Lunar INC

St Paul, MNUnknown exempt organization EIN 84-4699429Revenue $187K in FY2023

On file with the IRSlunarstartups.org370 Wabasha Street North No 900 · St Paul, MN

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Provide education and support for entrepreneurs identifying as women, black, indigenous, people of color (bipoc), and lgbtq+ in order to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $0 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$187K
-70% vs prior year
Spent
$629K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$187K
FY2023▼ -70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$187K
Expenses
$629K
FY2023▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$822K
FY2023$629K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$648K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $533K Management & general 10% · $60K Fundraising 6% · $36K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Secreta
$107,425Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Danielle Steer$107,425$118,314$104,990

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

Programs and updates

Empowering women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs through education and support to fight discrimination.

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1 program · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In 2023, lunar executed the fourth virtual and sixth full cohort serving 18 entrepreneurs. Lunar's team, including the program manager and development manager, added critical capacity. Lunar's sixth cohort brought the total portfolio to 77 companies and gave lunar the statistically significant data to finalize the accelerator…

$533Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Ecmc FoundationFY2023$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$118K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $188K · 2022–2023
Connectup InstituteMN · FY2023$156,034
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,550
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$187K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$30
Money outPt IX
$629K
Ln 25
Programscol B$533K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$30
Total revenueLn 12$187K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$429K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$0
Total assetsLn 16$459K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$0
Net assetsLn 32$442K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$161K$161K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$17K$17K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$78K$15K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$59K$11K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$15K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$187K$161K$22K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$995$90$45
Office expensesLn 13$4K$498$3K$71
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$410$61
TravelLn 17$169$169
InsuranceLn 23$864$181$657$26
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$29K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$629K$533K$60K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $187K$629K−$442K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $616K$822K−$206K$442K 990 PDF
FY2021 $834K$477K$357K$648K 990 PDF
FY2020 $299K$8K$291K$291K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $186,924 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $460,280$140,035
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $155,103$46,859
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54$30
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $331$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $615,768$186,924
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,100$177,989
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $359,802$221,460
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $446,839$229,211
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $821,741$628,660
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$205,973−$441,736
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $186,924 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$140,035
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,859$46,859
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30$30
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,859 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30$186,924
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $628,660 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $161,439$161,439
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,550$16,550
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,650 · Management $14,891 · Fundraising $13,828$106,369
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,672 · Management $11,253 · Fundraising $10,449$80,374
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,168 · Management $2,909 · Fundraising $2,701$20,778
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,176 · Management $1,951 · Fundraising $1,812$13,939
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $161,227 · Management $22,497 · Fundraising $3,749$187,473
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $995 · Management $90 · Fundraising $45$1,130
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $498 · Management $2,986 · Fundraising $71$3,555
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,577 · Management $410 · Fundraising $61$2,048
IX-17 TravelPrograms $169$169
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $181 · Management $657 · Fundraising $26$864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,622 · Management $2,115 · Fundraising $3,235$33,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $532,924 · Management $59,759 · Fundraising $35,977$628,660
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $428,850$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,258$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,341$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,800$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $979$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $459,228$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,492$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $121,736$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $320,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,736$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $459,228$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$186,924
XI-2 Total expenses$628,660
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$441,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,736
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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