Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2025). Last full Form 990: 2023. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
2 people listed on the 990-EZ; $109K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Grady Ward’s $54K as Vice President, Software Engineer is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 115 <$100K science & technology 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 · 990-EZ Part IV
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Grady Ward | $54,343 | $55,051 |
| Brandon Sprague | $54,279 | $54,991 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Empowers environmental and global inequality groups with technology and software for greater impact.
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Our main program is developing software for nonprofit clients. In 2022, we spent the whole year building a platform for Adventure Scientists [1] to help them with their mission of matching up data scientists who need environmental data, and adventurers who have the skills to collect that data.
Form 990-EZ Part III, lines 28–30, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-2367335) · Dispute this lineBy the numbers
The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $61K | $8K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 | $205K | $134K | $71K | $82K | 990 PDF |
Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2025). Last full Form 990: 2023. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2025 are not published by the IRS.
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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