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Gnu Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 26-4479083

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Nov 01, 2023

Organization Profilewww.gnufoundation.org
PO Box 29301San Francisco, CA 94129

(415) 497-0571

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

52nd percentile

5.8%

Higher net margin than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

65th percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 65% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

59th percentile

21%

Faster revenue growth than 59% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$58,742

Up $6,769 (+13%) from 2021

Net Assets

Up

$58,742

Up $6,769 (+13%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin52nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$116,178

Up $20,241 (+21%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$109,409

Up $33,873 (+45%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

$6,769

Down $13,632 (-67%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth65th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $63,186Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $63,1862015Assets 2016: $56,429Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $56,4292016Assets 2017: $41,875Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $41,8752017Assets 2018: $70,572Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $70,5722018Assets 2019: $49,627Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $49,6272019Assets 2020: $31,572Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $31,5722020Assets 2021: $51,973Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $51,9732021Assets 2022: $58,742Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $58,7422022Assets 2023: $83,859Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $83,8592023Assets 2024: $51,888Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $51,8882024

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$58,742
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$58,742
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth59th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2015: $92,984Expenses 2015: $76,685Net Income 2015: $16,2992015Revenue 2016: $96,662Expenses 2016: $103,419Net Income 2016: -$6,7572016Revenue 2017: $92,241Expenses 2017: $106,795Net Income 2017: -$14,5542017Revenue 2018: $146,318Expenses 2018: $117,621Net Income 2018: $28,6972018Revenue 2019: $99,323Expenses 2019: $120,268Net Income 2019: -$20,9452019Revenue 2020: $96,910Expenses 2020: $110,434Net Income 2020: -$13,5242020Revenue 2021: $95,937Expenses 2021: $75,536Net Income 2021: $20,4012021Revenue 2022: $116,178Expenses 2022: $109,409Net Income 2022: $6,7692022Revenue 2023: $122,535Expenses 2023: $97,418Net Income 2023: $25,1172023Revenue 2024: $107,949Expenses 2024: $139,920Net Income 2024: -$31,9712024

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$116,178
Expenses$109,409
Net Income$6,769
Open 2022 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 1, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$116,178
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Public Charity providing capital and other support to organizations devoted to helping lift people out of poverty

Public Charity providing grant capital and other support to organizations devoted to helping lift people out of poverty

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Micro Credit | Family Empowerment Programs - Grants to organizations in Haiti and Kenya that serve their communities. Grants support locally run micro-credit and community-based family empowerment programs run by grant recipient.$52,300$0
Social Business Grants - Grants were provided to help fund social businesses such as a bakery, clothing manufacturing, agro-businesses, bee keeping - to provide vocational training, mentorship and financially support an organizations designed to support youth.$27,259$0
Education - Gnu Foundation provides tuition support and overall educational support for agriculture school in Haiti and orphan support program in Kenya.$22,700$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
James SemperePresidentPT$0--
David BagnaniBoard TreasurerPT$0--
Pamela KohlbergBoard Director-$0--
Paul McDowellBoard Director-$0--
Elizabeth DunaierBoard Secretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Gnu Foundation
EIN
26-4479083
Phone
4154970571
Address
PO Box 29301, San Francisco, CA 94129

Signing Officer

Name
james sempere
Title
President
Phone
4154970571
Signed
2023-11-01
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Travel, social impact conference fee, US PO Box rental, bank wire fees, Web hosting/development fees.”

Raw XML Appendix188 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$58,742
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$58,742
Revenue
$116,178
Expenses
$109,409
Net income
$6,769
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.00$0.52$1.08$1.40$0.32
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.84$0.00$0.84$1.23$0.97$0.25
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.59$0.00$0.59$1.16$1.09$0.07
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.52$0.00$0.52$0.96$0.76$0.20
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.32$0.00$0.32$0.97$1.10$0.14
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.50$0.00$0.50$0.99$1.20$0.21
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.71$0.00$0.71$1.46$1.18$0.29
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.42$0.00$0.42$0.92$1.07$0.15
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.56$0.97$1.03$0.07
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.63$0.00$0.63$0.93$0.77$0.16