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Future 500 FY2020 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3) EIN 94-3077353Revenue $1.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSfuture500.orgFuture 500950 Mason St 1130, 94108-0000 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Apr 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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See attached statementmissionfuture 500 builds trust between corporations, advocates, investors, and philanthropists to advance business as a force for good. We are experts in stakeholder engagement with over 25 years of experience and depolarizing conflict by building alliances between adversarial stakeholders. We utilize market-based approaches to solve social and environmental issues around energy & climate, food & water, materials & supply chains, and people & power. Through genuine stakeholder engagement, Future 500 aligns the power of the private sector with the purpose of its most critical stakeholders. We envision a world that realizes sustainable economic growth by addressing social and environmental externalities with market-based solutions. We unite the corporate and ngo sector, the political right and left, to break through gridlock, encourage thoughtful dialogue, and achieve broad systemic change. We find that uncommon ideas often reveal uncommon solutio

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$212K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$212K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$365K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$688K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$961K
Net assets
$688K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$688K
FY2021$778K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $946K Management & general 16% · $180K Fundraising 3% · $31K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $212K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
William Shireman
CEO/Director
$212,200Pt VII · Sec A
P K Agarwal
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ann Witsil
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erik Wohlgemuth$225,693$224,000$240,469——
William Shireman—$196,700$211,000$211,000$212,200

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

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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

Programs and updates

Builds alliances between business, advocates, and investors to solve social and environmental issues.

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3 programs · $774K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

ENERGY/CLIMATEFUTURE 500 views the energy issue as a critical thread across all the sustainability projects in which we engage. To that end, our organization continuously seeks to build partnerships with energy companies and energy activists.

$408Kprogram expense
02

MATERIALS/SUPPLY chainsince our inception, future 500 has been at the forefront of recycling policy and materials stewardship. In fact, our engagement model pulls from the success of a corporate-ngo alliance built by our founder to pass the ca bottle bill.

$184Kprogram expense
03

PEOPLE/POWERWE face a future of increasing ecological and economic deficits around the planet. Concurrently, we are amidst a global revolution transforming every aspect of our lives. The agent of this revolution is a new family of technologies - broadband, the internet, microchips, and software - that for the first time draw the world…

$183Kprogram 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
Claire & Maurits Edersheim FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$946K
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$688K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$723K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$723K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$723K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K
Net assetsLn 32$688K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K$723K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$697K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$365K
Net assetsLn 32$633K$688K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$212K$162K$44K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$623K$506K$98K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$16K$3K$608
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$50K$11K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$20K$5K$747
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$89K$473$19
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$1K$148
OccupancyLn 16$40K$32K$7K$1K
TravelLn 17$20K$17K$2K$410
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$981$205$19
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$581$103
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$1K$254
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$38K$6K$264
All other expensesLn 24e$447$447
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$946K$180K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$961K$59K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$49K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.2M$296K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$90K$778K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.2M$55K$688K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,211,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $297,371$201,889
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $759,470$1,010,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,056,841$1,211,972
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $857,080$916,946
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,773$240,417
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,232,853$1,157,363
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$176,012$54,609
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,211,972 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,889
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,889
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,010,083$1,010,083
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,010,083 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,211,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,157,363 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $162,200 · Management $44,000 · Fundraising $6,000$212,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $505,580 · Management $97,903 · Fundraising $19,042$622,525
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,218 · Management $3,446 · Fundraising $608$20,272
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,560 · Management $10,531 · Fundraising $1,858$61,949
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,920 · Management $4,833 · Fundraising $747$25,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,520 · Management $473 · Fundraising $19$89,012
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,176 · Management $1,273 · Fundraising $148$7,597
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,170 · Management $6,836 · Fundraising $1,206$40,212
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,257 · Management $2,325 · Fundraising $410$19,992
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $981 · Management $205 · Fundraising $19$1,205
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,736 · Management $581 · Fundraising $103$3,420
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,767 · Management $1,438 · Fundraising $254$8,459
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,126 · Management $6,183 · Fundraising $264$44,573
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $447$447
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $946,211 · Management $180,474 · Fundraising $30,678$1,157,363
Part X · Balance sheet $1,052,462 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,577$723,123
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $396,439$320,519
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,922$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,076$8,820
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $697,120$1,052,462
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,182$9,112
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,000$55,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$149,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,766$150,669
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,948$364,681
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $633,172$687,781
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $633,172$687,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $697,120$1,052,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $687,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,211,972
XI-2 Total expenses$1,157,363
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$633,172
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$687,781

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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