Grid3 works with countries in sub-saharan africa to generate, validate, and use core spatial datasets on population, settlements, subnational boundaries, and crucial infrastructure. We train and support stakeholders who use this information for analytics and decision-making, and work closely with local governments to improve national ownership and sustainability of the data.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $72K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$541K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4.1M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.7M
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.9M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$6.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$177K
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2024▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$177K
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$6.1M
Net assets
$28K
FY2024▲ +175%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$10K
FY2024$28K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2023.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $5.6M Management & general 7% · $408K Fundraising 3% · $159K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $541K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$262,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Treasurer, CFO
$168,851Pt VII · Sec A
Implementation Lead
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Levy’s $262K as CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Marc Levy$262,000$242,000$60,000
Johanna Snell$168,851$150,000$18,750
Olena Borkovska$110,000——

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Provides spatial data and training to African countries for better decision-making and infrastructure planning.

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3 programs · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grid3 Phase 2

Scaling: the goal of the GRID3 - phase 2 scaling program is to ensure that geospatial reference data, including accurate place locations and population estimates, are made available in priority countries, and that the countries build the capacity to manage, curate, and sustain these datasets and use them to improve health outcomes.

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

Geospatial support to equity accelerator fund (eaf) vaccination project: this program provides geospatial data and modeling to support the democratic republic of the congo's goal of reaching zero-dose and under-vaccinated children.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

Geospatial Support to Outbreak Campaigns

The geospatial support to outbreak campaigns program has the goal of supporting the world health organization (who) with polio campaigns in sub-saharan africa. This program provides technical expertise and field presence for use of geospatial data and various gis solutions for digital microplanning and vaccinator tracking.

$470Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4.1M
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.9M · 2023–2024
William & MaryFY2023$87,920
William & MaryFY2023$87,920

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$6.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$408K
Fundraisingcol D$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$7.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.7M
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M$7.7M
Net assetsLn 32$255K$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$541K$379K$92K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$385K$269K$66K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$14K$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$20K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$89K$21K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.1M$84K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$14K$44K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$35K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$4K$7K
TravelLn 17$549K$547K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$68K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M$5.6M$408K$159K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.9M$6.1M−$227K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$4.4M$10K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $177K$177K$0$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,904,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,386,190$5,721,537
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $312,082$175,253
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,622$8,003
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,700,894$5,904,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,494,726$3,066,950
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $465,274$1,102,571
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,485,423$1,962,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,445,423$6,131,853
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $255,471−$227,060
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,904,793 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,721,537
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,721,537
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $175,253 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$175,253
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,003$8,003
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175,253 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,003$5,904,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,131,853 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,234,705$1,234,705
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,832,245$1,832,245
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $378,739 · Management $92,280 · Fundraising $69,832$540,851
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $269,256 · Management $65,603 · Fundraising $49,646$384,505
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,155 · Management $3,800 · Fundraising $3,780$21,735
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,749 · Management $10,463 · Fundraising $3,681$33,893
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $89,175 · Management $21,498 · Fundraising $10,914$121,587
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,100$17,100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,619$39,619
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,058,832 · Management $84,160 · Fundraising $20,792$1,163,784
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,780 · Management $43,890$57,670
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,117 · Management $9,725$44,842
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,235 · Management $7,200$11,435
IX-17 TravelPrograms $547,073 · Management $2,415$549,488
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,136$7,136
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,482 · Management $2,776 · Fundraising $0$71,258
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,565,543 · Management $407,665 · Fundraising $158,645$6,131,853
Part X · Balance sheet $7,717,777 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,883$67,581
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,878,690$7,466,798
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $104,027$26,188
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,128$157,210
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,099,728$7,717,777
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $297,697$445,263
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,546,560$7,244,103
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,844,257$7,689,366
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $255,471$28,411
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $255,471$28,411
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,099,728$7,717,777
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,411 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,904,793
XI-2 Total expenses$6,131,853
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$227,060
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$255,471
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,411

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