To combat environmental deterioration and to promote education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$40K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$159K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$249K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$40K
FY2023▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$40K
FY2024$16K
FY2025$5K
Expenses
$159K
FY2023▲ +146%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$134K
FY2025$129K
Net assets
$249K
FY2023▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$374K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$7K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $143K Management & general 10% · $16K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Liana F Ris Director All Year Prog’s $63K as Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Liana F Ris Director All Year Prog$63,000—
Liana F Ris—$63,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Combats environmental damage and promotes education for a healthier planet.

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2 programs · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Education and Curriculum Program

The Organization's Curvd learning program works with educators to cultivate and promote teaching skills to adapt to changes and challenge students through real world experiences. The Organization continued support of Gradebook a software developed for mastery grading.

$141Kprogram expense
02

Resilience Program

The Organization worked with other community-based organizations to support local businesses at risk of significant financial loss and/or closure due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

$2Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$40K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Money outPt IX
$159K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$249K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Total revenueLn 12$40K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$249K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$377K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$369K$249K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$142$142
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$120K$120K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120$120
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K$143K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5K$129K−$124K$7K 990 PDF
FY2024 $16K$134K−$118K$131K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $40K$159K−$119K$249K 990 PDF
FY2022 $54K$65K−$11K$374K 990 PDF
FY2021 $180K$112K$68K$374K 990 PDF
FY2020 $488K$242K$246K$305K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $40,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,000$40,000
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 $54,000$40,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,829$159,497
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,829$159,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,829−$119,497
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $40,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$40,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,497 across 7 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $142$142
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,900$4,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,145$18,145
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,207$9,207
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $119,778$119,778
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,404 · Management $1,801$7,205
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120$120
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,447 · Management $16,050 · Fundraising $0$159,497
Part X · Balance sheet $253,879 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,471$11,605
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,503$1,476
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $358,088$240,798
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $377,062$253,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,155$4,469
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,155$4,469
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $368,907$249,410
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,907$249,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $377,062$253,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,000
XI-2 Total expenses$159,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,907
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,410

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