Spectrum for the Future: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 93-3392174)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$108K
FY2024	$570K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$33K
FY2024	$417K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

98%

Program services 98% · $182K Management & general 2% · $3K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ashton Narsizi

Treasurer

$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, advocates, and promotes inclusive spectrum policy for electromagnetic resources.

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1 program · $182K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Communications Program

The purpose of the Organization is to deliver on the vast promise of our electromagnetic spectrum resources by educating, advocating for, and promoting an inclusive approach to spectrum policy.

$182Kprogram 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

Ncta-The Internet & Television AssociationFY2024$58K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$58K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$570K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K

Money outPt IX

$186K

Ln 25

Programscol B$182K

Managementcol C$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$417K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$458K

Total assetsLn 16$458K

LiabilitiesLn 26$41K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$570K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$458K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$458K

Total assetsLn 16$458K

LiabilitiesLn 26$41K

Net assetsLn 32$417K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$34K	$458K
Total assetsLn 16	$34K	$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$41K
Net assetsLn 32	$33K	$417K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$40K	$40K	$0	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$238	$238	$0	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$716		$716
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$142K	$142K	$204	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$186K	$182K	$3K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$570K	$186K	$384K	$417K	990 PDF
FY2023	$108K			$33K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $569,766 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$569,766

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$569,766

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$185,544

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$185,544

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$384,222

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $569,766 across 9 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$569,766

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$569,766

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$569,766

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,544 across 5 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $40,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,000

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $238 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$238

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,300 · Fundraising $0$2,300

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $716$716

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,086 · Management $204 · Fundraising $0$142,290

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $182,324 · Management $3,220 · Fundraising $0$185,544

Part X · Balance sheet $457,823 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,601$457,823

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,601$457,823

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,000$41,000

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,000$41,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,601$416,823

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,601$457,823

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $416,823 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$569,766

XI-2 Total expenses$185,544

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$384,222

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,601

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$416,823

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

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