Maiden Labs INC

Tax-deductible

Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-0569795

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Maiden Labs INC is a non-profit, user research lab focused on digital currencies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 19% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$38K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$143K
×71500 vs prior year
Spent
$143K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$252K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$143K
FY2024▲ ×71500
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$875K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$2
FY2024$143K
Expenses
$143K
FY2024▲ +359%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$389K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$31K
FY2024$143K
Net assets
$252K
FY2024+0.08%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$492K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$252K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $137K Management & general 4% · $6K

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; $38K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$38,216Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shira Frank’s $38K as Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Shira Frank$38,216$17,853$46,664
Dr Tim Marple——$8,100

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Researches digital currencies to improve user experience.

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1 program · $137K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In collaboration with the massachusetts institute of technology's laboratory for economic analysis and design (mit lead) and the deutsche gesellschaft FR internationale zusammenarbeit (giz) GMBH, maiden labs led multi-year applied research to examine whether and how CBDCS could advance goals like the SDGS in the global south.

$137Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$143K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Money outPt IX
$143K
Ln 25
Programscol B$137K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$252K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
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$143K
Total revenueLn 12$143K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$114K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$252K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K$114K
Total assetsLn 16$252K$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$252K$252K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$38K
Legal feesLn 11b$775$775
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$96K
Office expensesLn 13$233$233
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$189$189
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$951$335
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$80
Total functional expensesLn 25$143K$137K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $143K$143K$198$252K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2$31K−$31K$252K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$469K−$219K$274K 990 PDF
FY2021 $875K$389K$486K$492K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $143,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$143,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$143,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$143,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,802 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,216$38,216
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $775$775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $95,640$95,640
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $233$233
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,943$4,943
IX-17 TravelManagement $189$189
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $951 · Management $335$1,286
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,440 · Management $80$1,520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $137,022 · Management $5,780 · Fundraising $0$142,802
Part X · Balance sheet $256,553 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,616$113,553
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$143,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $251,616$256,553
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,739
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,556$108,814
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $223,060$143,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,616$251,814
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $251,616$256,553
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $251,814 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$143,000
XI-2 Total expenses$142,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,616
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$251,814

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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