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Public Sphere Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 76-0773732

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on May 15, 2022

Organization Profilepublicsphereproject.org
2202 North 41st StSeattle, WA 98103

(206) 428-8262

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.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

4th percentile

-280%

Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-84%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-83%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$22,321

Down $121,380 (-84%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

$22,321

Down $121,380 (-84%) from 2020

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2020

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin4th percentile

Revenue

Down

$43,291

Down $206,899 (-83%) from 2020

Expenses

Up

$164,671

Up $41,634 (+34%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$121,380

Down $248,533 (-195%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $143,701Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $143,7012020Assets 2021: $22,321Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $22,3212021

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2021

Assets$22,321
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$22,321
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth7th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KRevenue 2020: $250,190Expenses 2020: $123,037Net Income 2020: $127,1532020Revenue 2021: $43,291Expenses 2021: $164,671Net Income 2021: -$121,3802021

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2021

Revenue$43,291
Expenses$164,671
Net Income-$121,380
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
May 15, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$43,291
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Public Sphere Project is dedicated to the exploration, development, and promotion of communication and information systems that support education, democracy, and social problem solving.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
People's Voice on Climate: Produced and promoted the Washington Climate Assembly to address the question: How can Washington equitably design and implement climate mitigation strategies while strengthening communities disproportionally impacted by climate change across the State? Work included conducting several meetings with the Washington Legislature to describe process and convey results.$0$136,689
Conducted Public Sphere Project Community Day to promote productive conversations in which academics and researchers interacted with community members and activists about the tools they need. 60 people attended the event.$0$1,700
Software development: Completed translation of the Activist Mirror online app that helps people to envision how they might best be involved in positive social change into Spanish. Japanese version in process. Progress was made on Pattern Sphere, and did work on an online tool for Roberts Rules of Order.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Douglas SchulerPresident-$0--
Anna de LiddoBoard Member-$0--
Justin SmithSecretary-$0--
Michael O'NealTreasurer-$0--
Peter DayBoard Member-$0--
Fiorella de CindioBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Public Sphere Project
EIN
76-0773732
Phone
2064288262
Address
2202 North 41st St, Seattle, WA 98103

Signing Officer

Name
Douglas Schuler
Title
President
Phone
2064288262
Signed
2022-05-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt0FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES: Public Sphere Project is a small, volunteer-run nonprofit organization based in Seattle, WA dedicated to promoting equitable and effective public spheres across the world. In 2009, Public Sphere Project was granted tax exempt status as a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. In 2022, the volunteer bookkeeper for Public Sphere Project had fully prepared the appropriate Form 990-EZ form to file for Public Sphere Project 2021 tax year and had sent draft form 990-EZ to the Executive Director of Public Sphere Project for his final review, signature, and submission before the May 15th, 2022 deadline. Upon his review and approval of the draft form 990-EZ, the Executive Director erroneously logged in and filed a Form 990-N for the 2021 tax year through a separate but similarly named system, "Simple990," which had phished him through a misleading email imploring that he submit the 990 series through their system "with one click" before the May 15th deadline. Upon receipt of a confirmation email that the Form 990 had been submitted and accepted, the Executive Director confirmed with the bookkeeper that the form had been successfully filed. It was not until a month later that it was discovered by the volunteer bookkeeper that Form 990-EZ had not been filed, but rather Form 990-N, via the IRS record page for Public Sphere Project. REASONABLE CAUSE: While "reasonable cause" does not have a single clear definition in the code, IRS Regulation 301.6724-1(a) states that the penalty for a failure relating to a reporting requirement is waived if the failure is due to reasonable cause. Reasonable cause may be demonstrated if the filer establishes that there are significant mitigating factors with respect to the failure and that the filer acted in a responsible manner by exercising reasonable care, which is that standard of care a reasonably prudent person would use under the circumstances in the course of its business in determining its filing obligations. Further, it must be shown that the filer undertook significant steps to avoid or mitigate the failure once the failure was discovered. As provided under Treasury Regulation Section 301.6724-1(a), we believe the following significant mitigating factors and responsible actions demonstrate reasonable cause for the late filing of the 2021 Form 990. SIGNIFICANT MITIGATING FACTORS: 1. Public Sphere Project does not have the resources for a full-time financial management professional, and relies on a volunteer bookkeeper to maintain accurate financial records as well as prepare appropriate tax filing documents. 2. Both the the volunteer bookkeeper responsible for completing Form 990 and the executive director believed that the appropriate 990 series form (990-EZ) had been filed through the appropriate system, and did not have reasonable cause to believe that there was any issue with the filing once it was confirmed as accepted. RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS: 1. Public Sphere Project exercised reasonable care, the standard a reasonably prudent person would use under the circumstances, by filing what was believed to be the required Form 990 by the May 15th filing deadline. This is evidence that Public Sphere Project had every intention of filing the appropriate form on time, and that it took its filing obligations seriously. 2. Public Sphere Project filed its 2021 Form 990-N before the filing deadline, and before being notified by the IRS of any delinquency, has now filed the appropriate 990-EZ as soon as possible once it received confirmation that the incorrect 990 series form has been filed, thereby demonstrating responsible action, good faith, and not willful neglect. 3. The volunteer bookkeeper, People's Voice on Climate, and Public Sphere Project have determined the causes of the delinquency, and procedures are being put into place to prevent future delinquencies. ABSENCE OF WILLFUL NEGLECT: In addition to reasonable cause, the absence of "willful neglect" is mentio
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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$22,321
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$22,321
Revenue
$43,291
Expenses
$164,671
Net income
-$121,380
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.22$0.43$1.65$1.21
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.44$0.00$1.44$2.50$1.23$1.27