Data Visualization Society EIN 84-1923759

Data Visualization Society FY2022 filing

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Builds community and shares best practices to help people improve data visualization skills. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $585K in revenue, $713K in expenses, and $5K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Washington, DC
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$585KFY2022
Expenses
$713K
Net assets
$5K
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-1923759 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds community and shares best practices to help people improve data visualization skills.
Leadership
Sarah Schottler · Director
Money in and out
$585K revenue, $713K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$585K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$713K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$128K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-22%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$585K
FY2022▲ +15%
Expenses
$713K
FY2022▲ +68%
Total assets
$78K
FY2022▼ -47%
Total liabilities
$72K
FY2022▲ +419%
Total revenue
$585K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$713K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$128K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$78K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $512K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CData Visualization Society
EINHdr · item D84-1923759
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S03)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$421K · 72%
Program service revenue$164K · 28%
Contributions & grants72%$421K
Program service revenue28%$164K
Total revenueLn 12$585K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program services72%$512K
Management & general28%$201K
Total functional expensesLn 25$713K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$72K
Total net assetsLn 32$5K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $64K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $713K · Less non-cash grants $312K · Cash operating expenses/yr $401K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $512K · Total expenses $713K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $201K · Total expenses $713K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $713K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $358K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $421K · Total revenue $585K
72%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $585K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $164K · Total revenue $585K
28%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $585K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $164K · Total expenses $713K
23%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $585K · Prior year $509K
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $5K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $585K · Expenses $713K
-22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $78K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $5K · Total assets $78K
7%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $78K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Schottler · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $713K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $53K · Total expenses $713K
7%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 15%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

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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)$347K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$374K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$585K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$509K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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