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Blockchain at Columbia INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Education EIN 87-4294547Revenue $422K in FY2022

On file with the IRSP O Box 250009, 10025-0000 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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In the past, currently, and in the future, we have focused and will continue to focus on blockchain education for college and high school students in the New York area. This happens on college campuses, online meetings, and in community halls and is conducted by college students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $58K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
40
of 40 voting members
Looks good: 40 of 40 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$422K
Spent
$392K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$30K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $392K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Caleb Kauppinen
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates New York college and high school students about blockchain technology.

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2 programs · $392K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

LionHack is an annual hackathon organized by BlockchainAtColumbia in New York City. It is a three-day event where 300+ participants from over 20 universities and high schools across America can build projects using blockchain technology and compete for prizes.

$246Kprogram expense
02

Ledgerfest Is Blockchainatcolumbias (https

//blockchainatcolubmia.org) annual crypto conference, which started in 2019 and has been sponsored by IBM. The conference features fireside chats, talks and tutorials from founders and operators of the leading protocols and investors in the space.

$146Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Endaoment INCFY2022$58K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$58K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$422K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$412K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$392K
Owns and owesPt X
$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a40
IndependentVI 1b40
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$412K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Total revenueLn 12$422K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$0$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$30K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$259K$259K
InsuranceLn 23$112$112
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$392K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $422K$392K$30K$30K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $421,690 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$412,000
I-9 Program service revenue$9,690
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$421,690
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$391,569
I-18 Total expenses$391,569
I-19 Revenue less expenses$30,121
Part VI · Governance 40 of 40 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body40
VI-1b Independent voting members40
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $421,690 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$412,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,690$9,690
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,690 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$421,690
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,569 across 4 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,792$29,792
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $258,881$258,881
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $112$112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,784$102,784
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $391,569 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$391,569
Part X · Balance sheet $30,121 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$30,121
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$30,121
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$30,121
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$30,121
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$30,121
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,121 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$421,690
XI-2 Total expenses$391,569
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,121
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,121

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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