fundraising $4,808$24,039
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $489 · Fundraising $2,514$3,003
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,900$30,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $143,059 · Management $11,510$154,569
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $223$223
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,290$2,290
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,447 · Fundraising $11,486$17,933
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,364 · Fundraising $242$19,606
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $104,871$104,871
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,338$3,338
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $525,382 · Management $95,814 · Fundraising $70,714$691,910
Part X · Balance sheet $249,172 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,239$186,868
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,493$62,304
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,732$249,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,495$17,840
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,495$17,840
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $44,514$231,332
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $133,723$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $178,237$231,332
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,732$249,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,332 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,005
XI-2 Total expenses$691,910
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,095
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$178,237
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,332

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