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Fight for the Future Education Fund

990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 45-2852041

Jul 01, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018 • Filed on Mar 12, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.FIGHTFORTHEFUTURE.ORG

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P O Box 55071 Pmb 95005Boston, MA 02205-5071

(508) 368-3026

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

54th percentile

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 54% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

84th percentile

31%

Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

48th percentile

$59,509

Higher top officer pay than 48% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 4.9% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

95th percentile

96%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

67%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets54th percentile

Assets

Up

$803,840

Up $394,335 (+96%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$709,431

Up $376,565 (+113%) from 2017

Liabilities

Up

$94,409

Up $17,770 (+23%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue46th percentileNet Margin84th percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,210,680

Up $484,232 (+67%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$834,115

Down $18,300 (-2.1%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$376,565

Up $502,532 (+399%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth95th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MAssets 2013: $17,310Liabilities 2013: $59,344Net Assets 2013: -$42,0342013Assets 2014: $26,821Liabilities 2014: $232,414Net Assets 2014: -$205,5932014Assets 2015: $163,518Liabilities 2015: $381,553Net Assets 2015: -$218,0352015Assets 2016: $556,787Liabilities 2016: $97,954Net Assets 2016: $458,8332016Assets 2017: $409,505Liabilities 2017: $76,639Net Assets 2017: $332,8662017Assets 2018: $803,840Liabilities 2018: $94,409Net Assets 2018: $709,4312018Assets 2019: $345,478Liabilities 2019: $73,539Net Assets 2019: $271,9392019Assets 2020: $581,574Liabilities 2020: $248,644Net Assets 2020: $332,9302020Assets 2021: $462,978Liabilities 2021: $72,189Net Assets 2021: $390,7892021Assets 2022: $600,150Liabilities 2022: $126,094Net Assets 2022: $474,0562022Assets 2023: $894,308Liabilities 2023: $94,137Net Assets 2023: $800,1712023Assets 2025: $2,280,950Liabilities 2025: $146,043Net Assets 2025: $2,134,9072025

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$803,840
Liabilities$94,409
Net Assets$709,431
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MExpenses 2013: $776,6322013Revenue 2014: $86,110Expenses 2014: $249,669Net Income 2014: -$163,5592014Revenue 2015: $312,034Expenses 2015: $324,476Net Income 2015: -$12,4422015Revenue 2016: $1,164,095Expenses 2016: $487,227Net Income 2016: $676,8682016Revenue 2017: $726,448Expenses 2017: $852,415Net Income 2017: -$125,9672017Revenue 2018: $1,210,680Expenses 2018: $834,115Net Income 2018: $376,5652018Revenue 2019: $500,609Expenses 2019: $938,101Net Income 2019: -$437,4922019Revenue 2020: $793,952Expenses 2020: $732,961Net Income 2020: $60,9912020Revenue 2021: $968,303Expenses 2021: $910,444Net Income 2021: $57,8592021Revenue 2022: $812,543Expenses 2022: $729,276Net Income 2022: $83,2672022Revenue 2023: $1,292,248Expenses 2023: $966,133Net Income 2023: $326,1152023Revenue 2025: $2,345,978Expenses 2025: $1,702,332Net Income 2025: $643,6462025

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$1,210,680
Expenses$834,115
Net Income$376,565
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
Signed
Mar 12, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$1,210,680
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We are a public education organization created to support the principle of public freedom and open exchange on the internet. Our work supports the basic resources that make an open, engaging, competitive, dynamic public space, discourse, economy and culture possible. We work to educate and create new public discourse about copyright and the threat the growing copyright industry is to public goods, the economy, and the public sphere. We work against new cultural attempts to distort the open, neutral internet. Our public information campaigns help to explain new public behaviors in the age of a quickly developing internet and explain new technologies. We believe in maintaining and cultivating creative innovation, internet freedom, level playing fields in the worlds of business and ideas, openness, transparency, lack of censorship, anti-corruption, public goods and values, and community self-reliance.

It is a public education organization that was created to support the principle of public freedom and open exchange on the internet. Our work supports the basic resources that make an open, engaging, competitive, dynamic public space, discourse, economy and culture possible. We work to educate and create new public discourse about copyright the threat the growing copyright industry is to public goods, the economy, and the public sphere. We work against new cultural attempts to distort the open, neutral internet. Our public information campaigns help to explain new public behaviors in the age of a quickly developing internet and explain new technologies. We believe in maintaining and cultivating creative innovation, internet freedom, level playing fields in the worlds of business and ideas, openness, transparency, lack of censorship, anti-corruption, public goods and values, and community self-reliance.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$76,000$483,551▲ $407,551
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$333,050$320,084▼ $12,966
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$455$205▼ $250
Total Assets$409,505$803,840▲ $394,335
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$67,833$59,350▼ $8,483
Other Liabilities$8,806$35,059▲ $26,253
Total Liabilities$76,639$94,409▲ $17,770
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$137,358$567,161▲ $429,803
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$195,508$142,270▼ $53,238
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$332,866$709,431▲ $376,565
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$409,505$803,840▲ $394,335
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay48th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Tiffiniy ChengFormer Co-director, DirectorPT$59,509$59,509
Holmes WilsonFormer Co-director, DirectorPT$53,638$53,638
Sarah GaudetteExecutive DirectorPT$28,084$28,084

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Marvin AmmoriPresident
Yochai BenklerSecretary
Hannah SassamanTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,210,680
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$1,210,680
Change in Net Assets
$376,565

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,210,680
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,210,680
Total Revenue per Form 990
$1,210,680
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$449,697
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$384,418
Total Fundraising Expense$37,537
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$184,767$24,387$1,168$210,322
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$82,404$39,028$10,654$132,086
Travel$5,234$24,183$782$30,199
Fees for Services Other$4,555$1,712$22,954$29,221
Payroll Taxes$11,477$11,901$888$24,266
Other Employee Benefits$5,167$12,165$412$17,744
Fees for Services Accounting-$12,300-$12,300
Office Expenses$8,176$1,817$418$10,411
Fees for Services Legal$4,238$2,013-$6,251
Occupancy$4,280$1,154$212$5,646
All Other Expenses$3,637$1,631$49$5,317
Other Expenses$1,866$1,313-$3,179
Total Functional Expenses$584,476$212,102$37,537$834,115

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$834,115
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$834,115
Total Expenses per Form 990$834,115
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Due to Affiliate$35,059
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“The organization receives the form 990 from the accountant and it is reviewed. If questions or issues arise during the review they are answered. An officer of the organization then signs the authorization and it is released by the accountant.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“We review comparability data of like organizations and the board approves compensation amounts that are arrived at.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Upon written request the federal and state filings and governing documents will be provided in a timely fashion.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fight for the Future Education Fund
EIN
45-2852041
Phone
5083683026
Address
P O BOX 55071 PMB 95005, BOSTON, MA 02205-5071

Signing Officer

Name
Sarah Roth-gaudette
Title
Executive Director
Phone
5083683026
Signed
2019-03-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Sarah Roth-gaudette
Formed
2011
Legal Domicile
Nv
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
7
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Spinelli CPA Pc
Address
146 WEST BOYLSTON DRIVE, WORCESTER, MA 01606
Phone
5083656522
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2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$803,840
Liabilities
$94,409
Net assets
$709,431
Revenue
$1,210,680
Expenses
$834,115
Net income
$376,565
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.28$0.15$2.13$2.35$1.70$0.64
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.89$0.09$0.80$1.29$0.97$0.33
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.60$0.13$0.47$0.81$0.73$0.08
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.46$0.07$0.39$0.97$0.91$0.06
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.58$0.25$0.33$0.79$0.73$0.06
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.35$0.07$0.27$0.50$0.94$0.44
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.80$0.09$0.71$1.21$0.83$0.38
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.41$0.08$0.33$0.73$0.85$0.13
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.56$0.10$0.46$1.16$0.49$0.68
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.38$0.22$0.31$0.32$0.01
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.23$0.21$0.09$0.25$0.16
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.02$0.06$0.04$0.78