Math & Democracy EIN 83-1486591

Math & Democracy FY2021 filing

EIN  83-1486591 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers democratic decision-making with data science insights.
Leadership
Christopher Small · Cooboard Member · $112K
Money in and out
$830K revenue, $182K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency

Empowers democratic decision-making with data science insights. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $830K in revenue, $182K in expenses, and $666K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$830K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$182K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$666K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $648K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
42.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+78%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$830K
FY2021▲ ×10
Expenses
$182K
FY2021
Total assets
$666K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$201
FY2021
Total revenue
$830K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$182K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$666K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$648K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$666K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $99K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Computational Democracy Project (CompDem) designs, engineers and maintains Polis, an open source, real-time system for gathering, analyzing and understanding what large groups of people think in their own words, enabled by advanced statistics and machine learning.

$99Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMath & Democracy
EINHdr · item D83-1486591
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcompdemocracy.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cooboard Member
$112,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Colin Megill’s $113K as Executive Directorpresident is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Chris Small$130,000
Elizabeth Barry$129,600
Colin Megill$113,495
Christopher Small$112,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$650K · 78%
Program service revenue$180K · 22%
Contributions & grants78%$650K
Program service revenue22%$180K
Investment income$22
Total revenueLn 12$830K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46 Fundraising $0.00
Program services54%$99K
Management & general46%$83K
Fundraising$630
Total functional expensesLn 25$182K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$651K
Total assetsLn 16$666K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$201
Total net assetsLn 32$666K
Months of cash on handcomputed42.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $651K · Operating expenses/yr $182K
42.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $99K · Total expenses $182K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $182K
46%
Fundraising
Fundraising $630 · Total expenses $182K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $630 · Solicited contributions $650K
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $650K · Total revenue $830K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $830K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $180K · Total revenue $830K
22%
Investment reliance
Investment income $22 · Total revenue $830K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $180K · Total expenses $182K
99%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $830K · Prior year $82K
×10
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $666K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $830K · Expenses $182K
+78%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $666K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $666K · Total assets $666K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $666K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Small · Reported title COOBoard Member · Highest reported compensation $112K · Total expenses $182K
61%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $108K · Total expenses $182K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 46%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth ×10
Legal fee ratio 6%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K

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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)$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$64K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$400K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$830K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020not on file
FY2019$82K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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