Worldbuilders INC FY2021 filing

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Stevens Point, WI501(c)(3)Since 2010Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 90-0618018Revenue $459K in FY2021

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $21K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$459K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$675K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$473K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$459K
FY2021▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$246K
FY2024$184K
Expenses
$675K
FY2021▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$675K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$312K
FY2024$291K
Net assets
$473K
FY2021▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$641K
FY2024$536K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $369K Management & general 30% · $202K Fundraising 15% · $104K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Executive Director
$61,311Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gray Miller’s $9K as FMR Exec Dir is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Gray Miller$8,615$68,500$61,311

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports humanitarian efforts worldwide through geek-centered initiatives.

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1 program · $369K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

We raise money through crowdfunding, attending conventions to spread the word and by sending merchandise to our supporters. We partnered with other irc 501(c)(3) organizations to conduct fundraising events benefiting nonprofit organizations.

$369Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$21K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$459K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Investment incomeLn 3$451
Money outPt IX
$675K
Ln 25
Programscol B$369K
Managementcol C$202K
Fundraisingcol D$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$473K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$557K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$451
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Total revenueLn 12$459K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$147K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$557K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$473K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$363K$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$790K$557K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K$84K
Net assetsLn 32$689K$473K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$65K$65K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$283K$183K$59K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$53K$31K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$15K$9K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$480$259$163$58
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$7K$4K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$13K$16K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$2K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$996$5K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$68K$9K$14K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$3$3
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$6K$774$1K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$5K$6K$957
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$25$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$675K$369K$202K$104K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $246K$312K−$67K$641K 990 PDF
FY2023 $405K$344K$61K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $759K$586K$173K$646K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $459K$675K−$215K$473K 990 PDF
FY2020 $494K$671K−$177K$689K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $459,411 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $259,530$294,151
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,741$451
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $232,803$164,809
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $494,074$459,411
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,433$3,122
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $352,955$471,205
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $308,932$200,476
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $671,320$674,803
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$177,246−$215,392
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $459,411 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $164,809 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$61,725
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$232,426
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$294,151
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $451$451
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $164,809 · Excluded from tax $451$459,411
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $674,803 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,122$2,122
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $65,153$65,153
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,689 · Management $58,573 · Fundraising $41,245$282,507
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,757 · Management $31,242 · Fundraising $11,724$95,723
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,009 · Management $9,474 · Fundraising $3,339$27,822
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $259 · Management $163 · Fundraising $58$480
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,709 · Management $4,224 · Fundraising $1,491$12,424
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,161 · Management $16,039 · Fundraising $2,930$32,130
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,953 · Fundraising $12,746$14,699
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,337 · Management $996 · Fundraising $4,513$12,846
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,857 · Fundraising $1,101$6,958
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $68,045 · Management $9,073 · Fundraising $13,609$90,727
IX-17 TravelFundraising $7,448$7,448
IX-20 InterestManagement $3$3
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,802 · Management $774 · Fundraising $1,160$7,736
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,783 · Management $6,029 · Fundraising $957$11,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,065 · Management $25 · Fundraising $2,166$3,256
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $368,548 · Management $201,768 · Fundraising $104,487$674,803
Part X · Balance sheet $557,402 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,734$29,298
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $279,183$146,837
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $409,818$366,160
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,106$15,107
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,550$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $790,391$557,402
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,000$18,583
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $61,725$65,545
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101,725$84,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $688,666$473,274
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $688,666$473,274
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $790,391$557,402
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $473,274 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,411
XI-2 Total expenses$674,803
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$215,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$688,666
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$473,274

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