Civic Intelligence

Gnu Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 26-4479083

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Nov 04, 2024

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.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

59th percentile

0.00x

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

74th percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

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.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

43%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

51st percentile

5.5%

Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$83,859

Up $25,117 (+43%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$83,859

Up $25,117 (+43%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue59th percentileNet Margin74th percentile

Revenue

Up

$122,535

Up $6,357 (+5.5%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$97,418

Down $11,991 (-11%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$25,117

Up $18,348 (+271%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth83rd 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

2023

Assets$83,859
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$83,859
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth51st 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

2023

Revenue$122,535
Expenses$97,418
Net Income$25,117
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Nov 4, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$122,535
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
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.$40,253$0
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.$31,738$0
Education - Gnu Foundation provides tuition support and overall educational support for agriculture school in Haiti and orphan support program in Kenya; Special Needs education support in Kenya and Zambia.$20,000$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
2024-11-04
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants made to organizations to support economic advancement and well-being.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“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 Appendix175 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

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$83,859
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$83,859
Revenue
$122,535
Expenses
$97,418
Net income
$25,117
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
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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