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Mystopia Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)EIN 87-4757043Revenue $225K in FY2023

On file with the IRSmystopia.org2370 Market St Ste 103, 94114-1697 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since May 2023Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Mystopia Foundation is to eliminate prejudice and discrimination by building community through activities such as dance, music and art performances; camping, retreats and outdoor excursions; educational programming; and the support of community and charitable organizations with similar goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $597 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% 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 · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$17K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$225K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$231K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$258K
Expenses
$210K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$229K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$277K
Net assets
$17K
FY2023▲ +764%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$2K
FY2023$17K
FY2024−$2K

From the FY2023 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 May 2023.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $188K Management & general 6% · $14K Fundraising 4% · $8K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
James Landau
Chair/Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bret Malsnee
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hayden Welda
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Arun Bahl
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chiome Ume
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Holly Simon
Director
$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

Builds community through arts, education, and outdoor activities to eliminate prejudice and discrimination.

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3 programs · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Participatory experiences & retreats this program involves the planning and production of shared participatory events. These events serve anywhere from 10 to 2,000 beneficiaries, depending on the format, and are conducted two to four times per year, with planned activities occurring throughout the entire calendar year.

$155Kprogram expense
02

Community dance events. This program involves the planning and production of public performing arts events. The events are held quarterly at venues across a number of locations (san francisco, new york, los angeles), and had several thousand participants in 2023.

$26Kprogram expense
03

Sustainability. This program builds on the framework of co-creation described above, with an emphasis placed on activities that bring disparate groups together to develop and problem-solve sustainable ways of producing participatory experiences at scale, thus enabling as many members of the public as possible to engage with the events.

$3Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$27K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$17K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$17K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2K$17K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$900$900
Legal feesLn 11b$50$50
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$434$4K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$98K$364$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$4K$96
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$188K$14K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $258K$277K−$19K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $225K$210K$15K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $231K$229K$2K$2K 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
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Part I · Summary $225,019 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,952$42,646
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $202,339$179,767
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$2,606
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,291$225,019
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$900
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,278$208,731
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $229,278$209,631
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,013$15,388
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $225,019 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,761 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,646
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,646
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $178,006$178,006
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,606$2,606
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $179,767 · Excluded from tax $2,606$225,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $209,631 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $900$900
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $50$50
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,250$2,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,288$13,288
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,732 · Fundraising $1,066$2,798
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $434 · Management $4,475$4,909
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,469$32,469
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,804$38,804
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,046$2,046
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,885 · Management $364 · Fundraising $7,137$105,386
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,217 · Management $4,418 · Fundraising $96$6,731
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,729 · Management $13,603 · Fundraising $8,299$209,631
Part X · Balance sheet $19,506 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,147$15,577
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,512
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,417
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,147$19,506
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,134$2,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,134$2,105
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,013$17,401
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,013$17,401
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,147$19,506
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,401 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,019
XI-2 Total expenses$209,631
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,013
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,401

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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