Educatetechleadersaboutgov't&civilsociety.

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96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
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Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+105% vs prior year
Spent
$834K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$295K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +105%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$1.1M
Expenses
$834K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$767K
FY2023$834K
Net assets
$295K
FY2023▲ +475%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$295K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $800K Management & general 4% · $29K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mishachellam’s $50K as President is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mishachellam$50,000$149,519$150,000$111,250

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Educates tech leaders about government and civil society.

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2 programs · $800K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Built out the first Abundance Network municipal group, Abundant San Francisco. Hired a core team to develop and articulate housing and transportation policy positions and created the Abundant SF Leaders Program, a civic engagement and leadership group.

$494Kprogram expense
02

Hosted a convening of leading thinkers in the Abundance ecosystem. Published several essays on Abundance as a policy framework. Hired a core team to help scale our education about Abundance nationally. Hosted eventsonline and in personon topics including improving local government, building new cities, and AI regulation.

$306Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $304K · 2020–2023
Spur INCMA · FY2023$298,000
Outer CoastAK · FY2020$5,670

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$834K
Ln 25
Programscol B$800K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$295K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$347K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$347K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$295K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$51K$347K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$51K$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176$57K
Net assetsLn 32$51K$295K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$298K$298K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$44K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$131K$123K$6K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$141$27
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$251$49
Management feesLn 11a$53K$50K$3K$489
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K$486$95
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$12K$595$116
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$17K$841$164
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$330$64
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$60$12
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$230K$217K$11K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$14K$681$133
Total functional expensesLn 25$834K$800K$29K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $1.1M$834K$244K$295K 990 PDF
FY2022 $525K$767K−$242K$51K 990 PDF
FY2021 $389K$303K$86K$294K 990 PDF
FY2020 $337K$171K$166K$208K 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 $1,077,957 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $526,000$1,076,792
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$765$1,165
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $525,235$1,077,957
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$298,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $696,061$188,856
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,426$347,399
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $767,487$834,255
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$242,252$243,702
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,077,957 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,076,792
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,076,792
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,165$1,165
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,165$1,077,957
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $834,255 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $298,000$298,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,500 · Management $6,500$50,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $123,183 · Management $6,134 · Fundraising $1,196$130,513
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,832 · Management $141 · Fundraising $27$3,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,043 · Management $251 · Fundraising $49$5,343
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $50,341 · Management $2,506 · Fundraising $489$53,336
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,769 · Management $486 · Fundraising $95$10,350
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,944 · Management $595 · Fundraising $116$12,655
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,890 · Management $841 · Fundraising $164$17,895
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,620 · Management $330 · Fundraising $64$7,014
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,206 · Management $60 · Fundraising $12$1,278
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $217,404 · Management $10,825 · Fundraising $2,110$230,339
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,718 · Management $681 · Fundraising $133$14,532
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $800,450 · Management $29,350 · Fundraising $4,455$834,255
Part X · Balance sheet $352,514 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,496$347,474
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,040
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,496$352,514
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$55,774
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $168$1,710
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $176$57,492
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,320$295,022
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,496$352,514
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $295,022 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,077,957
XI-2 Total expenses$834,255
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$243,702
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,320
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$295,022

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