Pollylabs works to exponentially accelerate solutions to the world's most pressing needs through the use of existing technologies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
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
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $127K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$489K
+456% vs prior year
Spent
$358K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$489K
FY2024▲ +456%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$88K
FY2024$489K
Net assets
$176K
FY2024▲ +297%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$44K
FY2024$176K

From the FY2024 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 Oct 2023.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $255K Management & general 22% · $80K Fundraising 6% · $22K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Executive Director
$71,604Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bar Pereg’s $72K as President & Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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.

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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

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1 program · $255K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Repurposing technology for good utilize their funding to help relaunch existing technology ventures through the foundation's unique incubation process, where they address the urgent, solvable problems and provide support in order for the technologies to achieve SCALE.INFLUENCE: organizes events, pitch competitions, and gatherings to…

$255Kprogram 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 2 funders$127K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$489K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$489K
Money outPt IX
$358K
Ln 25
Programscol B$255K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$489K
Total revenueLn 12$489K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$180K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$180K
Total assetsLn 16$50K$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$44K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$58K$8K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$132K$18K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$695$499
OccupancyLn 16$7K$5K$734$527
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$190$137
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$195$140
Total functional expensesLn 25$358K$255K$80K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $489K$358K$132K$176K 990 PDF
FY2023 $88K$44K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $489,188 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,914$489,188
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $87,914$489,188
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$25,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,385$253,751
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $9,613$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,561$78,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $43,559$357,566
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,355$131,622
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $489,188 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$489,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$489,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$489,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $357,566 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,231 · Management $7,781 · Fundraising $5,592$71,604
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,238 · Management $17,670 · Fundraising $12,699$162,607
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,891 · Management $2,123 · Fundraising $1,526$19,540
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,444$29,444
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,213$3,213
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $16,484$16,484
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,194 · Management $695 · Fundraising $499$6,388
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,489 · Management $734 · Fundraising $527$6,750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,565 · Management $1,412 · Fundraising $1,014$12,991
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,422 · Management $190 · Fundraising $137$1,749
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,461 · Management $195 · Fundraising $140$1,796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,491 · Management $79,941 · Fundraising $22,134$357,566
Part X · Balance sheet $179,961 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,258$179,961
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,258$179,961
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,903$3,984
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,903$3,984
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $44,355$175,977
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $44,355$175,977
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,258$179,961
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $175,977 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,188
XI-2 Total expenses$357,566
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$131,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$44,355
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$175,977

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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