Wiconduit EIN 84-3431351

Wiconduit

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Builds internet and cellular networks in underserved areas to improve access and safety. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $300K in revenue, $282K in expenses, and $39K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2019
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Forestville, CA
Website
www.wiconduit.org
Filings
3 on file (2023–2025)
Revenue
$300KFY2025
Expenses
$282K
Net assets
$39K
People
6
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  84-3431351 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Forestville, CA Founded 2019
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds internet and cellular networks in underserved areas to improve access and safety.
Leadership
Calvin Sandeen · Executive Director · $65K
Money in and out
$300K revenue, $282K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$300K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$282K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$39K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -67% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +86% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$300K
FY2025▲ +47%
Expenses
$282K
FY2025▲ +43%
Total assets
$39K
FY2025▼ -47%
Total liabilities
$-411
FY2025▼ -101%
Total revenue
$300K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$282K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$39K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$39K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $269K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The United States Department of Agriculture awarded WiConduit a grant through the Broadband Technical Assistance Program to support the development of a 501c12 broadband cooperative capable of deploying owning and maintaining its own broadband infrastructure.

$221Kprogram expense
02

The County of Sonoma awarded WiConduit a grant from the Vegetation Management Program to implement a shaded fuel break. Given that wildfire poses a significant threat to our communities utility companies actively manage vegetation to reduce wildfire risk and protect essential infrastructure during disasters and outages.

$36Kprogram expense
03

The County of Sonoma Supervisorial District 5 awarded WiConduit a grant through the Tourist Impact Fund TIF program to expand emergency communications using General Mobile Radio Service GMRS throughout West Sonoma County.

$12Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWiconduit
EINHdr · item D84-3431351
Principal addressHdr · item CForestville, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wiconduit.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Executive Director
$64,800Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Calvin Sandeen’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1033 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$300K
— government grantsLn 1e$288K
Total revenueLn 12$300K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program services95%$269K
Management & general5%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$282K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Total assetsLn 16$39K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$-411
Total net assetsLn 32$39K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $30K · Operating expenses/yr $282K
1.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $269K · Total expenses $282K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $13K · Total expenses $282K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $282K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $38K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $300K · Total revenue $300K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $288K · Total revenue $300K
96%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $300K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $300K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $282K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $300K · Prior year $204K
+47%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $39K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $300K · Expenses $282K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $39K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $39K · Total assets $39K
101%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $39K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Calvin Sandeen · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $282K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $71K · Total expenses $282K
25%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Revenue growth 47%

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 1 funder$50K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$300K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$204K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$284K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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