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Acknow INC EIN 84-3489921

Acknow INC FY2020 filing

EIN  84-3489921 Membership association Nantucket, MA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves Nantucket's quality of life through community engagement and meaningful change.
Leadership
Julia Lindner · Executive Director/CEO · $177K
Money in and out
$492K revenue, $483K expenses
Bottom line
+2% operating surplus

Improves Nantucket's quality of life through community engagement and meaningful change. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $492K in revenue, $483K in expenses, and $104K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$492K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$104K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Operating surplus
+2%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
59%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$492K
FY2020
Expenses
$483K
FY2020
Total assets
$104K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$492K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$104K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$104K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $453K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Engaging the community of nantucket in thoughtful change.

$400Kprogram expense
02

Educational & social

$53Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAcknow INC
EINHdr · item D84-3489921
Principal addressHdr · item CNantucket, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jacknow.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2021

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 12aNo
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
Julia Lindner
Executive Director/CEO
$176,861Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Holland
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Lindner’s $24K as Executive Director/CEO is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Lindner$23,686$178,365$165,385$150,000$176,861

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$492K
Investment income$41
Total revenueLn 12$492K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$453K
Management & general6%$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$104K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $61K · Operating expenses/yr $483K
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $453K · Total expenses $483K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $483K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $483K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $492K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $492K · Total revenue $492K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $492K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $492K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $41 · Total revenue $492K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $483K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $492K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $104K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $492K · Expenses $483K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $104K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $104K · Total assets $104K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $104K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Julia Lindner · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO · Highest reported compensation $177K · Total expenses $483K
37%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $283K · Total expenses $483K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 11%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

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 · FY2022
Wolff Family FoundationFY2022$250
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

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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)$333K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$811K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$573K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$775K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$492K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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