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Data Visualization Society FY2022 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 84-1923759Revenue $585K in FY2022

On file with the IRS241 G Street Nw, 20024-0000 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Data Visualization Society aims to collect and establish best practices, fostering a community that supports members as they grow and develop data visualization skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$585K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$713K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$5K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$585K
FY2022▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$347K
Expenses
$713K
FY2022▲ +68%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$713K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$343K
Net assets
$5K
FY2022▼ -96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$33K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2020.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $512K Management & general 28% · $201K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Makulec
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erica Gunn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nena Untung
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kaumodi Goda
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Royston
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds community and shares best practices to help people improve data visualization skills.

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3 programs · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Nightingale Journal

Nightingale is the journal of the Data Visualization Society and is dedicated to publishing articles that showcase excellence in data visualization design, provide instructional resources, and support data career growth aligned with the stated purpose of our society.

$303Kprogram expense
02

Conferences

Outlier Conference and Information is Beautiful Awards. The Outlier Conference is the annual conference hosted by the Society featuring speakers and community activities representing different types of data visualization work. The conference was hosted as a virtual event for the second year in 2022.

$154Kprogram expense
03

The impact of the DVS membership is to build a cross-functional, tool-agnostic community for sharing ideas, learning, and best practices for data visualization design; amplify and showcase brilliance in data visualization design through conferences, writing, and awards; and Raise awareness about the practice of data visualization…

$55Kprogram 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
Silicon Valley Community FoundationFY2023$25K
Conrad N Hilton FoundationFY2023$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$585K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Money outPt IX
$713K
Ln 25
Programscol B$512K
Managementcol C$201K
Owns and owesPt X
$5K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$312K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Total revenueLn 12$585K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$5K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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$136K$64K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$133K$5K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$53K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$10K$738
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$128K$75K$54K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$15K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$31K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$441K$329K$112K
Total functional expensesLn 25$713K$512K$201K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $347K$343K$5K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023 $374K$351K$23K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $585K$713K−$128K$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 $509K$424K$84K$133K 990 PDF
FY2020 $251K$223K$28K$70K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $585,026 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $406,543$420,707
I-9 Program service revenue$164,319
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $101,996$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $508,539$585,026
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$52,750
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $424,445$659,991
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $424,445$712,741
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,094−$127,715
Part VI · Governance 0 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $585,026 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$78,925
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$341,782
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$312,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$420,707
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,319$164,319
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,319 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$585,026
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $712,741 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,750$52,750
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,811 · Management $738$10,549
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,075$11,075
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,636 · Management $53,784$128,420
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,087 · Management $11,592$26,679
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30,572 · Management $11,492$42,064
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $328,884 · Management $112,320$441,204
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $511,740 · Management $201,001 · Fundraising $0$712,741
Part X · Balance sheet $77,863 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,211$64,158
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,000$12,613
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,933$1,092
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,144$77,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,951$72,386
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,951$72,386
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,193$5,477
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,144$77,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,477 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$585,026
XI-2 Total expenses$712,741
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,715
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,193
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,477

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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