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Creates free, accessible science podcasts by scientists for everyone. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $312K in revenue, $553K in expenses, and $807K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2021
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
New York, NY
Website
www.microbe.tv
Filings
5 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$312KFY2024
Expenses
$553K
Net assets
$807K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  86-1954795 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 2021
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates free, accessible science podcasts by scientists for everyone.
Leadership
Vincent Racaniello · President · $72K
Money in and out
$312K revenue, $553K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$553K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$807K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$241K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-77%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$312K
FY2024▼ -64%
Expenses
$553K
FY2024▲ +48%
Total assets
$828K
FY2024▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$21K
FY2024▼ -80%
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$553K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$807K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$241K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$828K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMicrobetv
EINHdr · item D86-1954795
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.microbe.tv
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vincent Racaniello’s $72K as President is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Vincent Racaniello$72,000$72,000$67,500$42,500

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $395K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

During 2024, MicrobeTV produced and uploaded 369 science videos viewed over 1.5 million times, including videos of the podcasts This Week in Virology (104), This Week in Parasitism (24), This Week in Microbiology (24), Immune (20), This Week in Neuroscience (11), Infectious Disease (26), Beyond the Noise (23), Microbial (49), This Week…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$278K · 89%
Investment income$34K · 11%
Contributions & grants89%$278K
Investment income11%$34K
Total revenueLn 12$312K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.08
Program services71%$395K
Management & general21%$116K
Fundraising8%$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$553K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$681K
Total assetsLn 16$828K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$21K
Total net assetsLn 32$807K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $681K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $553K · Less non-cash grants $40K · Cash operating expenses/yr $513K
15.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $395K · Total expenses $553K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $116K · Total expenses $553K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $42K · Total expenses $553K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $34K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $582K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $278K · Total revenue $312K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $312K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $312K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $34K · Total revenue $312K
+11%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $553K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $312K · Prior year $874K
-64%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $807K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $312K · Expenses $553K
-77%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $828K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $807K · Total assets $828K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $828K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vincent Racaniello · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $553K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $118K · Total expenses $553K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -64%
Investment management fee ratio 0.04%
Accounting fee ratio 5%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.6%

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 · FY2024
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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)$327K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$312K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$874K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$601K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$154K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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