To consciously evolve a World that works for all by applying evolutionary and behavioral science to enhance cooperation, well-being, and sustainability through education, research, and global collaboration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$15K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 73% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 73% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
50 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 50.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$108K
Spent
$21K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$108K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$792K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$959K
Expenses
$21K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$747K
Net assets
$87K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$380K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 38% · $8K Fundraising 62% · $13K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Genung’s $77K as Managing Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 $100K–1M social science 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey Genung$76,670$104,000$124,583$110,000$98,405$15,000
Paul Atkins$56,875$91,667$110,000———
Lori Wiser————$10,127—

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Promotes cooperation and positive change using science for global well-being.

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The community of practice within prosocial world has built the prosocial arc process, a method for helping any group, anywhere in the world, work better together. The prosocial arc process is a unique, practical, applied, behavioral approach that contributes to a significant worldwide research effort using evolutionary theory as a…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$108K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$21K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Total revenueLn 12$108K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$0$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$0$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$4K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$668$200$468
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$344$804
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$600
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$164$49$115
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$785
Information technologyLn 14$294$294
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$149$45$104
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$117$117
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$666$666
Total functional expensesLn 25$21K$0$8K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $959K$747K$212K$380K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$92K$168K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.5M−$358K$76K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$25K$434K 990 PDF
FY2021 $792K$420K$372K$459K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $108K$21K$87K$87K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $107,529 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$107,526
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$3
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$107,529
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$16,816
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$3,840
I-18 Total expenses$20,656
I-19 Revenue less expenses$86,873
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $107,529 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$107,526
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$107,526
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $3$107,529
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,656 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $4,500 · Fundraising $10,500$15,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $200 · Fundraising $468$668
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $344 · Fundraising $804$1,148
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $600$600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $49 · Fundraising $115$164
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,065 · Fundraising $785$1,850
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $294$294
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $45 · Fundraising $104$149
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $117$117
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $666$666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,880 · Fundraising $12,776$20,656
Part X · Balance sheet $90,389 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$6,893
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$80,118
X-14 Intangible assets$3,378
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$90,389
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$21
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,516
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$86,873
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$86,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$90,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$107,529
XI-2 Total expenses$20,656
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,873
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$86,873

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