Bringing together the Architects of tomorrow to more effectively pursue shared visions of the Future.

60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $133K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$200K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $328K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
142% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 142% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
60%
Net assets
−$311K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2022▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.6M
Net assets
−$311K
FY2022▼ -517%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$75K
FY2022−$311K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $959K Management & general 25% · $398K Fundraising 15% · $242K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $200K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Partnerships
$159,675Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jen Wilson’s $160K as Director of Partnerships is at the 39th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Jen Wilson$159,675$193,469$121,442
Kamal Sinclair—$141,573$146,054
Mark Beam$40,000$30,000—
May Lee—$30,000—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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3 programs · $959K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Fee for Service

The guild's core learning programs are designed to create transformational experiences through mastery. Our facilitators and advisors embody their areas of expertise with humility and authenticity so they can hold space for magic to happen while imparting the knowledge and wisdom embedded in their own practice of future architecture.

$440Kprogram expense
02

Shared Futures

A shared future is like a "start-up," but instead of focusing on businesses for the marketplace, it focuses on collaborations for the commons. The goal is to imagine and prototype bold ideas for our collective future.

$402Kprogram expense
03

The guild worked with cinereach, a not-for-profit media incubator, to co-create a pilot capsule on justice. Our primary aim was to build trust and partnership between with cinereach. We did this by thinking, doing and learning together, asking thought provoking questions, modeling inclusion,amplifying the unheard, and reframing…

$117Kprogram 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 · FY2024
New Venture FundFY2024$300K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$328K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $872K · 2020–2022
Black Maternal Health FundFY2022$237,150
Unitemized GrantFY2022$92,891
The Lacoff GroupFY2022$91,685
Unitemized GrantFY2021$229,655
The Lacoff GroupFY2021$34,377
Janani Balasubramanian LLCFY2021$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,000
YoxiFY2021$25,000
Opencollective FoundationCA · FY2021$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$30,000
The Liberty FundFY2020$30,000
Future Perfect Lab & Think ThankllcFY2020$10,000
Skybetter LLCFY2020$10,000
Map Design Studio LLCFY2020$10,000
Krishi JananiFY2020$5,000
Ai for the People INCNY · FY2020$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$681K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$959K
Managementcol C$398K
Fundraisingcol D$242K
Owns and owesPt X
−$311K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$618K
Total assetsLn 16$731K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$681K
Government grantsLn 1e$135K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$613K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$618K
Total assetsLn 16$731K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$311K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 68
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K$618K
Total assetsLn 16$811K$731K
LiabilitiesLn 26$736K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$75K−$311K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$329K$329K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$93K$93K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$72K$48K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182K$64K$42K$76K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$3K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$5K$4K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$12K$8K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$72K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$565K$322K$190K$53K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K$284
Information technologyLn 14$25K$2K$21K$2K
TravelLn 17$60K$56K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$959K$398K$242K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.6M−$385K−$311K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$2.0M−$255K$75K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.0M$242K$330K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,214,052 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,456,287$680,694
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $240,740$533,358
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,697,027$1,214,052
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $350,032$421,726
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $664,842$445,458
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $937,147$732,044
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,952,021$1,599,228
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$254,994−$385,176
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,214,052 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$135,118
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$545,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$680,694
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $533,358$533,358
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $533,358 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,214,052
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,599,228 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $328,835$328,835
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $92,891$92,891
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,297 · Management $47,636 · Fundraising $86,466$206,399
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,772 · Management $42,017 · Fundraising $76,270$182,059
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,925 · Management $1,927 · Fundraising $3,498$8,350
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,401 · Management $3,560 · Fundraising $6,459$15,420
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,640 · Management $7,669 · Fundraising $13,921$33,230
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,296$5,296
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $71,510$71,510
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $321,998 · Management $189,943 · Fundraising $53,000$564,941
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,332 · Management $1,130 · Fundraising $284$2,746
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,761 · Management $20,779 · Fundraising $2,317$24,857
IX-17 TravelPrograms $56,209 · Management $3,512$59,721
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,973$2,973
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $959,061 · Management $397,952 · Fundraising $242,215$1,599,228
Part X · Balance sheet $730,984 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $509,271$612,683
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,001$5,002
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $294,000$110,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,230$3,299
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $810,502$730,984
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,978$41,636
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $735,978$1,041,636
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$808,344−$1,193,520
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $882,868$882,868
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $74,524−$310,652
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $810,502$730,984
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$310,652 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,214,052
XI-2 Total expenses$1,599,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$385,176
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$74,524
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$310,652

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