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PUBLIC LABORATORY FOR OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
PUBLIC LABORATORY FOR OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INC (EIN 45-2846555)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-06-18
IRS object ID
202521699349200702
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-06-18T11:29:42ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452846555EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC LABORATORY FOR OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5043294642PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13014 DAUPHINE STREET NO GAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70117ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJordan MachaPersonNm
Person TitleBoard TreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5043294642PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-14SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresswww.publiclab.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$11,552GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$5,804ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$464GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$312CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$152GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$5,284OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$11,240TotalRevenueAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$25,178FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$102PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$6,386OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$31,666TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$20,426ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$85,675NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$65,249NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,257BOYAmt
EOY$26,207EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,046BOYAmt
EOY$79,937EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,303BOYAmt
EOY$106,144EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,628BOYAmt
EOY$40,895EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,675BOYAmt
EOY$65,249EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO INDENTIFY, REDRESS, REMEDIATE, AND CREATE AWARENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
SUPPORT COMMUNITIES BY BUILDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR A CIVICALLY ENGAGED SOCIETY.$7,413
EDUCATION & RESEARCH: STRENGTHENED BY OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORMS, PROVIDING LOW COST ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TOOLS TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITIES COLLECT DATA IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.$22,239
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$29,652TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Jordan Macha
Treasurer10.00$15,675
Gwen Ottinger
Board Member1.00$0
Rajul Pandya
Board Chair1.00$0
Janet Haven
Vice Board Chair1.00$0
Christina Xu
Board Member1.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersYes (true)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$40,500LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJordan MachaPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13014 Dauphine St Ste GAddressLine1Txt
CityNew OrleansCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70117ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5043580647PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Other Employee Paid Over100k0OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Supported Organizations0SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,859,924CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$137,414CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$625,714CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$136,101CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,804CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,764,957TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,504CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,676CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,252CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,847CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$464CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$90,743TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,895,428CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$168,090CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$642,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$142,948CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,855,700TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,796CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,390CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,957CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,699CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,125CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,967TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,609TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,796CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,390CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,957CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,125CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,576TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$2,816,124PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,895,428CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$168,090CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$642,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$142,948CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,855,700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98610PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99070PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
Janet Haven
Board MemberOrganizational Budget SupportYes (X)$20,500$16,250falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Rajul Pandya
Board MemberOrganizational Budget SupportYes (X)$20,500$16,250falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Christina Xu
Board MemberOrganizational Budget SupportYes (X)$6,500$2,250falseYes (true)Yes (true)
Gwen Ottinger
Board MemberOrganizational Budget SupportYes (X)$10,000$5,750falseYes (true)Yes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$40,500TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 16Other Expenses: Administrative: 2262; Insurance: 1419; Communications: 668; Travel: 6530
Part I, Line 8Other Revenue: Credit against ERTC account for 2021 Q1 and Q2 payments.
Part II, Line 24Other Assets: Accrued Revenue - Partial Payment on ERTC Funds (76,310); Refund on Term Fee (2800)
Part II, Line 26Remaining Loan from Board Members (40,500) to the Organization.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationExtension filed and accepted. Organization: PUBLIC LABORATORY FOR OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INC EIN: 45-2846555 | Return Type: Form 8868 | Return Year: 2023 | Submission ID: 8600762024319ad44751 Return Timestamp: 11/14/2024 1:58:25 PM | Accepted Date: 11/14/2024 6/17/2025 - Filing an amended return to correct the purpose of the loan explanation in Schedule L, Part II -- showing board members provided a loan TO the organization in the past fiscal year. The previously filed 990 incorrectly stated the loan from the 4 board officers was from the organization.ExplanationTxt

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