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Orbmedia Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 45-3806445

Oct 01, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024 • Filed on Feb 03, 2025

Organization ProfileORBMEDIA.ORG
1629 K St NW Ste 300Washington, DC 20006

(202) 363-1657

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

1st percentile

-5381%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-58%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

2nd percentile

-98%

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$3,346

Down $4,574 (-58%) from 2023

Net Assets

$3,346

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$85

Down $4,914 (-98%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$4,659

Down $867 (-16%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$4,574

Down $4,047 (-768%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KAssets 2013: $75,225Liabilities 2013: $13,880Net Assets 2013: $61,3452013Assets 2014: $181,054Liabilities 2014: $33,379Net Assets 2014: $147,6752014Assets 2015: $336,383Liabilities 2015: $39,288Net Assets 2015: $297,0952015Assets 2016: $1,345,353Liabilities 2016: $53,740Net Assets 2016: $1,291,6132016Assets 2017: $304,239Liabilities 2017: $54,902Net Assets 2017: $249,3372017Assets 2018: $468,497Liabilities 2018: $169,010Net Assets 2018: $299,4872018Assets 2019: $31,898Liabilities 2019: $10,382Net Assets 2019: $21,5162019Assets 2020: $147,069Liabilities 2020: $50,283Net Assets 2020: $96,7862020Assets 2021: $12,755Liabilities 2021: $39,851Net Assets 2021: -$27,0962021Assets 2022: $9,283Liabilities 2022: $836Net Assets 2022: $8,4472022Assets 2023: $7,920Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $3,346Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $3,3462024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$3,346
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$3,346
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0M-$2.0MRevenue 2013: $640,000Expenses 2013: $575,113Net Income 2013: $64,8872013Revenue 2014: $1,180,000Expenses 2014: $1,093,670Net Income 2014: $86,3302014Revenue 2015: $1,328,924Expenses 2015: $1,179,504Net Income 2015: $149,4202015Revenue 2016: $2,258,944Expenses 2016: $1,264,426Net Income 2016: $994,5182016Revenue 2017: $586,878Expenses 2017: $1,629,154Net Income 2017: -$1,042,2762017Revenue 2018: $2,126,868Expenses 2018: $2,076,718Net Income 2018: $50,1502018Revenue 2019: $609,663Expenses 2019: $887,634Net Income 2019: -$277,9712019Revenue 2020: $488,465Expenses 2020: $408,195Net Income 2020: $80,2702020Revenue 2021: $222,055Expenses 2021: $345,915Net Income 2021: -$123,8602021Revenue 2022: $61,501Expenses 2022: $25,958Net Income 2022: $35,5432022Revenue 2023: $4,999Expenses 2023: $5,526Net Income 2023: -$5272023Revenue 2024: $85Expenses 2024: $4,659Net Income 2024: -$4,5742024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$85
Expenses$4,659
Net Income-$4,574
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
Signed
Feb 3, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$85
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

ORBmedia stories focus on eight topics: Food, water, energy, health,

Orb media fuses journalism, data science and knowledge from the crowd to illuminate our human story in order to better educate and unite a global audience.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ORB TRACKS, REPORTS AND REVEALS HOW WE AS A HUMAN COMMUNITY ARE COLLECTIVELY FARING. OUR JOURNALISM IS DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AS POSSIBLE. ORB MEDIA'S WORK IS DELIVERED TO NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS FORMATS (MULTIMEDIA, PRINT, RADIO AND TV BROADCAST) AND LANGUAGES, ENSURING THAT THE FINDINGS OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS REACH BROAD AUDIENCES. PROJECTS ARE PUBLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWSROOM BRANDS AND MEDIA NETWORKS. BY COLLABORATING IN THIS UNIQUE WAY ORB MEDIA AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED A POWERFUL DISTRIBUTION MODEL THAT IS EFFICIENT FOR PUBLISHING PARTNERS AND EFFECTIVE FOR ORB MEDIA ACHIEVING ITS MISSION TO REACH AND UNITE A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.$0$1,531
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BEHROUZ AFAGHDirector-$0--
ELEANOR TABI HALLER-JORDENDirector-$0--
MARY C BINGHAMChair-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Orbmedia Inc
EIN
45-3806445
Phone
2023631657
Address
1629 K ST NW STE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Signing Officer

Name
Mary C Bingham
Title
Chair
Phone
2023631657
Signed
2025-02-03
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Deming Malone Livesay & Ostroff Psc
Address
9300 SHELBYVILLE RD STE 1100, LOUISVILLE, KY 40222-5187
Preparer
Christine N Koenig
Phone
5024269660
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: miscellaneous income. Amount: 85.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: information technology. Amount: 1,620. Description: bank expense. Amount: 177. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 1,797.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,346
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$3,346
Revenue
$85
Expenses
$4,659
Net income
-$4,574
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.06$0.03$0.04
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.04$0.03$0.22$0.35$0.12
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.05$0.10$0.49$0.41$0.08
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.03$0.01$0.02$0.61$0.89$0.28
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.47$0.17$0.30$2.13$2.08$0.05
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.30$0.05$0.25$0.59$1.63$1.04
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.35$0.05$1.29$2.26$1.26$0.99
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.34$0.04$0.30$1.33$1.18$0.15
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.03$0.15$1.18$1.09$0.09
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.08$0.01$0.06$0.64$0.58$0.06